BOSTON -- On July 1, two players who made the Opening Day roster hit their first home run of the season.
Andrés Chaparro and Nasim Nuñez connected on their first dingers in the Nationals’ 10-2 win over the Red Sox on Wednesday afternoon.
Both players went yard against lefty starter Payton Tolle. Meanwhile, Brad Lord, Andrew Alvarez, Riley Cornelio and Carson Palmquist combined to allow just two runs.
Batting in the No. 3 spot, Chaparro did his damage early against Tolle. Chaparro jumped on a 95.3 four-seamer, sending it a Statcast-projected 396 feet at 106.1 mph into the Green Monster seats. The shot would have counted as a home run in all 30 ballparks.
Chaparro entered the game batting .156 on the season. His farthest-hit ball of the season was a 390-foot flyout to center field on Opening Day at Wrigley Field.
Chaparro had not homered since Aug. 27, 2025, at Yankee Stadium.
Three innings later, Nuñez joined the home run club. He barreled a 92.4 mph first-pitch fastball 372 feet to the Green Monster. The 101.5 mph solo homer bounced off the National Car Rental sign.
This was Nuñez’s first home run since he homered in back-to-back games on Sept. 21-22, 2025, in New York and Atlanta. His farthest-hit ball this season is a 381-foot triple on June 16 against the Royals.
The Nationals rank second in the NL with 117 home runs as a team. With the additions of Chaparro and Nuñez, 15 players have homered for Washington this season. James Wood leads the team with 22, including one on Wednesday.