How to Watch Braves vs. Red Sox on TV or Streaming Live - Wednesday, May 8

The Atlanta Braves (21-12) and the Boston Red Sox (19-17) will go head to head on Wednesday, May 8 at Truist Park, with Chris Sale getting the ball for the Braves and Nick Pivetta taking the mound for the Red Sox. The first pitch will be thrown at 7:20 PM ET.

For more details on how to watch Atlanta's upcoming game against Boston, keep reading the article below.

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Braves vs. Red Sox Game Info

• Date: Wednesday, May 8, 2024
• Time: 7:20 PM ET
• TV: NESN
• Live Stream:Watch this game on Fubo
• Location: Atlanta, Georgia
• Venue: Truist Park

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Pitching Matchup

Braves: Chris Sale

• Sale (4-1 with a 3.44 ERA and 42 strikeouts in 36 2/3 innings pitched) gets the start for the Braves, his seventh of the season.
• His most recent time out came on Wednesday against the Seattle Mariners, when the lefty tossed five innings, surrendering one earned run while allowing six hits.
• In six games this season, the 35-year-old has amassed a 3.44 ERA and 10.3 strikeouts per nine innings, while giving up a batting average of .207 to his opponents.
• Sale is trying to secure his third quality start of the season in this game.
• Sale will try to extend a seven-game streak of pitching five or more innings (he's averaging 6.0 frames per outing).
• He has allowed at least one earned run in each of his outings.

Red Sox: Nick Pivetta

• Pivetta (1-1) gets the start for the Red Sox, his third of the season.
• The righty last pitched on Wednesday, April 3 against the Oakland Athletics, when he went five scoreless innings while giving up five hits.
• In two games this season, he has a 0.82 ERA and 10.6 strikeouts per nine innings while opponents are batting .200 against him.
• Pivetta has recorded one quality start this year.
• Pivetta has pitched five or more innings in a game two times this season heading into this outing.
• He has held his opponents without an earned run in one of his two outings this season.

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Team Comparison

Braves Offensive Leaders

• Marcell Ozuna is hitting .306 this season, with a .982 OPS (.386 on-base, .597 slugging). He has 10 home runs and 34 RBI, plus 21 runs scored. His strikeout rate is 20.7%, and his walk rate is 11.4%.
• So far this year, Ronald Acuna Jr. is hitting .267, with a .731 OPS (.373 on-base, .359 slugging). His strikeout rate is 26.1%, and his walk rate is 12.4%. He has two home runs and eight RBI, plus 31 runs scored and 14 steals on 16 attempts.
• Ozzie Albies' current batting average is .291, and he has two home runs and 18 RBI, plus 18 runs scored and two steals on two attempts. His strikeout rate is 15.8%, and his walk rate is 7%. He has a .360 on-base percentage, and a .437 slugging percentage.
• Also for the Braves, Austin Riley's batting average is .244, with a .315 on-base percentage and a .400 slugging percentage. His strikeout rate is 24.2%, and his walk rate is 8.1%. He has three homers and 18 RBI, plus 19 runs scored.

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Red Sox Offensive Leaders

• Jarren Duran has produced a batting average of .267 with an OPS of .759 (.339 OBP; .420 SLG) this season, while clubbing one home run with 22 runs and 15 RBI. He's walking at an 8.9% clip and striking out 20.8% of the time. On the bases, he's swiped nine bags on 10 attempts.
• In 113 plate appearances this season, Tyler O'Neill is batting .292/.398/.625 with nine home runs, 13 RBI and 22 runs. He's fanning at a 28.3% clip and walking 13.3% of the time.
• So far this season, Wilyer Abreu has posted a batting average of .287 with an OPS of .839 (.382 OBP; .457 SLG), while cracking two dingers with 17 runs and 13 RBI. He's drawing free passes at a 13.6% clip and striking out 26.4% of the time. On the basepaths, he's pilfered five bags on five tries.
• At the plate, Rafael Devers sports a .290 average with a .411 OBP and .495 SLG in 112 PAs. He's also clubbed four homers with 12 RBI and 13 runs scored while putting up a 22.3% strikeout rate and 15.2% walk rate.