It’s the conclusion of an interleague series on the diamond in the nation’s capital as a pair of teams on the wrong side of the playoff cut line meet in a matinee tilt. The Boston Red Sox are on the road as they finish up a three-game series with the Washington Nationals Thursday afternoon. In the opening game of the series Tuesday night, it was Boston earning a 5-4 victory to draw first blood in the series. Will the Red Sox clinch a series win on the road or will the Nationals defend their home turf on getaway day? This article was published prior to the conclusion of the middle game of the series at Nationals Park Wednesday night.
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Boston won their second straight and their fifth in the last six games as they took down the Nationals in the opening game of this set Tuesday night. The Red Sox improved to 63-56 on the season and stood fourth in the AL East, 10.5 games behind the Orioles for the top spot. They were three games behind the Blue Jays for the final wild card spot in the American League. On Tuesday, Boston got two hits from Triston Casas (two RBI) and Pablo Reyes (run) while Alex Verdugo led off the game with his ninth homer of the season. Nick Pivetta threw 4.1 innings, allowing four runs on seven hits with three walks and seven strikeouts, though he did not factor in the decision. John Schreiber (2-1) earned the win as he threw a scoreless inning, allowing no hits or walks while striking out two. Kenley Jansen worked a 1-2-3 ninth, striking out one, for his 28th save.
Chris Sale is on the mound for the Red Sox as he makes his 13th start of the season in this contest. He enters the game 5-2 with a 4.52 ERA, a 1.115 WHIP, 15 walks and 78 strikeouts over 63.2 innings of work on the year. Sale didn’t factor in the decision in his last start, which came Friday at home against the Tigers. He threw 4.2 innings, allowing two runs on one hit with no walks and seven strikeouts in a game the Red Sox went on to win 5-2. In his last three starts, Sale is 1-0 with a 2.70 ERA, a 0.90 WHIP, two walks and 16 strikeouts over 13.1 innings of work. Sale makes his fourth career appearance and second start against the Nationals in this contest. He has no record with a 5.06 ERA, a 1.50 WHIP, three walks and 10 strikeouts over 5.1 innings of work in those contests. Sale didn’t factor in the decision in his lone career outing at Nationals Park, which was a start on October 3, 2021. He threw 2.1 innings, allowing two runs on four hits with three walks and seven strikeouts in a game th e Red Sox won by a 7-5 count.