BOSTON — Michael Wacha pitched a five-inning shutout in his Fenway Park debut with Boston and Trevor Story drove in the first two runs in his new home, leading the Red Sox to an 8-1 win over the Minnesota Twins on Sunday. .
It was the second straight day the Red Sox had beaten the Twins following losing their opening home game.
JD Martinez hit an RBI double and a sacrifice fly for the Red Sox.
The teams will wrap up the four-game series in Boston on Patriots Day Monday morning, with kickoff scheduled for 11:10 a.m.
It will be the first time since 2019 that match will be held in conjunction with the Boston Marathon, following the event was canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020 and the race was moved back to October last year.
Story, who signed a six-year, $140 million contract as a free agent during spring training following playing six seasons in Colorado, had a two-run single in the eighth inning that dropped six runs.
For the Red Sox, the Dominican Rafael Devers 4-2 with a couple of runs scored. Puerto Rican Enrique Hernández 5-1 with a run scored. The Mexican Álex Verdugo 3-1 with an RBI.
For the Twins, Colombian Gio Urshela 4-2. Dominicans Gary Sánchez 3-1, Miguel Sanó 1-0, and Jorge Polanco 3-0. The Venezuelan Luis Arraez 4-0. Puerto Rican Carlos Correa 4-0.
