Saturday, October 2nd, 2021 3:05PM CST
On October 2nd, 2021, the Boston Red Sox secured a 5-3 win over the Washington Nationals. The decisive play came in the ninth inning when Christian Vázquez hit a triple to break the tie, putting the Red Sox on the verge of reaching the postseason.
Date: Saturday, October 2nd, 2021
Time: 3:05PM CST
Stadium: Nationals Park
Location: Washington, District of Columbia
Attendance: 41,465
| Innings: | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
WSH |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
BOS |
0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |

Doubles: Zimmerman (16, Ottavino)
Home Runs: Stevenson (5, 9th inning off Davis 1 on, 0 Out)
Runs Batted In: Stevenson 2 (23), Soto (95)
Sacrifice Flies: Soto
Team Left On Base: 7
Team Runners Left In Scoring Position: 1-3 (Mercer 0-1, Bell 0-1, Stevenson 1-1)
Runners Left In Scoring Position With 2 Outs: Mercer 2; Bell 2

Pitcher Notes: Thompson pitched to 3 batters in the 9th.
Wild Pitches: Finnegan; Gray
First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced: Harper 0/1; Voth 1/3; Finnegan 2/4; Rainey 5/7; Gray 15/22; Thompson 0/3
Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes: Harper-0-0-0-1; Voth-3-2-3-1; Finnegan-6-1-2-0; Rainey-3-4-9-2; Gray-15-12-20-13; Thompson-1-1-0-2
Ground Balls-Fly Balls: Harper 0-1; Voth 0-1; Gray 5-5
Game Scores: J Gray 67

Double Plays: 1 (Mercer-Escobar-Bell)

Doubles: Schwarber (19, Gray)
Triples: Vázquez (1, Rainey)
Home Runs: E. Hernández (20, 9th inning off Thompson 1 on, 2 Out); Devers (36, 4th inning off Gray 0 on, 2 Out)
Runs Batted In: E. Hernández 2 (60), Vázquez (48), Shaw (39), Devers (109)
2-out Runs Batted In: E. Hernández 2, Vázquez, Shaw, Devers
Ground Into Double Play: Devers
Team Left On Base: 8
Team Runners Left In Scoring Position: 1-5 (Shaw 1-1, Devers 0-4)
Runners Left In Scoring Position With 2 Outs: Devers 5

Pitcher Notes: Davis pitched to 2 batters in the 9th.
First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced: Ottavino 3/4; Brasier 4/6; Richards 3/4; Robles 2/4; Davis 2/4; Houck 10/15
Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes: Ottavino-6-1-1-1; Brasier-4-2-7-3; Richards-2-2-2-4; Robles-5-1-4-2; Davis-3-0-0-3; Houck-15-10-7-7
Ground Balls-Fly Balls: Brasier 0-1; Richards 3-0; Robles 0-2; Davis 0-2; Houck 6-1
Game Scores: T Houck 75
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