BOS 7, WSH 5 | Oct 3, 2021 | The Best Box Score

Sunday, October 3, 2021•Nationals Park•85°F, Sunny

BOS

Red Sox

WSH

Nationals

Final

WIN

Eduardo Rodriguez

LOSS

Kyle Finnegan

SAVE

Nick Pivetta

The Red Sox defeated the Nationals 7-5.

★Alex Verdugo3-for-5, 2 RBI

★Rafael Devers2 HR, 4 RBI

Key Moment

Top 9: Rafael Devers homers (38) on a line drive to center field. Kyle Schwarber scores.

Weather: 85°F, SunnyWind: 4 mph, Out To CFFirst pitch: 7:05 PM UTCT: 3:46Att: 33,986Venue: Nationals Park

Ump Audit

Fieldin Culbreth

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92.3%B

14 missed calls

+3.6% BOS

+0.21 runs WSH

Win Probability

WSH WinBOS Win

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
BOS	0	0	0	1	0	1	3	0	2	7	13	0
WSH	0	1	1	0	3	0	0	0

Game 632234 • Sources: MLB + Statcast

Batting

Boston Red Sox

Away

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG/OBP/SLG	maxEV	xBA	xwOBA
Enrique HernándezCF	5	0	1	0	0	3	.250/.337/.449	98.3	.658	.615
Kyle Schwarber1B	3	2	1	0	2	0	.266/.374/.554	104.6	.225	.205
Xander BogaertsSS	5	1	1	0	0	2	.295/.370/.493	109.9	.363	.330
Rafael Devers3B	5	3	4	4	0	1	.279/.352/.538	113.4	.737	.1190
Jose Iglesias2B	3	1	2	0	0	0	.271/.309/.391	101.4	.330	.300
Alex VerdugoLF	5	0	3	2	0	2	.289/.351/.426	107.2	.374	.462
Hunter RenfroeRF	5	0	0	0	0	2	.259/.315/.501	93.8	.088	.107
Christian VázquezC	4	0	1	1	0	0	.258/.308/.352	103.1	.173	.183
Nick PivettaP	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Bench
J.D. MartinezRF	1	0	0	0	0	1	.286/.349/.518	99.5	-	-
Chris SaleP	1	0	0	0	0	1	.000/.000/.000
Totals	39	7	13	7	3	13	-	-	-	-

HR:Devers (4th off Adon, 0 on, 0 out); Devers (9th off Finnegan, 1 on, 1 out)

2B:Verdugo

TB:20

RBI:Verdugo 2; Devers 4; Vázquez

GIDP:Bogaerts

Team LOB:9

Washington Nationals

Home

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG/OBP/SLG	maxEV	xBA	xwOBA
Lane ThomasCF	4	1	0	0	1	1	.235/.341/.412	101.7	.109

Pitching

Boston Red Sox

Away

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	P-S	Velo	ERA
Chris Sale	2.1	4	2	2	3	7	62-37	86.7	3.16
Hirokazu Sawamura	1.2	1	0	0	0	1	15-9	94.7	3.06
Garrett Richards	1.0	2	3	3	2	1	27-16	90.9	4.87
Martín Pérez	1.0	0	0	0	1	0	15-8	90.4	4.74
Garrett Whitlock	1.0	0	0	0	0	2	10-7	92.4	1.96
Eduardo RodriguezW	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	8-6	88.6	4.74
Nick PivettaS	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	14-10	92.3	4.53
Totals	9.0	7	5	5	6	13	151-93	-	-

IBB:Sale; Richards

Inherited runners-scored:Sawamura 3-0

Pitches-strikes:Sale 62-37; Sawamura 15-9; Richards 27-16; Pérez 15-8; Whitlock 10-7; Rodriguez 8-6; Pivetta 14-10

Groundouts-flyouts:Sale 0-0; Sawamura 3-0; Richards 2-0; Pérez 0-3; Whitlock 1-0; Rodriguez 0-2; Pivetta 1-1

Washington Nationals

Home

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	P-S	Velo	ERA
Joan Adon	5.1	6	2	2	3	9	1	94-57	89.6	3.38

Game Notes

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T6Replay review: Nationals challenged (force play), call on the field was upheld: Christian Vazquez singles on a sharp ground ball to second baseman Jordy Mercer. Jose Iglesias scores. Alex Verdugo to 2nd.

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T5Wild pitch by Joan Adon

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B5Passed ball

Bot 2 • WSH

0-1

Jordy Mercer doubles (7) on a line drive to left fielder Alex Verdugo. Josh Bell scores.

EV: 97.8 mph341 ftLA: 20°

Bot 3 • WSH

0-2

Ryan Zimmerman walks. Lane Thomas scores. Alcides Escobar to 3rd. Josh Bell to 2nd.

Top 4 • BOS

1-2

Rafael Devers homers (37) on a fly ball to center field.

EV: 111.2 mph💣 432 ftLA: 22°

Bot 5 • WSH

1-3

Jordy Mercer grounds out softly, pitcher Garrett Richards to first baseman Kyle Schwarber. Alcides Escobar scores. Juan Soto to 3rd. Josh Bell to 2nd.

EV: 59.6 mph4 ftLA: -55°

1-5

Alex Avila doubles (9) on a ground ball to right fielder J. D. Martinez. Juan Soto scores. Josh Bell scores.

EV: 96.3 mph108 ftLA: 7°

Top 6 • BOS

2-5

Nationals challenged (force play), call on the field was upheld: Christian Vazquez singles on a sharp ground ball to second baseman Jordy Mercer. Jose Iglesias scores. Alex Verdugo to 2nd.

EV: 103.1 mph5 ftLA: -28°

Top 7 • BOS

5-5

Alex Verdugo doubles (32) on a sharp line drive to center fielder Lane Thomas. Xander Bogaerts scores. Rafael Devers scores.

EV: 107.2 mph358 ftLA: 18°

3-5

Rafael Devers singles on a sharp ground ball to center fielder Lane Thomas. Kyle Schwarber scores. Xander Bogaerts to 3rd.

EV: 109.2 mph112 ftLA: 4°

Top 9 • BOS

7-5

Rafael Devers homers (38) on a line drive to center field. Kyle Schwarber scores.

EV: 113.4 mph💣 447 ftLA: 19°

WP:Adon

HBP:Martinez (by Adon)

Inherited runners-scored:Murphy 2-1; Machado 1-0

Pitches-strikes:Adon 94-57; Murphy 7-6; Fedde 22-14; Machado 22-15; Finnegan 12-7; Romero 11-8

Groundouts-flyouts:Adon 4-1; Murphy 0-1; Fedde 0-1; Machado 2-2; Finnegan 1-0; Romero 1-0

Bench
Ryan Zimmerman1B	3	0	0	1	1	2	.243/.286/.471	107.1	.488	.464
Alex AvilaC	4	0	1	2	0	1	.191/.345/.348	96.3	.209	.196
Joan AdonP	2	0	0	0	0	2	.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Gerardo ParraPH	1	0	0	0	0	0	.237/.292/.351	82.2	.066	.069
Riley AdamsPH	1	0	0	0	0	1	.222/.358/.384	-	-	-