Red Sox overcome triple play to beat major-league leading Braves

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Nick Pivetta pitched five scoreless innings of relief, Masataka Yoshida hit a two-run homer and the Boston Red Sox overcame a triple play to beat the Atlanta Braves 7-1 on Tuesday night in a game delayed 1 hour, 40 minutes by rain and lightning.

Yoshida's two-run shot to right in the eighth was his third hit of the night, and eight Boston hitters finished with at least a hit in the Red Sox's third straight win. Rafael Devers had a pair of singles and drove in his 75th run of the season for the Red Sox, who took a 2-1 lead in the bottom of the first and never trailed the major league-leading Braves the rest of the way.

"For some reason, we always play them well," Boston manager Alex Cora said. "It was a good all-around win. Nick did an outstanding job again, without his best stuff."

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Boston Red Soxs Masataka Yoshida is congratulated after his two-run home run against the Atlanta Braves during the eighth inning of a baseball game at Fenway Park, Tuesday, July 25, 2023, in Boston.  (AP Photo/Charles Krupa)

Pivetta (7-5) took over for opener John Schreiber in the second and allowed only three hits in five innings, striking out five. Atlanta was 1 for 8 with runners in scoring position and left 10 on base.

"He’s going out there and shoving," Boston right-fielder Adam Duvall said about Pivetta. "He’s attacking the hitters, attacking the zone. He’s throwing really well."

Sean Murphy drove in Atlanta's only run with an RBI single in the first.

The 7:10 p.m. start time was pushed back to 8:50 p.m. because of heavy rain and some lightning in the area. After the delay, Atlanta's Charlie