Probable starters for the 1:35 PM ET matinee haven't been named yet — Washington's rotation has been hollowed out by injuries all season, leaving Cade Cavalli and Mitchell Parker to carry the load — but whoever takes the ball for Boston will be trying to extend a remarkable run of pitching. The Red Sox have reeled off 10 consecutive quality starts from their starters, a streak that hasn't been seen from this franchise since 1988. The Nationals came into this week with a 4-game losing streak on their backs — three ugly losses to the Phillies and then a 3-1 defeat in Baltimore — but a go-ahead single from Daylen Lile in the 10th inning Saturday ended that skid. Luis Garcia Jr. went 4-for-4 with a home run in the same game. These two are making Washington's offense genuinely dangerous despite the pitching carnage, and they're the type of bats that can punish a Boston rotation that's pitching well but is also missing Garrett Crochet, Tanner Houck, and Kutter Crawford for the season. The bigger story in Boston right now is the hot stretch under interim manager Chad Tracy — 4 wins in 5 games, including 3 straight over the first-place Yankees to close June. Jake Bennett, one of three rookies currently in the Boston rotation, held New York to 1 run in 6⅓ innings, kept a no-hitter into the fifth, and now owns a 3.27 ERA. The rotation depth is real. The problem is the home record: Boston is 10-21 at Fenway, a number that's harder to explain away than a momentary slump, against a Washington squad that has held together at .500 despite losing Williams, Gray, Herz, and Irvin from its starting staff. Washington at 42-42 is the more complete team on paper. Garcia Jr. is slashing .268/.290/.430 with 8 home runs and has been one of the Nationals' best run producers since May — and he is doing it alongside a lineup that has been more productive than advertised. The Red Sox counter with a lineup also working around significant absences: Roman Anthony (finger/wrist), Marcelo Mayer and Isiah Kiner-Falefa (both with forearm stress reactions), and Triston Casas (abdomen/knee) are all out. Both clubs are beat up. The Red Sox are hotter right now. The Nationals are better. Wednesday at 1:35 PM ET is where that tension gets resolved.