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Boston Loses to Atlanta 8-7 in 11th Inning on 2 Run Walk-Off Homer [VIDEO]
The Boston Red Sox lost to the Atlanta Braves 8-7 on Friday night, September 25th as Freddie Freeman hit a pinch-hit 2 run walk-off homer in the 11th inning off of Jefferey Springs
Springs came on in the 10th inning and allowed the tying and winning runs, giving up 4 runs on 3 hits.
Chris Mazza started for the Boston Red Sox and pitched well, despite giving up a lead-off home run to Ronald Acuna Jr. That hit was the longest homer of the 2020 season according to stat-cast, a drive that went 495 feet. Mazza went 5 innings allowing just that 1 run, on 4 hits and striking out 6 while walking 2.
Darwinzon Hernandez and Ryan Weber each threw a shutout inning, before Ryan Brasier allowed 3 runs in the 8th inning. Matt Barnes pitched a scoreless 9th inning before Springs came on for the 10th and 11th.
Jackie Bradley Jr. a free agent after the season ends, hit his 6th homer of the season, a solo shot off of Kyle Wright, in the 5th inning. Since August 25th, JBJ has batted .314 with 6 doubles, 4 homers and 13 runs batted in.
Kevin Plawecki, starting as catcher was 3-4 with a run batted in. Rafael Devers was 1-3, driving in 2 runs.
The Red Sox trailed 4-2 after 8 innings scored 2 runs in the top of the 9th to tie the game and took the lead in the 10th scoring 2 more runs before Atlanta tied it.
Marcell Ozuna was 3-4 with a double and 2 runs batted in for the Braves.
Boston and Atlanta will play game 2 of the final 3 game series of the regular series Saturday night, with the pregame starting at 6:10 and first pitch at 7:10. Boston will send Tanner Houck to the mound. Houck is 2-0 and hasn't allowed an earned run in 11 innings. Hear the game on AM 1370 WDEA.
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