Overview

• Brayan Bello pitched his first nine-inning complete game, striking out 10 and allowing five hits in a 10-2 victory over the Rockies on July 8.
• Boston’s offense broke open a scoreless game with a four-run sixth inning and a six-run seventh, highlighted by Trevor Story’s three-run homer in the seventh.
• The win marked Boston’s fifth consecutive triumph and seventh victory in eight games, lifting the club to a 48-45 record.
• Rookie Richard Fitts recorded his first major league victory in the series opener, demonstrating the depth of Boston’s young pitching staff.
• Masataka Yoshida has been reinstated from the 60-day injured list and will bolster a lineup that has dominated the MLB-worst Rockies.