Boston Red Sox Insider Calls Atlanta Braves The Best Lineup in Baseball

After the Atlanta Braves pounded the Boston Red Sox on Tuesday, 9-3, one Red Sox Insider calls the Braves the best lineup in baseball.

The Atlanta Braves put a major hurting on the Boston Red Sox on Tuesday night in Atlanta, winning 9-3.

The win moved the Braves to a National League-best 25-11 and dropped the Red Sox to 21-16. Beating up on Boston is no small feat, as the Red Sox had won eight of nine games coming in.

Appearing Wednesday on 'The Brady Farkas Show' on WDEV Radio in New England, Red Sox Insider Tom Caron of the New England Sports Network (NESN) said that he thinks the Braves are the best lineup in baseball.

You can hear his comments below but you can read a transcript as well:

"We saw Toronto a week ago and that's obviously a great lineup but I believe the best lineup in baseball is here in Atlanta. There's no lay-up. The back end of that lineup, you're talking about 7-8-9 guys that can absolutely rake. Sean Murphy is a great addition as a catcher."

That's high praise from Caron, who correctly mentions that the Red Sox play the Rays, Blue Jays, Yankees and Orioles in divisional play. Those are some of the best, deepest and most powerful lineups in baseball, but he doesn't think they compare to what Atlanta has.

Last night, the Braves scored four runs in the bottom of the first inning, got multi-hit games from three different players, hit three doubles, and a home run. 

Murphy went 3-4 with four RBI and is hitting .299 while Ronald Acuna is hitting .343, which is the third-best average in baseball.

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