Story’s homer and Giolito’s strong outing lift Red Sox over Twins

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Trevor Story homered, doubled and drove in three runs, Lucas Giolito pitched six robust innings, and the Boston Pink Sox beat the Minnesota Twins 8-5 on Tuesday evening.

Giolito (7-2) gave up one run on 5 hits and two walks whereas placing out 5. Jarren Duran additionally homered, doubled and stole a base for the Pink Sox.

Brooks Lee homered twice and drove in all 5 Minnesota runs. Lee entered the sport within the third inning to exchange Carlos Correa, who left as a result of an sickness.

Lee’s two-run shot off former teammate Jorge Alcala lower Boston’s result in 8-5 within the backside of the ninth. After Royce Lewis hit a two-out single, Aroldis Chapman got here on to strike out Mickey Gasper on three pitches to earn his nineteenth save.

Twins starter Pierson Ohl (0-1), making his main league debut, held the Pink Sox scoreless for 2 innings, however he couldn’t restrict the injury in Boston’s four-run third.

Ceddanne Rafaela hit a one-out triple and scored on Roman Anthony’s single. Alex Bregman adopted with a double, and Anthony scored when left fielder Willi Castro had bother selecting up the ball.

Ohl struck out Duran for the second out, however Story’s two-run homer gave Boston a 4-0 lead.

Duran hit a solo homer off reliever Michael Tonkin within the fifth inning.

Ohl was one strike away from getting out of the third inning trailing simply 2-0. However Story fouled off two full-count pitches earlier than hitting a changeup into the bullpens in left-center.

Lee grew to become the sixth Twins participant to homer from each side of the plate in the identical recreation.

RHP Brayan Bello (6-5, 3.32 ERA) will begin for the Pink Sox within the collection finale on Wednesday. The Twins haven’t named a beginning pitcher.