Story leads Red Sox against the Nationals after 4-hit performance
Washington; Saturday, 4:05 p.m. EDT
PITCHING PROBABLES: Red Sox: Walker Buehler (5-6, 6.45 ERA, 1.58 WHIP, 59 strikeouts); Nationals: Mitchell Parker (5-8, 4.73 ERA, 1.35 WHIP, 62 strikeouts)
BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Red Sox -110, Nationals -109; over/under is 9 1/2 runs
BOTTOM LINE: The Boston Red Sox play the Washington Nationals after Trevor Story's four-hit game on Friday.
Washington has a 37-51 record overall and an 18-26 record in home games. The Nationals have a 27-6 record in games when they have more hits than their opponents.
Boston has a 44-45 record overall and a 19-25 record in road games. The Red Sox are 22-12 in games when they did not allow a home run.
Saturday's game is the second time these teams square off this season.
TOP PERFORMERS: James Wood has 19 doubles and 23 home runs for the Nationals. C.J. Abrams is 15 for 44 with two doubles, a triple and a home run over the last 10 games.
Jarren Duran has 22 doubles, nine triples, six home runs and 42 RBIs for the Red Sox. Wilyer Abreu is 10 for 36 with a double, four home runs and 15 RBIs over the last 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Nationals: 5-5, .287 batting average, 6.47 ERA, outscored by four runs
Red Sox: 4-6, .279 batting average, 4.60 ERA, outscored opponents by nine runs
INJURIES: Nationals: Trevor Williams: 15-Day IL (elbow), Dylan Crews: 10-Day IL (back), Orlando Ribalta: 15-Day IL (biceps), Derek Law: 15-Day IL (forearm), DJ Herz: 60-Day IL (elbow), Mason Thompson: 60-Day IL (elbow), Josiah Gray: 60-Day IL (elbow)
Red Sox: Zack Kelly: 15-Day IL (oblique), Justin Slaten: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Luis Guerrero: 15-Day IL (elbow), Hunter Dobbins: 15-Day IL (elbow), Josh Winckowski: 60-Day IL (elbow), Nick Burdi: 15-Day IL (knee), Liam Hendriks: 15-Day IL (hip), Alex Bregman: 10-Day IL (quadricep), Triston Casas: 60-Day IL (knee), Masataka Yoshida: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Kutter Crawford: 60-Day IL (knee), Tanner Houck: 15-Day IL (flexor), Patrick Sandoval: 60-Day IL (elbow)
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
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