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Story Homers, Giolito Shines as Red Sox Top Twins 8-5 for Series Lead

Boston turns to right-hander Brayan Bello for the series finale following its 8-5 victory over the Twins

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Overview

  • Trevor Story homered, doubled and drove in three runs to spearhead the Red Sox’s eight-run attack
  • Lucas Giolito allowed just one run over six innings while striking out five in another quality start
  • Aroldis Chapman struck out the final batter on three pitches to secure his 19th save
  • Brooks Lee became the sixth Twin ever to homer from both sides of the plate and accounted for all five Minnesota runs
  • Boston takes a 2-1 series lead and heads into Wednesday’s finale with Brayan Bello on the mound as Minnesota looks to halt its skid