Ceddanne Rafaela homered, Romy Gonzalez had three hits, and the Boston Red Sox routed the Washington Nationals 10-3 to earn the 10,000th victory in franchise history.

Turns out, the offensive fireworks the Red Sox displayed Friday in D.C. weren’t limited to the Fourth of July. A day after their series-opening 11-2 win over the Nationals, the Red Sox bats stayed hot in a 10-3 triumph Saturday to secure the series win.

WASHINGTON — When the hot hitters made it easy early, blowing the game open to render the outcome pretty much a given, Walker Buehler became the focal point of the rest of the Red Sox’ 10-3 win over the Nationals on Saturday.

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SportsLine's model simulated Cincinnati vs. Philadelphia 10,000 times and revealed its MLB picks for Friday's matchup at Citizens Bank Park on the Fourth of July

The Cincinnati Reds will face off against the Philadelphia Phillies in an MLB matchup on Friday. This prediction is based on 10,000 simulations of the game.