Nathaniel Lowe went from a last-place Washington Nationals team to a Boston Red Sox team fighting for a playoff spot. While the Nationals haven’t played a meaningful game in months, every game is critical for the Red Sox at this stage of the season.

After scoring the only run in Boston’s tense 1-0 victory over the New York Yankees on Friday night at a sold-out Yankee Stadium, Lowe called the change “refreshing.”

“It’s right there, right in front us every night. We need to win,” Lowe said. “It’s not pressure to win, it’s we expect to win, so it’s a lot of fun.”

Lowe, who signed a one-year contract with the Red Sox on Monday after being released by Washington, has been thrust into a postseason race. With 33 games to go, Boston leads the Yankees by half a game in the American League wil

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