Mike Yastrzemski’s 10th-inning single sends the Braves past the Red Sox 3-2

TL;DR

Mike Yastrzemski's 10th-inning single led the Atlanta Braves to a 3-2 victory over the Boston Red Sox. The Braves improved to 15-7 at home, while the Red Sox have lost four of their last five games.

Key points

Mike Yastrzemski hit a 10th-inning single
Braves defeated Red Sox 3-2
Braves improved to 15-7 at home
Red Sox have lost four of five games
Spencer Strider allowed one run in 5 1/3 innings

Atlanta BravesBoston Red SoxMike YastrzemskiHa-Seong Kim

ATLANTA (AP) — Mike Yastrzemski led off the 10th inning with a single to left field to score automatic runner Ha-Seong Kim, and the major league-best Atlanta Braves defeated the Boston Red Sox 3-2 on Friday night. Didier Fuentes (3-0) pitched the 10th and retired Mickey Gasper on a line drive to shortstop with two runners on to end the inning. Rookie Tyler Samaniego (0-2) worked the 10th for the Red Sox, who have lost four of five and have not scored more than three runs in a game during that stretch. Drake Baldwin and Michael Harris II homered for the Braves, who have won five of six and improved to 15-7 at home. Spencer Strider, in his third start this season, allowed one run in 5 1/3 innings. He was helped out by catcher Sandy León, who threw out two Red Sox base stealers. Strider has given up just one run in his last two starts. Boston's Marcelo Mayer homered in the seventh to tie the game at 2-all. Braves closer stranded two runners in a 20-pitch ninth that extended his scoreless streak to 13 2/3 innings this season and 26 1/3 dating back to last season. Boston got on the board in the sixth when Gasper's single drove in . Baldwin's home run in the first inning went in and out of the webbing of leaping center fielder 's glove and landed over the wall. Harris made it 2-0 with a 419-foot blast into the Braves' bullpen in right-center. Both homers came off rookie , who lasted five innings.

Q&A

What was the final score of the Braves vs Red Sox game?

The final score was 3-2 in favor of the Atlanta Braves.

Who scored the winning run for the Braves against the Red Sox?

Ha-Seong Kim scored the winning run for the Braves after Mike Yastrzemski's single in the 10th inning.

How has the Red Sox performance been in recent games?

The Red Sox have lost four of their last five games and have not scored more than three runs in any of those games.