Overview

• Ceddanne Rafaela compiled three hits in Sunday’s 6-4 victory that completed the sweep in Washington.
• Jordan Hicks recorded his first major league save in almost a year to shut down the Nationals in the ninth inning.
• Garrett Crochet delivered five innings of two-run ball while maintaining his major league strikeout lead.
• Washington committed three errors that led to six unearned runs and fueled Boston’s offensive outburst.
• The sweep improved the Red Sox to 46-45, their first stretch above .500 since late June, as they return home before the All-Star break.