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Boston Red Sox vs Washington Nationals

MLB
Red Sox
92-70
7-5
Final
Nationals
65-97
Nationals Park
TV: MLB.TV
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Who won: Red Sox 7-5

The Boston Red Sox beat the Washington Nationals 7-5 on Sunday, October 3, 2021 at Nationals Park. The Red Sox win the series 3-0. The Red Sox outscored the Nationals 3-0 in the 7th inning. Rafael Devers went 4-for-5 with 2 home runs and 4 RBI for the Red Sox.

Recap · Oct 3
Devers hits 2 HR; Red Sox to host Yanks in AL wild-card game

Rafael Devers and the rest of the Boston Red Sox knew going into the regular season's final day that they were in a win-and-in scenario for the playoffs.

What it means

  • Season series: BOS wins series 3-0.
  • Red Sox 43-38 on the road; Nationals 35-46 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
Chris Sale SP
Probable starter · 5-1, 3.16 ERA, 52 K, 1.34 WHIP
Lineup
  1. 1Enrique HernandezCF
  2. 2Kyle Schwarber1B
  3. 3Xander BogaertsSS
  4. 4Rafael Devers3B
  5. 5J.D. MartinezRF
  6. 6Alex VerdugoLF
  7. 7Hunter RenfroeRF
  8. 8Christian VazquezC
  9. 9Chris SaleP
Nationals1st in NL East
Joan Adon SP
Probable starter · 0-0, 3.38 ERA, 9 K, 1.69 WHIP
Lineup
  1. 1Lane ThomasCF
  2. 2Alcides EscobarSS
  3. 3Juan SotoRF
  4. 4Josh Bell1B
  5. 5Ryan Zimmerman1B
  6. 6Jordy Mercer2B
  7. 7Alex AvilaC
  8. 8Carter Kieboom3B
  9. 9Joan AdonP

The series

BOS wins series 3-0
Last meeting: Red Sox 5, Nationals 3 (Oct 2)

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Game info

Venue
Nationals Park, Washington, District of Columbia · Attendance 33,986
Officials
Fieldin Culbreth (Home Plate Umpire), D.J. Reyburn (First Base Umpire), James Hoye (Second Base Umpire), Phil Cuzzi (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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