Braves vs Red Sox Picks and Prediction – 6/4/2024

On Tuesday, the Atlanta Braves open a two-game interleague series on the road versus the Boston Red Sox. Atlanta is 33-24 following its 3-1 victory over the Oakland Athletics on Sunday. Sean Murphy's bloop single put Atlanta ahead for good in the seventh inning. Atlanta is second in the National League East, 6 ½ games behind the first place Philadelphia Phillies. Make sure you stay up to date with all the MLB action, with our expert MLB picks.

Marcell Ozuna is batting .313 with 17 home runs, 53 RBI, 66 hits and an on-base percentage of .390 to lead Atlanta in each of the five statistical categories. Atlanta has a team batting average of .250 and slugging percentage of .408. On Tuesday, the Atlanta Braves will send Max Fried to the mound. The left-hander is 5-2 with a 2.97 ERA, 54 Ks and 21 BBs.

The Boston Red Sox dropped to 30-30 following an 8-4 loss to the Detroit Tigers on Sunday. Boston lost for the first time this season on a Sunday and the Red Sox have lost six of the last 10. Boston has the fifth best ERA in baseball at 3.37. Boston is third in the American League East, 11 ½ games behind the first place New York Yankees. 

Rafael Devers is batting .283 to lead Boston and has team highs in home runs with 11 and on-base percentage at .378, Jarren Duran is the leader in hits with 60 and Ceddanne Rafaela is the leader in RBI with 33. Boston has a team batting average of .243 and slugging percentage of .403. On Tuesday, Boston will send Kutter Crawford to the mound. The right-hander is 2-4 with a 3.29 ERA, 66 Ks and 22 BBs.