Acuña hits grand slam and Sale beats former team again as Braves trounce Red Sox 10-2

— Ronald Acuña Jr. hit his fourth career grand slam and Chris Sale struck out eight in five innings against his former team as the Atlanta Braves defeated the Boston Red Sox 10-2 on Thursday.
May 29, 2026, 08:04 am - AP
ATL
BOS
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C. Sale
win

C. Sale8-3

5.0 IP, 6 H, 2 ER, 8 K, 3 BB
D. Coulombe
loss

D. Coulombe0-2

0.0 IP, 1 H, 3 ER, 0 K, 2 BB

Scoring Summary

Inning

ATLBOS
4thMateo reached on infield single to second, Olson scored, Albies to third.10
4thSmith singled to left, Albies scored, Mateo to third.20
4thDurbin doubled to left, Kiner-Falefa scored, Durbin to third.21
4thDuran singled to left, Durbin scored.22
6thYastrzemski walked, Harris II scored, Smith to second, Mateo to third.32
6thAcuña Jr. homered to left center (417 feet), Mateo scored, Smith scored and Yastrzemski scored.72
7thHarris II homered to right (396 feet).82
9thAlbies homered to center (416 feet), Olson scored.102
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