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Boston Red Sox vs Washington Nationals

MLB
Red Sox
63-56
5-4
Final
Nationals
53-67
Nationals Park
TV: MLB.TV
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Who won: Red Sox 5-4

The Boston Red Sox beat the Washington Nationals 5-4 on Tuesday, August 15, 2023 at Nationals Park. The Nationals win the series 2-1. The Red Sox outscored the Nationals 2-0 in the 4th inning. Alex Verdugo went 1-for-4 with a home run and 2 RBI for the Red Sox.

Recap · Aug 15
Alex Verdugo hits leadoff homer, Red Sox beat Nationals 5-4 in series opener

Alex Verdugo led off the game with a homer and the Boston Red Sox beat the Washington Nationals 5-4 on Tuesday night in the opener of a three-game series.

What it means

  • Season series: WSH wins series 2-1.
  • Red Sox 28-28 on the road; Nationals 25-35 at home.

Latest headlines

ESPN · 5d ago
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
ESPN · Sep 30
Red Sox OF Anthony (hand) exits early; Game 2 status unclear
Recap · Sep 30
Schlittler and Rice torment hometown team as Yankees beat rival Red Sox 9-0 in playoff opener

Injuries and inactives

Red Sox3rd in AL East
  • 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
  • Romy Gonzalez DH
    Elbow
    Day-To-Day
Nationals4th 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 Sox3rd in AL East
Nick Pivetta SP
Probable starter · 10-9, 4.04 ERA, 183 K, 1.12 WHIP
Lineup
  1. 1Alex VerdugoRF
  2. 2Justin TurnerDH
  3. 3Rafael Devers3B
  4. 4Trevor StorySS
  5. 5Triston Casas1B
  6. 6Adam DuvallCF
  7. 7Jarren DuranLF
  8. 8Pablo Reyes2B
  9. 9Reese McGuireC
Nationals4th in NL East
Josiah Gray SP
Probable starter · 8-13, 3.91 ERA, 143 K, 1.46 WHIP
Lineup
  1. 1CJ AbramsSS
  2. 2Lane ThomasCF
  3. 3Joey MenesesDH
  4. 4Keibert RuizC
  5. 5Dominic Smith1B
  6. 6Stone GarrettRF
  7. 7Jake Alu2B
  8. 8Ildemaro Vargas3B
  9. 9Blake RutherfordLF

The series

WSH wins series 2-1

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Game info

Venue
Nationals Park, Washington, District of Columbia · Attendance 23,516
Officials
Bruce Dreckman (Home Plate Umpire), Stu Scheurwater (First Base Umpire), Mark Wegner (Second Base Umpire), Alex Mackay (Third Base Umpire)

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

Season seriesWSH wins series 2-1

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