The Red Sox on Sunday will go for a series sweep of the Nationals with ace pitcher Garrett Crochet scheduled to take the mound.

Shinnosuke Ogasawara’s MLB debut wasn’t enough to avoid major change at Nationals Park.

Boston Red Sox could target Arizona Diamondbacks first baseman Josh Naylor, per NESN’s Logan Mullen’s trade suggestions.

Jordan Hicks allowed a run in the ninth but earned the save as the Red Sox took care of business in the first of two series against terrible teams. Up next is a three-game home set against the Rockies.

The Washington Nationals made two big changes hours after they were swept by the Boston Red Sox. General manager Mike Rizzo and manager Dave Martinez were fired on Sunday, the Nationals announced.

Are the Boston Red Sox… for real? Winners of 10 straight heading into the All-Star break, this season has taken a complete 180, and now the Red Sox look like

Yoshida strengthens the lineup at a time when Boston has been rolling, scoring 10 or more runs in six of its last 11 games.

The Tampa Bay Rays (50-45) and the Boston Red Sox (51-45) play the third game of a 4-game series Saturday. First pitch from Fenway Park is set for 4:10 p.m. ET. Let's analyze BetMGM Sportsbook's MLB odds around the Rays vs. Red Sox odds and make our expert MLB picks and predictions for the best bets.

WASHINGTON — Instant reactions as the Red Sox (46-45) finish off their sweep of the lowly Nationals with a 6-4 win and climb back above .500 despite an inefficient Garrett Crochet not looking like himself in D.C.: