RED SOX POSTCAST: Crochet Turns in Ace Performance as Sox Take Series in Atlanta

The Red Sox (29-32) ended up their road trip with a 3-1 win over the Atlanta Braves Sunday afternoon at Truist Park in Atlanta. The Red Sox took the opener Friday night and the finale on Sunday and won the series over the Braves. The Sox went 2-4 on their trip to Milwaukee and Atlanta. Greg Weisert & Aroldis Chapman both worked scoreless innings out of the Red Sox bullpen. ----- Crochet Day: Garrett Crochet took the mound for the 9th time this season after the Red Sox had lost the previous game. Crochet gave up a 1st-Inning Home Run to Marcell Ozuna and that was it as he picked up his 5th win of the season. Crochet gave up 5 Hits, walked 2 (both to the No. 9 hitter Nick Allen) and struck out 12. He finished up by striking out the side in the Bottom of the 7th. Crochet got 22 swings & misses last time out against the Brewers and 23 swings & misses against the Braves on Sunday. ----- Tough Times at the Plate: Jarren Duran went 0-for-5 on Sunday and went 0-for-14 in the Series against Braves pitching. Duran and hitless in his last 16 at-bats 2-for-24 over his last 5 Games. The Red Sox struck out 12 times in the series finale and 40 times and drew 5 walks over the 3 games in Atlanta. ----- #'s of the Day: With Crochet notching the win in the series finale, it's just the 2nd winning decision for a Red Sox Starting Pitcher in LAST 19 Games and 1st in the last 14 games. The Red Sox improved to 7-6 in Crochet's 13 starts this season with Sunday's win. Crochet has allowed 2 ER or less in 12 of his 1st 13 Starts. Sunday's win in the finale was the 1st in the final game of a series in the last 6 Series. ----- Roster Moves- The Red Sox made several roster moves prior to Sunday's series finale in Atlanta. Reliever Justin Slaten was placed on the IL with right shoulder inflammation. Luis Guerrero was brought back up from Triple-A Worcester. Slaten told the media that he's dealing with fatigue and doesn't think it's anything serious. Slaten and Liam Hendriks have both gone on the IL over the last 3 days. Nate Spears was added to the 40-man roster and promoted from Triple-A Worcester. Blake Sabon was designated for assignment to make room for Spears on the 40-man roster. Nick Sogard was also sent down to Worcester. ----- What's On Tap?: The Sox return home and begin a 3-game series with the Angels Monday night at Fenway Park. Richard Fitts, Brayan Bello and Lucas Giolito are scheduled to be the starting pitchers for the Angels series. The Red Sox and Yankees will open up their 1st series of the season next Friday in the Bronx. ----- LOCKED ON RED SOX POSTCAST- Join us all season long as we go live within minutes of the last out with our latest Locked On Red Sox POSTCAST. We are part of the Locked On Red Sox YouTube Page. Locked On Red Sox - YouTube ----- On the X: Follow me on the X (formerly known as the Twitter) Steve Lenox (@LenoxOnBaseball) / X & we can continue the Red Sox and baseball conversation there. ----- Support Us By Supporting Our Sponsors! Wonderful Pistachios Get snackin' and get crackin' with the snack that packs a protein punch. Visit WonderfulPistachios.com to learn more! Supply House Join the TradeMaster program today at SupplyHouse.com/TM and start ordering plumbing, HVAC, and electrical supplies with just a few clicks. Plus, use promo code S-H-5 for 5% off your first order . That’s SupplyHouse.com ! Monarch Money Take control of your finances with Monarch Money. Use code LOCKEDONMLB at monarchmoney.com for 50% off your first year. FanDuel Right now, new customers can get TWO HUNDRED DOLLARS in BONUS BETS when your first FIVE DOLLAR BET WINS! Download the app or head to FANDUEL.COM to get started. Bet with FanDuel—Official Partner of the NBA. FANDUEL DISCLAIMER : 21+ in select states. First online real money wager only. Bonus issued as nonwithdrawable free bets that expires in 14 days. Restrictions apply. See terms at sportsbook.fanduel.com. Gambling Problem? Call 1-800-GAMBLER or visit FanDuel.com/RG (CO, IA, MD, MI, NJ, PA, IL, VA, WV), 1-800-NEXT-STEP or text NEXTSTEP to 53342 (AZ), 1-888-789-7777 or visit ccpg.org/chat (CT), 1-800-9-WITH-IT (IN), 1-800-522-4700 (WY, KS) or visit ksgamblinghelp.com (KS), 1-877-770-STOP (LA), 1-877-8-HOPENY or text HOPENY (467369) (NY), TN REDLINE 1-800-889-9789 (TN) Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.