The Braves beat the Red Sox 15-8 in spring training, highlighted by Acuña’s grand slam and Yastrzemski’s two homers.

The Atlanta Braves beat the Boston Red Sox 15-8 in spring training, with Mike Yastrzemski hitting two homers and Ronald Acuña Jr. launching a grand slam during an 11-run third inning. Yastrzemski, grandson of Hall of Famer Carl Yastrzemski, has three home runs in four games. Boston’s Jarren Duran, Ceddanne Rafaela, Marcelo Mayer, Nathan Hickey, and Tyler McDonough also homered. In other games, Spencer Jones hit three RBIs and a home run as the Yankees defeated Minnesota 8-1, Shane Baz struck out four in two hitless innings in his Baltimore debut, and the Pirates rallied for a win. Cedric Mullins homered in his first game with Tampa Bay, which edged Toronto 6-5, while MJ Melendez hit two consecutive homers to help New York beat St. Louis.