Red Sox ride a 4th-inning rally and a 9th-inning save to hold off the Braves at JetBlue Park

The Boston Red Sox moved to 11-12 in preseason play with a 4-3 win over the the Braves, who entered at 17-6, at 1:05 PM EDT on NESN.

First inning

The Red Sox opened with 1 hit in the inning and left runners on as the Braves matched with 1 hit and no runs on the scoreboard.

Boston finished the game with 6 hits and the Braves finished with 9 hits, and both teams played error-free baseball.

Third inning

The Braves produced 2 runs on 3 hits in the third to take their first lead of the day.

Sonny Gray’s outing for the Sox line featured 70 pitches and 3.1 innings as Atlanta reached base with 4 hits and 4 walks against him.

Fourth inning

The Red Sox answered with 3 runs on 3 hits in the fourth inning to flip the game.

Boston’s lineup drew 6 walks overall and went 3-for-10 with runners in scoring position as the middle innings changed the shape of this Red Sox vs Braves recap.

Sixth inning

The Sox added 1 run on 1 hit in the sixth as the offense finished with 4 runs batted in and left 6 runners on base as a team.

Trevor Story’s previous-game line included a 2.000 on-base plus slugging mark, and Carlos Narváez logged 1 hit in 3 at-bats as the club’s contact carried into this Red Sox vs Braves result analysis.

Ninth inning

The Braves pushed across 1 run on 2 hits in the ninth, and Boston’s pitching staff closed it out with a save after allowing 3 earned runs overall.

The Sox bullpen line covered 5.2 innings with 1 earned run allowed, while the full staff totaled 10 strikeouts as the game ended with Red Sox match rating context shaped by the late traffic and Red Sox vs Braves final thoughts tied to the last 3 outs.

The Red Sox next game is scheduled for 1:05 PM EDT on 3/18/2026 against the the Yankees at George M. Steinbrenner Field in Tampa, Florida, and the broadcast is slated for YES.

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