Boston Red Sox at Atlanta Braves by Tony T.
7:15 PM ET — NESN, BravesVision, Gray TV
Connelly Early starts for Boston. Early has seven starts and seven appearances with a 3.16 ERA and 1.22 WHIP. The left hander owns a 22.0% strikeout rate, 10.2% walk rate, 41.0% ground ball rate and 1.05 home runs allowed per nine innings. His FIP is 4.34, which is more than one run higher than his ERA.
Spencer Strider starts for Atlanta. Strider has limited 2026 work with a 1-0 record and 2.89 ERA in two starts. The right hander had 23 starts last season with an ERA of 4.45 with WHIP of 1.40. The right hander struck out 24.3% with 9.5% walks. Ground balls are 36.2% with 1.44 home runs per nine innings.