The Red Sox (45-45) routed the Washington Nationals for the 2nd straight day and clinched a series win with a 10-3 win on Saturday afternoon in our nation's capital.  The Sox have won 5 of 7 and are at .500 for the 16th time this season. The Sox have outscored the Nationals, 21-5, over the 1st 2 games of the series. The Sox will go for their 3rd series sweep of the season, and 1st on the road, on Sunday.   

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Sox at the Dish: The Sox led 2-0 4 hitters into the game against Mitchell Parker and the Nationals.  Romy Gonzalez & Rob Refsnyder delivered with RBI Doubles. The Red Sox sent 11 hitters to the plate in the 3rd inning and scored 7 runs, 5 of the 7 came with 2 outs. Jarren Duran knocked in a pair of runs with a 2-out Triple, his 10th Triple of the season. Ceddanne Rafaela followed with a 2-run Home Run, his 10th. Romy Gonzalez had 3 hits (2 Doubles) in his 1st 3 at-bats including 2 hits in the Sox big 3rd Inning.  Trevor Story collected a Single in the 3rd Inning to extend his hit streak to (7) in a row. Story has collected 13 hits (10 RBIs) during his current hit streak. 

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Sticking with Walker: Walker Buehler was much better than his previous handful of starts on Saturday and he notched his 6th win of the season and 1st since June 11 at home against the Tampa Bay Rays. Buehler allowed 3 runs (2 ER) on 8 hits over 5.0+ Innings. He walked no one and struck out 2. Buehler also ended a streak of allowing at least 1 Home Run in 7 straight starts.  The Sox are 8-7 in Buehler's 15 outings.    

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#'s of the DAY: The Sox have scored 5 or more runs 8 times over their last 14 Games and 10 or more runs 4 times over their last 7 Games. Rafaela has 8 extra-base hits (6 Doubles & 2 Home Runs) over his last 7 Games and has hit safely in 7 of his last 8 Games.  The Red Sox had 7 more extra-base hits in Saturday's win and have 43 extra-base hits over the last 7 Games. The Red Sox are (13-10) in inter-league play. The Sox were 49-41 thru their 1st 90 Games in 2024.    

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What's On Tap?: The Sox and Nationals wrap up their only series of the season Sunday afternoon.  Garrett Crochet is set to start in the finale on Sunday. The Sox wrap up the final week before the All-Star break with 3 against the Colorado Rockies and 4 against the Tampa Bay Rays.   

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