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 game.

At spring training, he battled Mitchell Parker and DJ Herz for the final spot in the rotation as he adjusted to pitching in the United States. In Japan, Ogasawara was used to having more rest and throwing longer bullpen sessions between starts. In MLB, starters typically go every fifth day and manage their throwing programs with that in mind.

Trevor Story and Ceddanne Rafaela each homered to help the visiting Boston Red Sox complete a three-game sweep by beating the Washington Nationals 6-4 on Sunday.