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Boston Red Sox 7
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Washington Nationals 10
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Match Report

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.

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Top Performers

BOS

  • Masataka Yoshida DH H-AB 2-4 · AB 4 · R 0
  • Jarren Duran LF H-AB 1-1 · AB 1 · R 0
  • Rafael Devers 1B H-AB 1-5 · AB 5 · R 1
  • Triston Casas 1B H-AB 1-3 · AB 3 · R 2

WSH

  • Jeter Downs 2B H-AB 1-1 · AB 1 · R 3
  • Riley Adams C H-AB 2-5 · AB 5 · R 0
  • Lane Thomas LF H-AB 0-4 · AB 4 · R 1
  • Stone Garrett RF H-AB 2-4 · AB 4 · R 1

Head to Head

WSH wins series 2-1

Injuries

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

Boston Red Sox

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

Lineups

Confirmed

WSH

  1. Lane ThomasRF20
  2. Joey Meneses1B13
  3. Keibert RuizDH20
  4. Stone GarrettLF36
  5. Riley AdamsC15
  6. Michael Chavis2B66
  7. Ildemaro Vargas3B6
  8. Alex CallCF12
  9. Jeter DownsSS70

Substitutes

  1. Dominic Smith1B8
  2. CJ AbramsSS5

BOS

  1. Rob RefsnyderCF30
  2. Rafael Devers3B16
  3. Trevor StoryDH10
  4. Adam DuvallRF14
  5. Masataka YoshidaLF7
  6. Pablo ReyesSS26
  7. Triston Casas1B36
  8. Connor WongC12
  9. Luis Urias2B48

Substitutes

  1. Reese McGuirePH30
  2. Alex VerdugoPH27
  3. Jarren DuranPH16

Play by Play

  1. Foul Ball 7-10

    Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Foul

    36543 9th Inning
  2. Foul Ball 7-10

    Pitch 2 : Strike 1 Foul

    36543 9th Inning
  3. End Batter/Pitcher 7-10
    41564 8th Inning
  4. Play Result 7-10

    Garrett singled to right, Abrams scored, Ruiz to second.

    41564 8th Inning
  5. Single 7-10

    Pitch 2 : Ball In Play

    41564 8th Inning
  6. Ball 7-9

    Pitch 1 : Ball 1

    41564 8th Inning
  7. Foul Ball 7-9

    Pitch 3 : Strike 1 Foul

    41564 8th Inning
  8. Foul Ball 7-9

    Pitch 6 : Strike 2 Foul

    33191 8th Inning
  9. Foul Ball 7-9

    Pitch 4 : Strike 2 Foul

    33191 8th Inning
  10. Foul Out 7-9

    Pitch 4 : Ball In Play

    33191 8th Inning
  11. Foul Ball 7-9

    Pitch 4 : Strike 2 Foul

    33191 8th Inning
  12. Foul Out 7-9

    Pitch 4 : Ball In Play

    41564 7th Inning
  13. Foul Ball 7-9

    Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Foul

    41564 7th Inning
  14. Foul Ball 7-9

    Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Foul

    41564 7th Inning
  15. Foul Ball 7-9

    Pitch 5 : Strike 2 Foul

    39776 7th Inning
  16. End Batter/Pitcher 7-9
    5125167 7th Inning
  17. Play Result 7-9

    Devers homered to right center (453 feet), Refsnyder scored.

    5125167 7th Inning
  18. Home Run 7-9

    Pitch 1 : Ball In Play

    5125167 7th Inning
  19. End Batter/Pitcher 5-9
    5125167 7th Inning
  20. Play Result 5-9

    Urías homered to center (401 feet), Duvall scored, Reyes scored and Casas scored.

    5125167 7th Inning
  21. Home Run 5-9

    Pitch 3 : Ball In Play

    5125167 7th Inning
  22. Ball 1-9

    Pitch 2 : Ball 1

    5125167 7th Inning
  23. Strike Looking 1-9

    Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Looking

    5125167 7th Inning
  24. Foul Ball 1-9

    Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Foul

    5125167 7th Inning
  25. Foul Ball 1-9

    Pitch 4 : Strike 2 Foul

    4084958 6th Inning
  26. End Batter/Pitcher 1-9
    4084958 6th Inning
  27. Play Result 1-9

    Garrett hit sacrifice fly to center, Meneses scored, Ruiz to second.

    4084958 6th Inning
  28. Sacrifice Fly 1-9

    Pitch 4 : Ball In Play

    4084958 6th Inning
  29. Foul Ball 1-8

    Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Foul

    4084958 6th Inning
  30. Foul Ball 1-8

    Pitch 2 : Strike 2 Foul

    4084958 6th Inning
  31. Strike Swinging 1-8

    Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Swinging

    4084958 6th Inning
  32. Foul Ball 1-8

    Pitch 2 : Strike 1 Foul

    4084958 6th Inning
  33. End Batter/Pitcher 1-8
    4084958 6th Inning
  34. Play Result 1-8

    Meneses doubled to left, Thomas scored and Downs scored.

    4084958 6th Inning
  35. Double 1-8

    Pitch 3 : Ball In Play

    4084958 6th Inning
  36. Foul Ball 1-6

    Pitch 2 : Strike 2 Foul

    4084958 6th Inning
  37. Strike Looking 1-6

    Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Looking

    4084958 6th Inning
  38. Foul Ball 1-6

    Pitch 2 : Strike 1 Foul

    4084958 6th Inning
  39. Foul Ball 1-6

    Pitch 2 : Strike 1 Foul

    31313 6th Inning
  40. Foul Ball 1-6

    Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Foul

    4713488 5th Inning
  41. End Batter/Pitcher 1-6
    4713488 5th Inning
  42. Play Result 1-6

    Adams singled to left, Ruiz scored and Garrett scored.

    4713488 5th Inning
  43. Single 1-6

    Pitch 3 : Ball In Play

    4713488 5th Inning
  44. Foul Ball 1-4

    Pitch 2 : Strike 1 Foul

    4713488 5th Inning
  45. Ball 1-4

    Pitch 1 : Ball 1

    4713488 5th Inning
  46. End Batter/Pitcher 1-4
    4713488 5th Inning
  47. Play Result 1-4

    Garrett doubled to center, Meneses scored, Ruiz to third.

    4713488 5th Inning
  48. Double 1-4

    Pitch 2 : Ball In Play

    4713488 5th Inning
  49. Ball 1-3

    Pitch 1 : Ball 1

    4713488 5th Inning
  50. Foul Ball 1-3

    Pitch 7 : Strike 2 Foul

    4713488 5th Inning
  51. Foul Ball 1-3

    Pitch 5 : Strike 2 Foul

    4713488 5th Inning
  52. Foul Ball 1-3

    Pitch 4 : Strike 2 Foul

    4713488 5th Inning
  53. End Batter/Pitcher 1-3
    4713488 5th Inning
  54. Play Result 1-3

    Meneses doubled to center, Call scored and Downs scored.

    4713488 5th Inning
  55. Double 1-3

    Pitch 2 : Ball In Play

    4713488 5th Inning
  56. Ball 1-1

    Pitch 1 : Ball 1

    4713488 5th Inning
  57. Foul Ball 1-1

    Pitch 5 : Strike 2 Foul

    30948 5th Inning
  58. Foul Ball 1-1

    Pitch 2 : Strike 1 Foul

    30948 5th Inning
  59. Foul Ball 1-1

    Pitch 7 : Strike 2 Foul

    31313 5th Inning
  60. Foul Ball 1-1

    Pitch 6 : Strike 2 Foul

    31313 5th Inning
  1. End Batter/Pitcher 7-10
    36543 9th Inning
  2. Play Result 7-10

    Story lined out to second.

    36543 9th Inning
  3. Line Out 7-10

    Pitch 1 : Ball In Play

    36543 9th Inning
  4. Start Batter/Pitcher 7-10

    Kyle Finnegan pitches to Trevor Story

    36543 9th Inning
  5. End Batter/Pitcher 7-10
    36543 9th Inning
  6. Play Result 7-10

    Devers struck out swinging.

    36543 9th Inning
  7. Strike Swinging 7-10

    Pitch 5 : Strike 3 Swinging

    36543 9th Inning
  8. Ball 7-10

    Pitch 4 : Ball 2

    36543 9th Inning
  9. Foul Ball 7-10

    Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Foul

    36543 9th Inning
  10. Foul Ball 7-10

    Pitch 2 : Strike 1 Foul

    36543 9th Inning
  11. Ball 7-10

    Pitch 1 : Ball 1

    36543 9th Inning
  12. Start Batter/Pitcher 7-10

    Kyle Finnegan pitches to Rafael Devers

    36543 9th Inning
  13. End Batter/Pitcher 7-10
    36543 9th Inning
  14. Play Result 7-10

    McGuire grounded out to shortstop.

    36543 9th Inning
  15. Ground Out 7-10

    Pitch 1 : Ball In Play

    36543 9th Inning
  16. Start Batter/Pitcher 7-10

    Kyle Finnegan pitches to Reese McGuire

    36543 9th Inning
  17. Play Result 7-10

    McGuire hit for Refsnyder

    9th Inning
  18. End Batter/Pitcher 7-10
    36543 9th Inning
  19. Play Result 7-10

    Duran doubled to left, Verdugo to third.

    36543 9th Inning
  20. Double 7-10

    Pitch 1 : Ball In Play

    36543 9th Inning
  21. Start Batter/Pitcher 7-10

    Kyle Finnegan pitches to Jarren Duran

    36543 9th Inning
  22. Play Result 7-10

    Duran hit for Urías

    9th Inning
  23. End Batter/Pitcher 7-10
    36543 9th Inning
  24. Play Result 7-10

    Verdugo singled to center.

    36543 9th Inning
  25. Single 7-10

    Pitch 3 : Ball In Play

    36543 9th Inning
  26. Ball 7-10

    Pitch 2 : Ball 2

    36543 9th Inning
  27. Ball 7-10

    Pitch 1 : Ball 1

    36543 9th Inning
  28. Start Batter/Pitcher 7-10

    Kyle Finnegan pitches to Alex Verdugo

    36543 9th Inning
  29. Play Result 7-10

    Finnegan relieved Harvey

    36543 9th Inning
  30. Play Result 7-10

    Abrams at shortstop.

    9th Inning
  31. Play Result 7-10

    Verdugo hit for Wong

    9th Inning
  32. Play Result 7-10

    Smith at first base.

    9th Inning
  33. Start Inning 7-10

    Top of the 9th inning

    9th Inning
  34. End Inning 7-10

    End of the 8th inning

    8th Inning
  35. End Batter/Pitcher 7-10
    41564 8th Inning
  36. Play Result 7-10

    Adams grounded into fielder's choice to second, Garrett out at second.

    41564 8th Inning
  37. Batters Fielders Choice - Runner Out 7-10

    Pitch 1 : Ball In Play

    41564 8th Inning
  38. Start Batter/Pitcher 7-10

    Mauricio Llovera pitches to Riley Adams

    41564 8th Inning
  39. End Batter/Pitcher 7-10
    41564 8th Inning
  40. Play Result 7-10

    Garrett singled to right, Abrams scored, Ruiz to second.

    41564 8th Inning

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