RED SOX POSTCAST: Chris Sale Gets the Better of Garrett Crochet & Boston Red Sox

The Red Sox returned to Fenway Park Friday night and opened up their longest homestand of the season with a 4-2 loss to the Atlanta Braves. The Red Sox have lost 4 in a row and are now 2 under .500 at 22-24. With the win, the Braves are a game over .500 for the 1st time this season. Chris Sale gave up 1 ER over 7 impressive innings and he picked up the win against his former team.  -----  Crochet Day- Garrett Crochet once again made a mound start for the Red Sox after the club had lost the prior game. Crochet gave up back-to-back solo Home Runs to Matt Olson and Sean Murphy to open up the 2nd Inning. Crochet struck out the side in the 1st Inning. The Red Sox are now 6-4 in Crochet's 1st 10 starts. Crochet drops to 4-3 despite giving up 2 earned runs or less for the 8th time this season.  -----  Don't Walk This Way- Liam Hendriks and Brennan Bernardino combined for 5 walks in the 9th Inning as the Braves came up with 2 insurance runs. Bernardino walked 2 with the bases loaded. Both runs were changed to Hendriks and that ended a streak of 8 straight scoreless outings for Hendriks.  -----  Home Run Ball- Rob Refsnyder hit a solo Home Run off Chris Sale to account for the Red Sox only run of the game. The Red Sox are now 20-12 when hitting a Home Run this season.  -----  #'s of the NIGHT: Jarren Duran led off the home 1st-Inning with a walk. He stole 2nd with Rafael Devers at the plate but was left stranded. Teh Red Sox have not scored in the 1st Inning in 11 of their last 12 games. 11 of Last 13 losses have been by 3 runs or less...10 of Last 15 Games decided by 1 Run or 2 Runs.  -----  What's On Tap?: Lucas Giolito is scheduled to pitcher in Saturday's game vs. the Braves, who are expected to counter with Grant Holmes. The series concludes Sunday afternoon. The Red Sox will open a series up with the New York Mets on Monday night.  -----  LOCKED ON RED SOX POSTCAST- Join us all season long as we go live within minutes of the last out with our latest Locked On Red Sox POSTCAST. We are part of the Locked On Red Sox YouTube Page. Locked On Red Sox - YouTube  -----  Your Daily Assignment: Let's see if we can get this going! Follow me on X (formerly known as the Twitter) Steve Lenox (@LenoxOnBaseball) / X. Once the lineup is posted, Post to @LenoxOnBaseball and give us your Pick to Click for that day or night's Red Sox game.  -----Support Us By Supporting Our Sponsors! Amazon Fire TV Stick 4k Did you know your Fire TV is also an Xbox? Turn any TV into your gaming and entertainment hub with Fire TV Stick 4K devices — no console required. Head to Amazon.com/firetvlockedon to get started. Xbox Game Pass Ultimate subscription and compatible controller required. Wonderful Pistachios Get snackin' and get crackin' with the snack that packs a protein punch. Visit WonderfulPistachios.com to learn more! Supply House Join the TradeMaster program today at SupplyHouse.com/TM and start ordering plumbing, HVAC, and electrical supplies with just a few clicks. Plus, use promo code S-H-5 for 5% off your first order. That’s SupplyHouse.com! Monarch Money Take control of your finances with Monarch Money. Use code LOCKEDONCOLLEGE at monarchmoney.com for 50% off your first year.   Gametime Download the Gametime app, create an account, and use code LOCKEDONMLB for $20 off your first purchase. Terms apply. Download Gametime today. What time is it? Gametime. FanDuel Right now, new customers can get TWO HUNDRED DOLLARS in BONUS BETS when your first FIVE DOLLAR BET WINS! Download the app or head to FANDUEL.COM to get started. Bet with FanDuel—Official Partner of the NBA. FANDUEL DISCLAIMER: 21+ in select states. First online real money wager only. Bonus issued as nonwithdrawable free bets that expires in 14 days. Restrictions apply. See terms at sportsbook.fanduel.com. Gambling Problem? Call 1-800-GAMBLER or visit FanDuel.com/RG (CO, IA, MD, MI, NJ, PA, IL, VA, WV), 1-800-NEXT-STEP or text NEXTSTEP to 53342 (AZ), 1-888-789-7777 or visit ccpg.org/chat (CT), 1-800-9-WITH-IT (IN), 1-800-522-4700 (WY, KS) or visit ksgamblinghelp.com (KS), 1-877-770-STOP (LA), 1-877-8-HOPENY or text HOPENY (467369) (NY), TN REDLINE 1-800-889-9789 (TN)