Sunday, October 3rd, 2021 2:05PM CST
On the third day of October in 2021, at 7:05 PM UTC, the Boston Red Sox faced the Washington Nationals in a crucial contest. Players such as Rafael Devers and the entire Red Sox roster understood that this final game of the regular season presented a simple, high-stakes situation: winning was their absolute requirement to secure a berth in the upcoming playoffs.
Date: Sunday, October 3rd, 2021
Time: 2:05PM CST
Stadium: Nationals Park
Location: Washington, District of Columbia
Attendance: 33,986
| Innings: | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
WSH |
0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
BOS |
0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 |

Doubles: Escobar (21, Richards); Avila (9, Richards); Mercer (7, Sale); Bell (24, Sale); Kieboom (6, Sawamura)
Runs Batted In: Zimmerman (46), Avila 2 (9), Mercer 2 (9)
2-out Runs Batted In: Avila 2
Ground Into Double Play: Mercer
Team Left On Base: 7
Team Runners Left In Scoring Position: 3-13 (Zimmerman 0-2, Avila 1-2, Mercer 1-3, Bell 1-1, Thomas 0-1, Soto 0-1, Kieboom 0-1, Adon 0-2)
Runners Left In Scoring Position With 2 Outs: Mercer 2; Thomas 1; Kieboom 1; Adon 1

Wild Pitches: Adon
Hit By Pitch: Martinez (by Adon)
First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced: Fedde 4/6; Finnegan 1/3; Machado 3/4; Romero 3/3; Murphy 2/3; Adon 14/24
Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes: Fedde-3-4-2-4; Finnegan-1-2-2-2; Machado-3-1-7-4; Romero-2-3-1-2; Murphy-2-1-1-2; Adon-21-12-13-11
Ground Balls-Fly Balls: Fedde 0-1; Finnegan 1-0; Machado 2-2; Romero 1-0; Murphy 0-1; Adon 4-1
Game Scores: J Adon 54

Double Plays: 1 (Escobar-Mercer-Zimmerman)
Errors: Mercer (6, fielding)
Assists: Thomas (Verdugo at 2nd base)

Doubles: Verdugo (32, Fedde)
Home Runs: Devers 2 (38, 4th inning off Adon 0 on, 0 Out, 9th inning off Finnegan 1 on, 1 Out)
Runs Batted In: Vázquez (49), Verdugo 2 (63), Devers 4 (113)
2-out Runs Batted In: Vázquez, Verdugo 2
Ground Into Double Play: Bogaerts
Team Left On Base: 9
Team Runners Left In Scoring Position: 3-12 (Iglesias 0-1, Vázquez 1-2, Bogaerts 0-1, Shaw 0-1, Renfroe 0-3, Schwarber 0-1, Verdugo 1-2, Devers 1-1)
Runners Left In Scoring Position With 2 Outs: Vázquez 1; Bogaerts 2; Shaw 1; Renfroe 1

Intentional Walks: Soto (by Richards).; Kieboom (by Sale).
First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced: Richards 4/7; Sale 8/14; Pérez 0/4; Rodriguez 3/3; Pivetta 1/3; Whitlock 2/3; Sawamura 3/5
Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes: Richards-3-3-6-4; Sale-13-10-10-4; Pérez-1-2-2-3; Rodriguez-4-0-0-2; Pivetta-4-0-4-2; Whitlock-3-2-1-1; Sawamura-3-2-0-4
Ground Balls-Fly Balls: Richards 2-0; Pérez 0-3; Rodriguez 0-2; Pivetta 1-1; Whitlock 1-0; Sawamura 3-0
Game Scores: C Sale 45

Double Plays: 1 (Bogaerts-E. Hernández-Schwarber)
Passed Balls: Vázquez
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