Last-place Nationals hold on to beat Red Sox, 10-7
Boston nearly comes back from an eight-run deficit, but falls to 7-8 in August and 3 1/2 games behind Toronto for the final wild-card.
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Boston nearly comes back from an eight-run deficit, but falls to 7-8 in August and 3 1/2 games behind Toronto for the final wild-card.
The Red Sox didn’t do much at the trade deadline, but they had reasonable expectations that getting Chris Sale and Trevor Story back from injuries would bring some energy to their postseason push.
Chris Sale couldn't make it through the fifth inning in his second start back from a shoulder injury, and Boston suffered another blow to its playoff hopes, losing 10-7 on Thursday and dropping two of three to the last-place Nationals.
The Red Sox rallied for six runs in the seventh inning Thursday, but a previous Nationals explosion made it all for naught.
SEATTLE (AP) — Cedric Mullins robbed Ty France of a homer in the ninth inning and hit a two-run homer in the 10th, and the AL-best Baltimore Orioles beat the Seattle Mariners in extra innings for the second straight day, 5-3 on Sunday.