Lucas Giolito allowed four hits over eight innings and recorded eight strikeouts in a 5-0 Boston victory over Baltimore. Trevor Story and David Hamilton hit leadoff homers in the second and third innings, providing early offense. Kyle Bradish returned from Tommy John surgery and struck out 10 in six innings but received no run support. Boston added a run in the eighth and two insurance runs in the ninth after a defensive misplay by Dylan Beavers. Giolito threw 104 pitches, and Boston has won five of six games, holding the top American League wild card spot.
Lucas Giolito allowed four hits in eight innings, Trevor Story and David Hamilton both homered, and the Boston Red Sox blanked the Baltimore Orioles 5-0 on Tuesday night. Kyle Bradish (0-1) struck out 10 in six innings in his return from Tommy John surgery, but the Orioles gave him no run support. Story and Hamilton went deep leading off the second and third innings, and that was enough for Boston. The Red Sox added another run in the eighth, then two more in the ninth when rookie left fielder Dylan Beavers overran Hamilton's shallow fly with two outs, resulting in a two-run double.
Giolito (9-2) looked like he might be on his way to a shutout after needing only four pitches to get through the seventh, but he threw 21 in the eighth, which included his only walk of the night. Giolito battled his way to an 11-pitch strikeout of Jeremiah Jackson to end that inning. He ended up with 104 pitches and eight strikeouts.
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