Major League Baseball

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Washington Nationals 3
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Boston Red Sox 5
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Match Report

Bogaerts' 3-run HR and bullpen carry Red Sox past Nats, 5-3

Xander Bogaerts hit an early three-run homer and Boston's bullpen finished with 6 2/3 scoreless innings, lifting the Red Sox over the Washington Nationals 5-3 Saturday.

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Top Performers

WSH

  • Juan Soto LF H-AB 1-5 · AB 5 · R 1
  • Trea Turner SS H-AB 5-5 · AB 5 · R 1
  • Howie Kendrick DH H-AB 1-4 · AB 4 · R 1
  • Josh Harrison 3B H-AB 0-1 · AB 1 · R 0

BOS

  • Mitch Moreland DH H-AB 0-4 · AB 4 · R 0
  • Xander Bogaerts SS H-AB 3-4 · AB 4 · R 1
  • Alex Verdugo LF H-AB 2-4 · AB 4 · R 1
  • Kevin Pillar CF H-AB 2-3 · AB 3 · R 2

Head to Head

BOS wins series 2-1

Injuries

Boston Red Sox

  • Caleb Durbin Out
  • Garrett Whitlock Out
  • Roman Anthony Out
  • Tyron Guerrero Out
  • Romy Gonzalez Day-To-Day

Washington Nationals

  • Matt Waldron 60-Day-IL
  • Drew Millas 60-Day-IL
  • PJ Poulin 60-Day-IL
  • Ken Waldichuk 60-Day-IL
  • Mitchell Parker 60-Day-IL

Lineups

Confirmed

BOS

  1. Alex VerdugoLF27
  2. Rafael Devers3B16
  3. J.D. MartinezDH28
  4. Xander BogaertsSS2
  5. Mitch Moreland1B18
  6. Christian VazquezC2
  7. Kevin PillarRF1
  8. Jackie Bradley Jr.CF41
  9. Michael Chavis2B66

WSH

  1. Trea TurnerSS7
  2. Juan SotoLF22
  3. Howie KendrickDH47
  4. Asdrubal Cabrera3B3
  5. Adam EatonRF9
  6. Kurt SuzukiC24
  7. Luis Garcia Jr.2B26
  8. Eric Thames1B9
  9. Victor RoblesCF10

Substitutes

  1. Josh Harrison2B4
  2. Brock HoltPH17

Play by Play

  1. Foul Ball 3-5

    Pitch 6 : Strike 2 Foul

    32147 9th Inning
  2. Foul Ball 3-5

    Pitch 4 : Strike 2 Foul

    32147 9th Inning
  3. Foul Ball 3-5

    Pitch 4 : Strike 2 Foul

    36543 8th Inning
  4. Foul Ball 3-5

    Pitch 5 : Strike 2 Foul

    36543 8th Inning
  5. Foul Ball 3-5

    Pitch 2 : Strike 1 Foul

    36543 8th Inning
  6. Foul Ball 3-5

    Pitch 4 : Strike 2 Foul

    36543 8th Inning
  7. Foul Ball 3-5

    Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Foul

    30189 8th Inning
  8. Foul Ball 3-5

    Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Foul

    30189 8th Inning
  9. Foul Ball 3-5

    Pitch 2 : Strike 1 Foul

    30189 8th Inning
  10. Foul Ball 3-5

    Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Foul

    32566 7th Inning
  11. Foul Ball 3-5

    Pitch 5 : Strike 2 Foul

    32566 7th Inning
  12. Foul Ball 3-5

    Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Foul

    32566 7th Inning
  13. Foul Ball 3-5

    Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Foul

    34936 6th Inning
  14. Foul Ball 3-5

    Pitch 2 : Strike 1 Foul

    34936 6th Inning
  15. Foul Ball 3-5

    Pitch 4 : Strike 2 Foul

    6472 5th Inning
  16. Foul Ball 3-5

    Pitch 2 : Strike 2 Foul

    6472 5th Inning
  17. Foul Ball 3-5

    Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Foul

    6472 5th Inning
  18. Foul Ball 3-5

    Pitch 6 : Strike 2 Foul

    6472 5th Inning
  19. Foul Ball 3-5

    Pitch 5 : Strike 2 Foul

    6472 5th Inning
  20. Foul Ball 3-5

    Pitch 3 : Strike 1 Foul

    6472 5th Inning
  21. Foul Ball 3-5

    Pitch 4 : Strike 2 Foul

    6472 5th Inning
  22. Foul Ball 3-5

    Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Foul

    6472 5th Inning
  23. Foul Ball 3-5

    Pitch 6 : Strike 2 Foul

    31722 5th Inning
  24. Foul Ball 3-5

    Pitch 5 : Strike 2 Foul

    31722 5th Inning
  25. Foul Ball 3-5

    Pitch 4 : Strike 2 Foul

    31722 5th Inning
  26. Foul Ball 3-5

    Pitch 2 : Strike 2 Foul

    31722 5th Inning
  27. Foul Out 3-5

    Pitch 1 : Ball In Play

    38104 5th Inning
  28. Foul Ball 3-5

    Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Foul

    38104 5th Inning
  29. End Batter/Pitcher 3-5
    6472 4th Inning
  30. Play Result 3-5

    Pillar homered to left center (435 feet).

    6472 4th Inning
  31. Home Run 3-5

    Pitch 2 : Ball In Play

    6472 4th Inning
  32. Strike Looking 3-5

    Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Looking

    6472 4th Inning
  33. Foul Ball 3-4

    Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Foul

    38104 4th Inning
  34. Foul Ball 3-4

    Pitch 2 : Strike 2 Foul

    38104 4th Inning
  35. Foul Ball 3-4

    Pitch 4 : Strike 1 Foul

    38104 4th Inning
  36. Foul Ball 3-4

    Pitch 2 : Strike 2 Foul

    38104 4th Inning
  37. Foul Ball 3-4

    Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Foul

    38104 4th Inning
  38. Foul Ball 3-4

    Pitch 2 : Strike 1 Foul

    38104 4th Inning
  39. Foul Ball 3-4

    Pitch 5 : Strike 2 Foul

    6472 3rd Inning
  40. Foul Ball 3-4

    Pitch 4 : Strike 2 Foul

    6472 3rd Inning
  41. Foul Ball 3-4

    Pitch 5 : Strike 2 Foul

    6472 3rd Inning
  42. Bunted Foul 3-4

    Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Bunted Foul

    6472 3rd Inning
  43. Foul Ball 3-4

    Pitch 2 : Strike 2 Foul

    40502 3rd Inning
  44. Foul Ball 3-4

    Pitch 7 : Strike 2 Foul

    40502 3rd Inning
  45. Foul Ball 3-4

    Pitch 5 : Strike 2 Foul

    40502 3rd Inning
  46. Foul Ball 3-4

    Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Foul

    40502 3rd Inning
  47. Foul Ball 3-4

    Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Foul

    37224 3rd Inning
  48. Foul Ball 3-4

    Pitch 2 : Strike 2 Foul

    37224 3rd Inning
  49. Foul Ball 3-4

    Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Foul

    37224 3rd Inning
  50. End Batter/Pitcher 3-4
    37224 3rd Inning
  51. Play Result 3-4

    Eaton singled to right center, Kendrick scored, Cabrera to second.

    37224 3rd Inning
  52. Single 3-4

    Pitch 5 : Ball In Play

    37224 3rd Inning
  53. Foul Ball 3-4

    Pitch 4 : Strike 2 Foul

    37224 3rd Inning
  54. Ball 3-4

    Pitch 3 : Ball 2

    37224 3rd Inning
  55. Strike Swinging 3-4

    Pitch 2 : Strike 1 Swinging

    37224 3rd Inning
  56. Ball 3-4

    Pitch 1 : Ball 1

    37224 3rd Inning
  57. Foul Ball 2-4

    Pitch 9 : Strike 2 Foul

    37224 3rd Inning
  58. Foul Ball 2-4

    Pitch 7 : Strike 2 Foul

    37224 3rd Inning
  59. Foul Ball 2-4

    Pitch 6 : Strike 2 Foul

    37224 3rd Inning
  60. Foul Ball 2-4

    Pitch 5 : Strike 2 Foul

    37224 3rd Inning
  1. End Batter/Pitcher 3-5
    32147 9th Inning
  2. Play Result 3-5

    Thames grounded out to second.

    32147 9th Inning
  3. Ground Out 3-5

    Pitch 7 : Ball In Play

    32147 9th Inning
  4. Foul Ball 3-5

    Pitch 6 : Strike 2 Foul

    32147 9th Inning
  5. Ball 3-5

    Pitch 5 : Ball 3

    32147 9th Inning
  6. Strike Looking 3-5

    Pitch 4 : Strike 2 Looking

    32147 9th Inning
  7. Strike Looking 3-5

    Pitch 3 : Strike 1 Looking

    32147 9th Inning
  8. Ball 3-5

    Pitch 2 : Ball 2

    32147 9th Inning
  9. Ball 3-5

    Pitch 1 : Ball 1

    32147 9th Inning
  10. Start Batter/Pitcher 3-5

    Matt Barnes pitches to Eric Thames

    32147 9th Inning
  11. Play Result 3-5

    Holt at second base.

    9th Inning
  12. End Batter/Pitcher 3-5
    32147 9th Inning
  13. Play Result 3-5

    Holt struck out swinging.

    32147 9th Inning
  14. Strike Swinging 3-5

    Pitch 3 : Strike 3 Swinging

    32147 9th Inning
  15. Strike Swinging 3-5

    Pitch 2 : Strike 2 Swinging

    32147 9th Inning
  16. Strike Looking 3-5

    Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Looking

    32147 9th Inning
  17. Start Batter/Pitcher 3-5

    Matt Barnes pitches to Brock Holt

    32147 9th Inning
  18. Play Result 3-5

    Holt hit for Harrison

    9th Inning
  19. End Batter/Pitcher 3-5
    32147 9th Inning
  20. Play Result 3-5

    Suzuki walked.

    32147 9th Inning
  21. Ball 3-5

    Pitch 6 : Ball 4

    32147 9th Inning
  22. Ball 3-5

    Pitch 5 : Ball 3

    32147 9th Inning
  23. Strike Swinging 3-5

    Pitch 4 : Strike 2 Swinging

    32147 9th Inning
  24. Ball 3-5

    Pitch 3 : Ball 2

    32147 9th Inning
  25. Strike Looking 3-5

    Pitch 2 : Strike 1 Looking

    32147 9th Inning
  26. Ball 3-5

    Pitch 1 : Ball 1

    32147 9th Inning
  27. Start Batter/Pitcher 3-5

    Matt Barnes pitches to Kurt Suzuki

    32147 9th Inning
  28. End Batter/Pitcher 3-5
    32147 9th Inning
  29. Play Result 3-5

    Eaton grounded out to shortstop.

    32147 9th Inning
  30. Ground Out 3-5

    Pitch 5 : Ball In Play

    32147 9th Inning
  31. Foul Ball 3-5

    Pitch 4 : Strike 2 Foul

    32147 9th Inning
  32. Strike Swinging 3-5

    Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Swinging

    32147 9th Inning
  33. Strike Swinging 3-5

    Pitch 2 : Strike 1 Swinging

    32147 9th Inning
  34. Ball 3-5

    Pitch 1 : Ball 1

    32147 9th Inning
  35. Start Batter/Pitcher 3-5

    Matt Barnes pitches to Adam Eaton

    32147 9th Inning
  36. Play Result 3-5

    Barnes relieved Brasier

    32147 9th Inning
  37. Start Inning 3-5

    Top of the 9th inning

    9th Inning
  38. End Inning 3-5

    End of the 8th inning

    8th Inning
  39. End Batter/Pitcher 3-5
    36543 8th Inning
  40. Play Result 3-5

    Moreland struck out swinging.

    36543 8th Inning

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