Elder had a 2-1 lead with two outs in the seventh when Willson Contreras golfed a 1-2 slider 426 feet into the seats in left field, giving the Red Sox a 3-2 lead. The visitors then held on to that lead over the final two Braves’ at-bats to take the middle game of a three-game series at Truist Park.

Braves pitcher Bryce Elder shares the spotlight with fiancée Bleu Davis, a dedicated NICU nurse making an impact off the field.

The Braves exited Atlanta with MLB’s best record. Nine games and three cities later, they returned home looking to be even more formidable.

The Braves were able to complete a very successful road trip out West on Sunday with a 7-2 victory over the Dodgers. Similar to Spencer Strider on Saturday, Bryce Elder was amazing on Sunday. If both Strider and Elder can be at or near this level moving forward.

Willson Contreras crushed a go-ahead, two-run home run in the top of the ninth inning, lifting the visiting Boston Red Sox to a 3-2 win over the ​Atlanta Braves on Saturday night.

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Holding on to a slim lead and wanting to give their top bullpen arms a break, the Braves opted not only to run Bryce Elder through the Red Sox order a third time, but also a fourth. While the first two outs of the eighth occurred with little drama,