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Boston Red Sox vs Washington Nationals

MLB
Red Sox
90-70
4-2
Final
Nationals
65-95
Nationals Park
TV: MLB.TV
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Who won: Red Sox 4-2

The Boston Red Sox beat the Washington Nationals 4-2 on Friday, October 1, 2021 at Nationals Park. The Red Sox win the series 3-0. The Red Sox outscored the Nationals 4-0 in the 6th inning. Hunter Renfroe went 1-for-4 with a home run and 3 RBI for the Red Sox. Alcides Escobar went 2-for-5 with a home run and 1 RBI for the Nationals.

Recap · Oct 2
Red Sox beat Nats, move into 2nd spot in AL wild-card chase

Staggered down the stretch in their push for a postseason spot, the Boston Red Sox used two mighty punches to gain ground in the AL playoff chase.

What it means

  • Season series: BOS wins series 3-0.
  • Red Sox 41-38 on the road; Nationals 35-44 at home.

Latest headlines

ESPN · Oct 5
Breslow, Tracy: Red Sox not overly reliant on analytics
ESPN · Oct 2
Red Sox's Mickey Gasper has surgery to repair right biceps tendon
ESPN · Oct 1
Red Sox's Sonny Gray not happy for being lifted after 70 pitches
Recap · Oct 1
Fried, Bellinger and García lead Yankees over Red Sox 9-2 for 2-game Wild Card Series sweep
ESPN · Oct 1
Yankees send Red Sox home again, move on to face Rays in ALDS
ESPN · Sep 30
Red Sox's Roman Anthony ruled out of ALWC with injuries
Recap · Sep 30
Schlittler and Rice torment hometown team as Yankees beat rival Red Sox 9-0 in playoff opener
Recap · Sep 27
Andrés Chaparro's 2-homer game lifts Nationals over Mets 6-4 in season finale

Injuries and inactives

Red Sox5th in AL East
  • Caleb Durbin 3B
    Finger, Surgery, left
    Out
  • Garrett Whitlock RP
    Leg, Fracture, right
    Out
  • Masataka Yoshida DH
    Hamstring, Strain, left
    Out
  • Roman Anthony LF
    Hand, Strain, right
    Out
  • Tyron Guerrero RP
    Shoulder, Strain, right
    Out
Nationals1st in NL East
  • Drew Millas C
    Finger, Surgery, left
    60-Day-IL
  • Ken Waldichuk RP
    Elbow, Surgery, left
    60-Day-IL
  • Matt Waldron RP
    Chest, Inflammation
    60-Day-IL
  • Orlando Ribalta RP
    Forearm, Inflammation, right
    15-Day-IL
  • PJ Poulin RP
    Forearm, Strain, left
    60-Day-IL

Probable starters

Red Sox5th in AL East
Eduardo Rodriguez SP
Probable starter · 13-8, 4.74 ERA, 185 K, 1.39 WHIP
Lineup
  1. 1Enrique HernandezCF
  2. 2Kyle SchwarberLF
  3. 3Xander BogaertsSS
  4. 4Rafael Devers3B
  5. 5J.D. MartinezLF
  6. 6Hunter RenfroeRF
  7. 7Bobby Dalbec1B
  8. 8Christian VazquezC
  9. 9Eduardo RodriguezP
Nationals1st in NL East
Josh Rogers SP
Probable starter · 2-2, 3.28 ERA, 22 K, 1.29 WHIP
Lineup
  1. 1Lane ThomasCF
  2. 2Alcides EscobarSS
  3. 3Juan SotoRF
  4. 4Josh Bell1B
  5. 5Keibert RuizC
  6. 6Jordy Mercer2B
  7. 7Carter Kieboom3B
  8. 8Andrew StevensonLF
  9. 9Josh RogersP
  10. 9Yadiel HernandezPH

The series

BOS wins series 3-0

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Game info

Venue
Nationals Park, Washington, District of Columbia · Attendance 32,521
Officials
James Hoye (Home Plate Umpire), Phil Cuzzi (First Base Umpire), Fieldin Culbreth (Second Base Umpire), D.J. Reyburn (Third Base Umpire)

Injuries, starters, headlines and game info from ESPN. Headlines open on ESPN.

Season seriesBOS wins series 3-0

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