The Sox wasted no time getting to Parker in the top of the first as Brady House booted a grounder by Nate Eaton to start. Romy Gonzalez doubled to left to score Eaton just like that. Roman Anthony grounded out to second to move Gonzalez to third and Rob Refsnyder doubled to left to score Romy. Carlos Narvaez walked but Trevor Story flied out to right to move Refsnyder to third. Jarren Duran flied out to center to end the inning with the Sox up 2-0.
Buehler got the ball in the bottom of the first and CJ Abrams flied out to center to start. James Wood grounded out to second and Luis Garcia Jr was retired on a nubber in front of the plate to end the inning.
Abraham "El" Toro struck out swinging to start the top of the second and Ceddanne Rafaela popped up to third. Eaton struck out swinging to end the inning. Nathaniel Lowe lined out to second to start the bottom of the second but Josh Bell got a base hit to right. House got a base hit to right but Daylen Lile flied out to left. Keibert Ruiz flied out to left to end the inning.
The Sox exploded in the top of the third as Gonzalez doubled to left to start. Anthony got a base hit to right to score Gonzalez but Refsnyder forced Roman at second. Narvaez flied out to center but Story got a base hit to center. Duran tripled into the right field corner to clear the bases and Parker booted a grounder by Toro for an error to score Jarren. Rafaela put the exclamation point on with his 10th home run of the season to ice the game. Eaton doubled down the first base line and Gonzalez got a base hit to right to score Eaton. Anthony grounded out to second to end the inning with the Sox up 9-0.
The Nationals answered in the bottom of the third as Jacob Young hit one up the elevator shaft to start. Abrams got a base hit to right and Wood hit a routine grounder to first....booted by Toro. Gonzalez picked the ball up and threw it into the centerfield bleachers for an error to move Abrams to third. Garcia Jr hit a grounder to first where Toro stepped on the bag, but Wood smartly got in a rundown to score Abrams before being tagged out to end the inning. The Nationals were down 9-1.
Garcia gets no rbi.
Refsnyder lined out to left to start the top of the fourth and Narvaez hit one up the elevator shaft. Story lined out to right to end the inning. Lowe got a base hit to right to start the bottom of the fourth and Bell got a base hit to right. House took strike three and Lile got a base hit to center to load the bases. Ruiz beat out a double play ball to score Lowe but Young lined out to right to end the inning with the Nationals down 9-2.
Ruiz drives in a run
Duran popped up to second to start the top of the fifth and El Toro lined out to second. Rafaela also popped up to second to end the inning. Abrams struck out swinging to open the bottom of the fifth and Wood grounded out to short. Garcia Jr grounded out to second to end the inning.
Eaton took strike three to start the top of the sixth and Gonzalez did the same. Anthony got a base hit to right but Refsnyder flied out to right to end the inning. The Nationals finished off Buehler in the bottom of the sixth as Lowe tripled off the glove of Rafaela to start. Bell got a base hit to right to score Lowe and chase Buehler after allowing 3 runs in 5 plus innings.
Greg Weissert came in to pitch and House flied out to center before Lile flied out to left. Ruiz got a base hit to center but Young flied out to center to end the inning with the Nationals down 9-3.
Ryan Loutos came in to pitch the top of the seventh and Narvaez grounded out to third to start. Story grounded out to third and Duran struck out swinging to end the inning. Brennan Bernardino came in to pitch the bottom of the seventh and Abrams grounded back to the mound to start. Wood grounded out to short and Garcia grounded out to second to end the inning.
Eduardo Salazar came in to pitch the top of the eighth and Lowe booted a grounder by Toro to start. Rafaela doubled to right to score Toro but was thrown out at third trying to stretch a triple. Eaton struck out swinging and Gonzalez grounded out to second to end the inning with the Sox up 10-3.
Sox get another run
Marcelo Mayer took over for Rafaela to start the bottom of the eighth and Lowe took strike three to start. Bell grounded back to the mound and House grounded out to second to end the inning.
Jackson Rutledge came in to pitch the top of the ninth and Anthony popped up to second to start. Refsnyder flied out to right and Narvaez grounded out to third to end the inning. Jorge Alcala came in to pitch the bottom of the ninth and Lile grounded out to short to start. Reuiz flied out to right and Young took strike three to end the game. The Sox had won it 10-3.
Sox win
Our Hero gets the Wally Head
Roman Anthony was 2 for 5 with an rbi.
Hero of The Night is Ceddanne Rafaela. He drove in 3 big runs including the 2 run home run to put the game out of reach.
The Good:
Romy Gonzalez was 3 for 5 with 2 rbis and 2 runs scored.
Roman Anthony was 2 for 5 with an rbi.
Greg Weissert pitched a scoreless sixth inning.
Brennan Bernardino tossed 2 scoreless innings.
Jorge Alcala pitched a scoreless ninth inning.
The Bad:
None
The Ugly:
Nate Eaton was just 1 for 5 with a hat trick of 3 strikeouts but scored 2 runs.
Rob Refsnyder was just 1 for 5 but drove in a run and scored a run.
Carlos Narvaez was 0 for 4 but drew a walk.
Trevor Story was just 1 for 4 but scored a run.
Jarren Duran was just 1 for 4 with a strikeout but drove in 2 runs and scored a run.
Abraham Toro was 0 for 4 with a strikeout and an error but scored 2 runs.
Walker Buehler got the win but allowed 3 runs in just 5 innings of work.
Honorable Mention:
Marcelo Mayer played third base in the final inning.
Final Thoughts:
Two games in a row the Sox offense pounded the Nationals and they needed it this time. Walker Buehler continued to struggle which forced the bullpen to pitch 4 innings but the bullpen held the fort this time. Rafaela is quickly becoming the successor to Devers as he took over this game. The Sox need SOMEONE to step up for the rest of the season and if its him, so be it. The bats have been feasting on the Nationals and its good to see the bullpen step up. The sad part is the Sox are perfectly mediocre but are only 3.5 games behind the New York Yankees. Nobody has really stood out this year compared to years past so the Sox definitely still have a chance this season. The win improved the Sox to 45-45, 6.5 games behind the Toronto Blue Jays for first place in the AL East. The Sox look to sweep the Nationals tomorrow afternoon when Garrett Crochet (8-4) takes on Shinnosuke Ogasawara of Washington. The game begins at 1:35 PM at Nationals Park.
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