Further completing the Boston-Philadelphia circle, the Red Sox completed their 4,000th win under manager Lou Boudreau, who ultimately departed Boston after the ‘54 season to helm the A’s for their first three seasons in Kansas City.

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.

The Cubs have the best record in the National League, and can they improve upon it on Saturday with a second straight win over the Red Sox?

With a 10-3 victory over the Washington Nationals on Saturday, the Boston Red Sox reached 10,000 career wins as a franchise.

The Boston Red Sox earned their 10,000 win in franchise history in Saturday's win over the Washington Nationals, becoming just the fifth team in the MLB to do so.

In the next few days the Red Sox will likely become the fifth MLB franchise in history to reach 10,000 wins all-time. Entering today the Red Sox are 9,997-9,307.

SportsLine's model simulated Boston Red Sox vs. Chicago Cubs 10,000 times and revealed its MLB picks for Friday's matchup at Wrigley Field in Chicago