Player of the gameAndrew AlvarezWSH4.2ip 2h 0er 6k
On July 1, two players who made the Opening Day roster hit their first home run of the season. Andres Chaparro and Nasim Nuñez connected on their first dingers in the Nationals’ 10-2 win over the Red Sox on Wednesday afternoon at Fenway Park. Both players went yard against lefty starter Payton Tolle as the Nationals improved to 11-3-1 in road series this season. Meanwhile, Brad Lord, Andrew Alvarez, Riley Cornelio and Carson Palmquist combined to allow just two runs. “To see guys in the bottom of the order or guys that aren’t starting every single night come through for us and step up, that’s what it takes to be a winning ball club and have success in this league,” said manager Blake Butera. “You need all one through 13 to be able to contribute. Hats off to our guys for doing so.” Batting in the No. 3 spot, the right-handed-hitting Chaparro did his damage early against Tolle. Chaparro jumped on a 95.3 four-seamer, sending it a Statcast-projected 396 feet at 106.1 mph into the Green Monster seats. The shot would have counted as a home run in all 30 ballparks. “\[It means\
