Tune in at 1:35 PM ET as the Braves take on the Red Sox. Navin Vaswani will be liveblogging for your enjoyment.
Afternoon, folks. Braves and Red Sox moments coming up.
Rubber match. Series tied 1-1 through Friday and Saturday.
Youkilis back in the lineup for Boston.
ATL lineup: Prado CF, Prado LF, McCann C, Uggla 2B, Freeman 1B, Heyward RF, Simmons SS, Hinske DH, Francisco 3B.
Starting for the Red Sox: Aaron Cook, second start of the season.
Underway in Boston. Strike one to Michael Bourn.
Single: Bourn opens a sunny afternoon with a base hit. He's aboard, after he sends the baseball up the middle on the ground.
Some Red Sox news: Buccholz placed on the 15-Day DL.
1 OUT: Prado flies out to McDonald in CF.
2-2 on McCann. Very, very slow pace to start this game. Another check on Bourn at 1B.
DOUBLE PLAY: Cook gets a ground ball, hit to Pedroia, BoSox turn two, and the half inning is over.
Cook's at his best when he's inducing a lot of ground balls. So a good start for him in the 1st.
BoSox lineup: Nava LF, Pedroia 2B, Middlebrooks DH, Ross RF, Gonzalez 1B, Youkilis 3B, Aviles SS, McDonald CF, Shoppach C.
Pitching for ATL: Mike Minor. He's 3-5 with a 6.04 ERA.
1 OUT: Lead-off man Nava sends a deep fly ball to CF, Bourn battling the sun makes the catch on the track.
1-2 count on Dustin Pedroia.
SINGLE: Line drive base hit into LF. Pedroia's aboard.
Middlebrooks batting, he's hitting .714 over his last five games. Ridiculous.
2-0 count, as Minor gives him two straight outside. Staying away.
Double play! Middlebrooks grounds to short, and the Braves turn two, just like the BoSox did. Inning over.
Dan Uggla leads off the 2nd for the Braves.
Uggla's retired after he grounds to short. Aviles ranged right, planted, and made a strong throw to 1B. One out.
Two down: Freddie Freeman with a long, deep fly ball to CF, and McDonald makes the catch on the track in front of the Monster.
GAPPER: Jason Heyward's got himself a two-out double, after he lines one into the gap in left-centre.
Ten game hitting streak for Heyward. He is, as the kids say, "on fire."
3 OUTS: Heyward will be stranded. ATL shortstop Simmons grounds weakly back to Cook, the pitcher, who makes the toss to 1B.
Due up: Ross, Gonzalez and Youk.
Ross strikes out swinging on a full count. One out.
91 MPH inside fastball. Minor's first K of the afternoon.
Gonzalez batting. And, you tell me, what the hell is wrong with Adrian Gonzalez?
I'll take the under. So this is a huge at-bat. 2-2 count.
2 Outs: Gonzalez grounds out to Simmons at short.
Youkilis batting, and he's getting a standing ovation from the crowd. Youk tips his helmet. Great moment.
Mike Minor is on pace for a perfect game with that first out! Lehhgo! Hahaby ZACH_COS via twitter 6/24/2012 5:52:41 PM
Pedroia shaved his beard yesterday. Today he's going with the high socks and singles in his first AB.by Pete Abraham via twitter 6/24/2012 5:54:32 PM
Nice play by Aviles to get Uggla #redsoxby jbrehm_14 via twitter 6/24/2012 6:00:27 PM
This is Adrian Gonzalez' 45th month in MLB. The last time he went 3 straight months without an .800 OPS, months 6-7-8. #redsoxby redsoxstats via twitter 6/24/2012 6:09:38 PM
Over/under Adrian Gonzalez strikes out twice todayby MAppeal413 via twitter 6/24/2012 6:10:03 PM
