Red Sox vs Braves Picks and Prediction – 6/1/2025

MLB Network will feature a Sunday afternoon interleague battle between the Boston Red Sox and the Atlanta Braves from Truist Park. Be ready for the baseball season with all of our MLB predictions. The Red Sox (28-32) have dropped 18 of their first 30 road games and are nine games out of first place in the AL East Division. On Saturday, Boston batters were limited to five hits and struck out 14 times during a 5-0 road loss against Atlanta. 

Twenty-five year old southpaw Garrett Crochet (4-4 2.04 ERA) appears to be a lock to make his second straight All-Star Game selection. Through 75 innings, Crochet ranks 5th in the majors with 89 strikeouts and owns a sparkling 1.07 WHIP.

The Atlanta Braves have won 17 of their first 27 home games and are 8.5 games off the pace in the NL East Division race. During yesterday’s home victory, Atlanta OF Ronald Acuna went 2-for-3 with a two-run blast and scored twice. SP Spencer Schwellenbach (4-4) fanned 11 batters across six plus frames to earn the win for the Braves (27-30). 

The Braves will call up twenty-six year old righty Bryce Elder (2-2 4.50 ERA) to take the ball on Sunday. Elder, who posted a career-worst 6.52 ERA a season ago, has an opportunity to stick in the Atlanta rotation if he can induce ground ball outs.

Atlanta SP A.J. Smith-Shawver was diagnosed with a torn UCL in his right elbow and will miss the remainder of the season. Through 60 games, Boston ranks 5th in OPS and 6th in runs scored. For the season, Atlanta ranks 16th in OPS and 20th in runs scored. Take the Red Sox to win on the road. Final Score Prediction, Boston Red Sox win 6-2.