Symbols of the Nationals’ past and future were on display Tuesday night, with former star Jayson Werth and 2018 first-round draft pick Mason Denaburg in attendance at Nationals Park.
But the present team certainly didn’t appear as bright, as Eduardo Nunez, Xander Bogaerts and J.D. Martinez hit home runs to pace the Boston Red Sox in an 11-4 pounding of the Nationals before a sellout crowd on another humid night.
The third-place and wilting Nationals (42-42) have lost seven of its last eight games and began the day seven games back of the first-place Atlanta Braves in the National League East.