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

Immediately after getting swept by the Red Sox, Nationals owner Mark Lerner fired general manager Mike Rizzo and manager Dave Martinez, abruptly ending a major chapter in franchise history.

A massively disappointing first half to a season that was expected to feature significant on-field progress four years into a franchise rebuild has cost the two most prominent people in the Nationals organization their jobs.