Former Braves manager Fredi Gonzalez is once again a member of Atlanta’s coaching staff. The Braves announced Monday night that Gonzalez will immediately replace Matt Tuiasosopo as the team’s third base coach.

"We need to look for every area that we can get better," Braves president of baseball operations Alex Anthopoulos said.

The struggling Atlanta Braves are bringing back former manager Fredi Gonzalez as acting third base coach. The team announced Monday that Matt Tuiasosopo, the previous third base coach, has accepted a role as minor league infield coordinator.

The big lefthander has been a rare bright spot for the Sox rotation, with Crochet’s 2.04 ERA ranking sixth in the American League. The Braves will send righthander Bryce Elder to the mound for his first career start against the Red Sox.

The Boston Red Sox beat the Atlanta Braves 3-1 at Truist Park in Marietta, Ga. on Sunday. Red Sox pitcher Garrett Crochet struck out 12 players over seven innings.

Trevor Story had a three-run double in the first inning and Garrett Crochet struck out 12 in seven innings of one-run ball, leading the Boston Red Sox to a 3-1 win over the Atlanta Braves on Sunday. The loss doomed the Braves to a fourth straight series defeat — they went 1-2 in Philadelphia,