BOSTON (AP) \u2014 Marcell Ozuna homered for the second straight day, former Boston outfielder Alex Verdugo had three hits and the Atlanta Braves beat the Red Sox 10-4 on Sunday to win the three-game series.<\/p>\n
Austin Riley also had three hits for the Braves (24-23), who moved a game above .500 for the second time after opening 0-7. Every starter except leadoff hitter Verdugo had at least one RBI.<\/p>\n
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Rafael Devers hit his sixth career grand slam for Boston, which has lost 11 of 17.<\/p>\n
Spencer Schwellenbach (3-3) held the Red Sox scoreless for six of his seven innings, giving up four runs and six hits.<\/p>\n
Ozuna\u2019s two-run homer cleared the Green Monster in a three-run eighth.<\/p>\n
A day after a walk-off homer<\/a>, Devers hit Shwellenbach\u2019s 1-0 fastball into the center-field bleachers for a 4-3 lead.<\/p>\n Brayan Bello (2-1) allowed seven runs, one shy of his career high, and matched career highs of 10 hits and five walks while pitching 4 1\/3 innings.<\/p>\n Key moment<\/p>\n After Bello walked two and gave up a hit that loaded the bases with no outs in the fifth, manager Alex Cora<\/a> elected to leave him in. He walked Michael Harris II on four pitches, allowed Eli White\u2019s RBI single and Nick Allen\u2019s sacrifice fly, then was removed.<\/p>\n Advertisement<\/p>\n Key stat<\/p>\n Boston’s previous slam was by Luis Urias on Aug. 19, 2023.<\/p>\n Up next<\/p>\n Braves: Washington’s LHP Mitchell Parker (3-3, 4.32 ERA) starts Tuesday’s opener of a three-game series.<\/p>\n Red Sox: RHP Hunter Dobbins (2-1, 3.90) is in line to face Mets RHP Kodai Senga (4-2, 1.02) Monday in the first of three at Fenway Park.<\/p>\n ___<\/p>\n