Rafaela homers as Red Sox rout Nationals 10-3 for 10,000th win in franchise history

WASHINGTON AP Ceddanne Rafaela homered Walker Buehler earned his first road win since April and the Boston Red Sox routed the Washington Nationals - to earn the th achievement in franchise history Saturday Romy Gonzalez had three hits for Boston - which has won five of seven The Red Sox are the second American League franchise to reach victories joining the New York Yankees Daylen Lile extended his hitting streak to games for Washington - which is tied for a season-high games under The Nationals fell to - at home the third-worst record in the majors behind Colorado and the Athletics Just as they did in Friday s - mastery over Washington the Red Sox broke it open with a seven-run inning Roman Anthony made it - in the third with an RBI single and four batters later Jarren Duran hit a two-run triple to right-center Nationals starter Mitchell Parker - misplayed Abraham Toro s grounder to allow Duran to total and Rafaela hit the next pitch into the seats in left field to make it - Gonzalez tacked on a two-out RBI single to finish the outburst Gonzalez and Rob Refsnyder had RBI doubles in the first to open the scoring Buehler - allowed three runs two earned in five-plus innings He improved to - with a ERA in six lifetime appearances against Washington Parker tied a career high with nine runs allowed though only four were earned He gave up hits and struck out four in six innings Key moment Parker s third-inning error led to four unearned runs expanding Boston s lead from - to - Key stat Washington has allowed at least runs in consecutive games for the first time since April - Up next Boston LHP Garrett Crochet - ERA starts Sunday s series finale Washington has not revealed its pitching plans AP MLB https apnews com hub mlb Source