Boston Red Sox (43-45, fourth in the AL East) vs. Washington Nationals (37-50, fifth in the NL East)
Washington; Friday, 11:05 a.m. EDT
PITCHING PROBABLES: Red Sox: Lucas Giolito (4-1, 3.99 ERA, 1.33 WHIP, 51 strikeouts); Nationals: Mike Soroka (3-5, 4.70 ERA, 1.03 WHIP, 64 strikeouts)
BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Red Sox -115, Nationals -104; over/under is 8 1/2 runs
BOTTOM LINE: The Washington Nationals play the Boston Red Sox after James Wood had five hits against the Tigers on Thursday.
Washington is 37-50 overall and 18-25 in home games. The Nationals have the seventh-ranked team batting average in the NL at .247.
Boston has a 43-45 record overall and an 18-25 record in road games. The Red Sox have a 26-11 record in games when they scored five or more runs.
Friday's game is the first time these teams meet this season.
TOP PERFORMERS: Wood has 19 doubles and 23 home runs for the Nationals. C.J. Abrams is 15 for 45 with three doubles, a triple, a home run and five RBIs over the past 10 games.
Jarren Duran has 21 doubles, nine triples and six home runs for the Red Sox. Trevor Story is 12 for 38 with four doubles and two home runs over the past 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Nationals: 5-5, .296 batting average, 6.65 ERA, outscored by one run
Red Sox: 3-7, .272 batting average, 4.86 ERA, outscored by four runs
INJURIES: Nationals: Keibert Ruiz: 7-Day IL (head), 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: 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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