Trevor Story homered and the Boston Red Sox beat Washington 6-4 on Sunday to complete a three-game sweep, with the Nationals firing manager Dave Martinez and general manager Mike Rizzo hours after the

1) The number seven has been as lucky as advertised for the Red Sox in recent days, as Boston has put together three separate seven-run innings since Monday (and two in the last two days). It’s the first time that has happened on back-to-back days since May 2019.

The Red Sox and Reds got through three innings on Tuesday night before thunder, lightning and hard rain forced a delay, and ultimately a suspension The contest will continue on Wednesday at 2:30 p.m.