The Red Sox Win on the 4th… and Somehow Don’t Ruin the Holiday

The Boston Red Sox actually showed up on Independence Day and pummeled the Washington Nationals, 11–3. Fireworks? ✅ Runs? ✅ A dominant Lucas Giolito? ✅ And somehow, Garrett Whitlock didn’t light the bullpen on fire — he just kindled it.

Today on Red Sox Digest LIVE, Jim Dalfino and Nick Face break down the 4th of July beatdown with all the usual heat:

🔥 Trevor Story Breaks Out – 4-for-5 with a bomb and 4 RBIs. Is this a comeback or just a Nationals-fueled hallucination?

⚾ Smart Baseball Happens – A 7-run 5th inning filled with actual baseball things: base hits, gap shots, and aggressive baserunning. Who are these guys?

🧠 Giolito Looks Like a #2 – 7.2 IP, 7 Ks, no walks. Are we finally seeing the veteran starter lock in?

💣 Bullpen Clarity, Maybe? – Whitlock was… not good, but is anyone? We talk roles, missing Okajima, and why everyone still wants to be “flexible” like it’s a yoga retreat.

🧱 Bregman, Yoshida, and the Roster Logjam – The young guys are hitting. Toro is quietly valuable. Yoshida… well… ew. Who’s getting squeezed out?

💰 Trade Chatter Begins – Should the Sox be calling the Braves about Sean Murphy or Ozuna?

Plus:

👉 The continued disappearance of confidence in Walker Buehler

👉 Why Cora might be saving Chapman for 8th innings just to avoid total collapse

👉 Nick demands role definition like it’s 2004 again (because he’s right)

If you're riding the wave of this rare Red Sox explosion, enjoy it now. Because with Buehler on the mound tomorrow, the nosedive potential is... well, let's just say we’re not betting the house.

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