allowing seven earned runs<\/a> off 10 hits and five walks while striking out three. Atlanta\u2019s slugfest against the right-hander matched a career-high in hits and walks surrendered by Bello, and marked the third consecutive start in which he\u2019s thrown fewer than five innings on the mound. <\/p>\nStory continues below advertisement<\/p>\n
The ongoing trend of subpar pitching performances coming out of both the rotation and bullpen has weighed the team down recently, and it\u2019s prevented the Red Sox from breaking out of their standing as a .500 team. <\/p>\n<\/p>\n
Boston pitching allowed an opponent to score 10-plus runs and rack up 15-plus base hits, both for the fifth time this season. Just when the Saturday night fireworks from Devers opened the door for a turnaround, the Red Sox suffered their latest stumble as losers in five of their last six games played.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s felt like this for three weeks, but it doesn\u2019t matter. The record is the record,\u201d Red Sox manager Alex Cora said. \u201cThere\u2019s no moral victories. We lost the game. We gotta finish innings. We gotta finish at-bats. We have to get better. Does it feel like we\u2019re way off? No, but it\u2019s another loss in the column.\u201d<\/p>\n
There isn\u2019t a prime suspect to charge with the slump Boston\u2019s tasked with overcoming. Cora intends to hold the entire clubhouse accountable going forward as the Red Sox continue to search for a much-needed momentum shift. <\/p>\n
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\u201cIt\u2019s everybody,\u201d Cora said. \u201cWe have to do better as a group.\u201d<\/p>\n
Here are more notes from Sunday afternoon\u2019s Red Sox-Braves game:<\/p>\n
\u2014 Devers blasted the first grand slam hit at Fenway Park since April 8, 2023, to break a 637-day drought. It was also the sixth grand slam of Devers\u2019 career and helped the three-time All-Star log a season-high in RBIs (four).<\/p>\n
\u2014 Bello entered Sunday afternoon, having not allowed over three earned runs this season. The seven-run rally from Atlanta notched a season-high in runs coughed up by Bello and marked the third time he\u2019s allowed seven-plus runs in his career.<\/p>\n
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\u2014 The Braves improved to 9-4 at Fenway Park since 2020, and 28-22 when visiting the Red Sox all-time. <\/p>\n
\u2014 Boston dropped to 23-25 on the season, still sitting second in the American League East. <\/p>\n
\u2014 The Red Sox will open up another interleague series, hosting the New York Mets for a three-game set starting Monday night. First pitch from Fenway Park is scheduled for 6:45 p.m. ET, and you can watch the game, plus a full hour of pregame coverage, live on NESN.<\/p>\n
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