Boston Red Sox vs Washington Nationals
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 BOS | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
 WSH | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | X | 10 |
Who won: Nationals 10-7
The Washington Nationals beat the Boston Red Sox 10-7 on Thursday, August 17, 2023 at Nationals Park. The Nationals win the series 2-1. The Nationals outscored the Red Sox 5-0 in the 5th inning. Joey Meneses went 2-for-5 with 5 RBI for the Nationals. Luis Urias went 2-for-3 with a home run and 4 RBI for the Red Sox.
Recap · Aug 17
Chris Sale can't get through the 5th inning as Nationals ding playoff hopes of Red Sox, 10-7
The Red Sox didn't do much at the trade deadline, but they had reasonable expectations that getting Chris Sale and Trevor Story back from injuries would bring some energy to their postseason push.
What it means
- Season series: WSH wins series 2-1.
- Red Sox 28-30 on the road; Nationals 27-35 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- OutGarrett Whitlock RPLeg, Fracture, right
- OutMasataka Yoshida DHHamstring, Strain, left
- OutRoman Anthony LFHand, Strain, right
- OutTyron Guerrero RPShoulder, Strain, right
- Day-To-DayRomy Gonzalez DHElbow
Nationals4th in NL East- 60-Day-ILDrew Millas CFinger, Surgery, left
- 60-Day-ILKen Waldichuk RPElbow, Surgery, left
- 60-Day-ILMatt Waldron RPChest, Inflammation
- 15-Day-ILOrlando Ribalta RPForearm, Inflammation, right
- 60-Day-ILPJ Poulin RPForearm, Strain, left
Probable starters
Red Sox3rd in AL East
Chris Sale SP
Probable starter · 6-5, 4.30 ERA, 125 K, 1.13 WHIP
Lineup
- 1Rob RefsnyderCF
- 2Rafael Devers3B
- 3Trevor StoryDH
- 4Adam DuvallRF
- 5Masataka YoshidaLF
- 6Pablo ReyesSS
- 7Triston Casas1B
- 8Connor WongC
- 9Luis Urias2B
Nationals4th in NL East
Patrick Corbin SP
Probable starter · 10-15, 5.20 ERA, 124 K, 1.48 WHIP
Lineup
- 1Lane ThomasRF
- 2Joey Meneses1B
- 3Keibert RuizDH
- 4Stone GarrettLF
- 5Riley AdamsC
- 6Michael Chavis2B
- 7Ildemaro Vargas3B
- 8Alex CallCF
- 9Jeter DownsSS
The series
WSH wins series 2-1
Last meeting: Nationals 6, Red Sox 2 (Aug 16)
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Game info
- Venue
- Nationals Park, Washington, District of Columbia · Attendance 25,445
- Officials
- Mark Wegner (Home Plate Umpire), Alex Mackay (First Base Umpire), Bruce Dreckman (Second Base Umpire), Stu Scheurwater (Third Base Umpire)
Injuries, starters, headlines and game info from ESPN. Headlines open on ESPN.
