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Where: at Fenway Park.
Records: Atlanta is 25-16 (second in the National League East, 1 1/2 games behind); Boston is 28-12 (first in the American League East).
Tonight (7:05, NESN, WRKO 680): RHP Anthony Lerew (0-1, 6.52 ERA) vs. RHP Devern Hansack (0-1, 13.50).
Tomorrow (1:05 p.m., NESN, WRKO): RHP John Smoltz (5-2, 3.19) vs. RHP Daisuke Matsuzaka (5-2, 4.17).
Sunday (2:05 p.m., NESN, WRKO): RHP Tim Hudson (5-1, 1.77) vs. TBA.
Head to head: This is the first of two three-game series.
Miscellany: In nine career appearances against Boston, Smoltz has allowed three earned runs in 24 2/3 innings . . . Hudson is 3-7 with a 5.80 ERA in 10 career starts against the Red Sox . . . David Ortiz (33 RBIs) and Mike Lowell (30) are third and fifth in the AL. 