The Atlanta Braves had a scheduled off-day on Monday and will be back on their home field at Truist Park this evening to open a two-game series against the Boston Red Sox. Reynaldo Lopez will be the starting pitcher for Atlanta, while Kutter Crawford will be on the mound for Boston. First pitch is slated for 7:20 pm. Tune into the play-by-play story from the Atlanta Braves Radio Network on WLAQ 1410 AM/96.9 FM; airtime is 6:05 pm.
The Braves enter the series in second place of the National League East with a record of 20-12, and the Red Sox are in third place of the American League East at 19-16.
Atlanta just wrapped a six-game road trip out west that included three games each versus the Seattle Mariners and the Los Angeles Dodgers and resulted in just one win and five losses.
