{"id":3945,"date":"2026-06-30T14:35:01","date_gmt":"2026-06-30T14:35:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bostonrelocationinsider.com\/?p=3945"},"modified":"2026-06-30T14:35:01","modified_gmt":"2026-06-30T14:35:01","slug":"game-84-nationals-at-red-sox-lineups-and-preview","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bostonrelocationinsider.com\/?p=3945","title":{"rendered":"Game 84: Nationals at Red Sox lineups and preview"},"content":{"rendered":"
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What a difference a week can make.<\/span><\/p>\n

The Red Sox left Denver last Wednesday with a series loss to the league-worst Rockies. Since then, the Sox swept their archrival, the Yankees, in a four-game series and downed the Nationals in Monday\u2019s series opener.<\/span><\/p>\n

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\u201cContinuing to carry that from the momentum we just had is a really good sign,\u201d Red Sox interim manager Chad Tracy said. \u201c[The offense is] kind of flying under the radar [because of recent dominant starting pitching], but we\u2019re finding a way to have really competitive at-bats … and play with a lead.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Ranger Suarez worked six innings for the Red Sox\u2019s 12th straight quality start on Monday, marking their longest since a franchise-record streak in 1988.<\/span><\/p>\n

The Red Sox have also scored at least four runs in seven consecutive games.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cWe are not where we want to be, but we are on a pretty good roll. This is something that we\u2019ve wanted to feel during this season, and it\u2019s finally come to us. We are hungry,\u201d first baseman Willson Contreras said.<\/span><\/p>\n

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