Red Sox rookie on worst outing yet: ‘Endless’ learning opportunities from it

ATLANTA — It was just a matter of time before Red Sox rookie Justin Slaten suffered real adversity in his first major league season. A blip on the radar was more of an eventuality than a possibility. In the eighth inning Tuesday night in Atlanta, it came. Slaten, who had allowed just two earned runs in the first 19 innings of his major league career, took the loss in Boston’s 4-2 defeat after allowing two runs on three hits as Atlanta broke a 2-2 tie and took a late victory...