Will Middlebrooks homered and drove in two in the Boston Red Sox's 8-4 win over the Atlanta Braves. Franklin Morales picked up his first victory, filling in for the injured Josh Beckett.
Get More MLB VideoThe Red Sox doubled up the Braves at Fenway Park on Saturday night. Boston roughed up rookie hurler Randall Delgado, who only lasted one-and-one third innings. Dustin Pedroia's RBI double in the bottom of the second gave the Red Sox a 4-1 lead. Rookie Will Middlebrooks hit a solo home run, his ninth of the season, off reliever Cristhian Martinez in the bottom of the third to make it a 5-1 game. However, Atlanta made things interesting in the top of the seventh when Chipper Jones' RBI double cut the deficit to two. But the momentum was short-lived as Daniel Nava's two run single in the bottom half of the frame sealed the Boston's 8-4 victory.
