Red Sox 8, Braves 0: Early Fans Seven as Duran Homers in Fenway Shutout

The lead

May 27, 2026 - Boston - Connelly Early struck out seven in seven scoreless innings, Jarren Duran homered and finished 4-for-5, and the Boston Red Sox beat the Atlanta Braves 8-0 at Fenway Park to snap a five-game losing streak, per the Associated Press recap on Spectrum Local News.

Early (5-2) allowed four hits and walked three. Ryan Watson worked two scoreless innings in relief.

How the game turned

Boston scored six runs in the fourth on five hits and two Braves errors. Masataka Yoshida scored on Matt Olson's throwing error, Isiah Kiner-Falefa singled home a run, and Ceddanne Rafaela and Wilyer Abreu added two-run singles for 6-0.

Marcelo Mayer singled in a run in the seventh before Duran's 400-foot homer to right—his eighth of the season—made it 8-0.

Pitching and matchup notes

Bryce Elder (4-3) allowed six runs on nine hits in 3⅓ innings. Carlos Carrasco recorded his 1,700th career strikeout in four innings of relief.

AthX Engine graded Boston at 19 team FP with Duran at 10 hitting FP.

Bats that changed the board

Rafaela went 3-for-5 with two RBI. The Red Sox were 6-for-13 with runners in scoring position and ended a 5-5 home skid. Atlanta managed just five hits and went 0-for-8 with RISP.

AthX Engine fantasy angle

A six-run fourth without a single 15 FP bat still lifts AthX Engine team totals—19 team FP reflects spread offense and Early's seven-inning zero. Daily scoring remains separate from dynamic pricing.

What comes next

Chris Sale faced Payton Tolle in Thursday's series finale, per AP probables.

*Sources: MLB.com schedule, Spectrum Local News, Field Level Media, AthX Engine scoring. Information only; not financial advice.*