Devers homers in 9th to give Red Sox 7-6 win over Braves

BOSTON AP Rafael Devers homered leading off the bottom of the ninth inning against Pierce Johnson sending the Boston Red Sox to a - comeback win over the Atlanta Braves on Saturday night that snapped their four-game losing streak Jarren Duran had a two-run homer and a tying two-run single for the Red Sox who had dropped of Atlanta s Matt Olson and Marcell Ozuna hit consecutive first-inning homers off Lucas Giolito helping the Braves build a - lead before the Red Sox came charging back with two runs in the seventh and two in the eighth Drake Baldwin added a two-run homer for Atlanta which lost for only the fifth time in games Aroldis Chapman - struck out three in a scoreless inning for the win Eli White had three singles and a couple of nice running catches on back-to-back plays in the fourth for the Braves It was the second straight night that Olson was the front end of back-to-back homers after he hit a solo shot in a series-opening domination Friday Baldwin s drive sailed over the top of the right-field foul pole making it - in the third Making his fourth start after missing following elbow surgery Giolito was tagged for six runs in four innings Key moment Devers hit a - curveball from Johnson - into Boston s bullpen Key stat Atlanta - is only the fifth squad to start - and move above None of the previous four made the playoffs Up next Braves RHP Spencer Schwellenbach - ERA pitches against RHP Brayan Bello - in the series finale Sunday AP MLB https apnews com hub mlb