The game was effectively decided before Boston's offense found any footing. Washington scored two runs in the first inning, five more in the fourth, and three in the seventh, rolling to a 10-2 victory at Fenway Park on Wednesday night in front of 32,574.
Andrew Alvarez set the tone on the mound. The right-hander worked 4.2 innings, allowing 2 hits, 1 walk, and striking out 6 without surrendering a run. He picked up his second win of the season against one loss, carrying a 3.05 ERA.
Washington's offense supplied the margin early and often. Andres Chaparro opened the scoring in the first, homering to left center — a 396-foot shot — with Curtis Mead scoring ahead of him to make it 2-0. In the fourth, Nasim Nunez added a solo home run to left center, then García Jr. singled to left to score Millas and Wood, pushing the lead to 5-0. Mead scored on a Daylen Lile groundout, and Jacob Young doubled to left to score García Jr., capping a five-run inning. James Wood put the game out of reach in the seventh, homering to left center — 393 feet — with Young and Millas scoring ahead of him to make it 10-0. Wood finished 2-for-4 with a homer, 3 RBI, and 2 walks on the night; he entered the game hitting .265 with 22 home runs and 55 RBI on the season.
Payton Tolle absorbed the loss for Boston, lasting just 3.0 innings. He allowed 7 hits and 6 runs — all earned — while walking 3 and striking out 5 on 76 pitches. Tolle fell to 4-6 on the season with a 3.63 ERA. Boston managed only cosmetic damage in the eighth, when Rafaela scored on a Caleb Durbin walk and Contreras scored on a Nate Eaton fielder's choice, accounting for the final 10-2 margin.
Washington moved to 43-43 on the season. Boston, despite entering the game on a five-game winning streak, fell to 37-46.