RED SOX POSTCAST: Bats Silenced as Red Sox Close Out May with a Dud

The Red Sox (28-32) closed out the month of May with a (5-0) loss to the Atlanta Braves Saturday afternoon at Truist Park in Atlanta. It's the 1st time this season the Red Sox have been shutout. The Red Sox have lost 6 of 7 overall and 7 of their last 8 on the road. Spencer Schwellenbach celebrated his 25th Birthday on Saturday by striking out 11 and walking no one over 6.1 scoreless innings. The Red Sox managed only 5 hits, all singles, against Schwellenbach, who picked up his 2nd win of the season against the Red Sox. ----- Buehler's Day On the Bump: Walker Buehler took the loss for the Red Sox on Saturday. The right-hander gave up 5 earned runs on 10 hits over 5.2 Innings. He gave up Home Runs to Austin Riley and Ronald Acuna Jr in the Braves 4-run 4th Inning. Buehler falls to 4-3 with the loss. ----- Tough Times at the Plate: Jarren Duran went 0-for-4 on Saturday and is 0-for-9 in the Series and hitless in his last 11 at-bats. The Red Sox have struck out 28 times and walked only 2 times over the 1st 2 games of the series against Atlanta pitching. ----- #'s of the Day: The Sox went 11-17 during the Month of May. Red Sox Starting Pitchers Have 1 WIN in LAST 18 Games and have gone 13 straight games without a Winning Decision. Garrett Crochet makes the start on Sunday, and it'll be the 9th time this season that Crochet starts after a Red Sox loss. ----- Roster Moves- Reliever Liam Hendriks was played on the IL Friday due to right hip inflammation. The move is retroactive to Wednesday. Reliever Nick Burdi was also recalled from Triple-A Worcester. It's Burdi's 2nd stint of the season with the Red Sox. ----- What's On Tap?: The Red Sox and Braves close out their series Sunday afternoon in Atlanta. Garrett Crochet is slated to face Bryce Elder in the series finale. The Sox return home and begin a 3-game series with the Angels Monday night at Fenway Park. 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.