Jackie Bradley Jr. Homers, Red Sox Beat Braves 1-0
ATLANTA -- Boston Red Sox right-hander Rick Porcello added to Atlanta's offensive woes, improving his record to 4-0 at the expensive of the Braves on Monday night.
Porcello allowed just four hits over 6 1/3 innings and Jackie Bradley Jr. broke up a pitching duel with Julio Teheran by homering in the seventh inning as Boston posted a 1-0 interleague victory.
The loss was the sixth straight for the Braves (4-15), who have gone 14 straight games without hitting a home run and are 1-11 at home.
The streak without a homer matches the longest in the majors since 1995. The Los Angeles Angels also went 14 games without going deep in 2007.
Former Braves closer Craig Kimbrel, who had given up a home run to force extra innings at Houston on Sunday night, retired Atlanta in order in the ninth inning with two strikeouts to pick up his sixth save for the Red Sox (10-9).
Porcello stuck out six and walked two, and he did not allow a runner to second base until the seventh inning. He threw 69 of his 98 pitches for strikes.
Porcello was pulled for left-hander Robbie Ross Jr. after Jeff Francoeur doubled with one out in the seventh and Freddie Freeman followed by drawing a walk.
The Red Sox were able to get just one out on a potential double play, but Ross struck out pinch-hitter Erick Aybar to end the inning.
Bradley picked on a 1-0 changeup from Teheran (0-3) with one out in the seventh inning and sent a drive into the right-field seats to put the Red Sox ahead.
Boston threatened to break the game open later in seventh, loading the bases on a double by Christian Vazquez, a botched bunt by the Braves and a walk. Xander Bogaerts fouled off six two-strike pitches, but lined out to center field to end the inning.
Teheran, who came in with a 5.64 ERA, gave up six hits, walked three and struck out eight in his seven innings, leaving after 115 pitches.
Teheran struck out three of the first five batters he faced and didn't allow a hit until Mookie Betts doubled with two outs in the third inning.
Travis Shaw drew Teheran's second walk of the game with one out in the fourth, and Josh Rutledge followed with the single. The Red Sox threat died, though, when Brock Holt struck out into a double play with the runners going.
Porcello didn't allow a runner to reach second base through the first six innings. He gave up singles in the first and second innings, but not another hit until Freddie Freeman beat the shift with a bunt single opening the fifth.
NOTES: 1B Freddie Freeman was dropped to sixth in the Braves order, the first time he had hit anywhere other than third this season. He hadn't hit lower than fourth since 2013, and it was the first time he batted sixth since 2012. ... The Red Sox didn't arrive at their Atlanta hotel until about 5:30 a.m. Monday following their 12-inning marathon victory at Houston on Sunday night. The game took more than five hours. ... 1B Hanley Ramirez wasn't in the lineup for the Red Sox, who also don't have a DH spot for David Ortiz in a National League ballpark. ... LHP David Price, who is 2-0 for the Red Sox despite a 7.06 ERA, will try to bounce back from a rough outing against Tampa Bay as he faces the Braves on Tuesday. ... RHP Matt Wisler (0-1, 3.10 ERA) will start for the Braves. ... The four-game interleague match-up continues at Boston on Wednesday and Thursday.
