Trevor Story homered, doubled and drove in three runs, Lucas Giolito pitched six strong innings, and the Boston Red Sox beat the Minnesota Twins 8-5.

The righthander is 6-1 with a 2.17 earned run average over nine starts after pitching six strong innings against the Minnesota Twins in an 8-5 victory on Tuesday night.

The Red Sox left Monday's tough loss in the past and rode an early lead to an easy victory Tuesday night at Target Field. They're 58-51.

With Toronto losing twice today, the Red Sox are just 5.0 games off the division lead, and the best record in the AL for that matter.

Red Sox manager Alex Cora shared an update on injured relief pitcher Justin Slaten, who is progressing toward a return.

Brooks Lee hit a pair of two-run home runs — off Justin Wilson in the seventh and off Jorge Alcala in the ninth, when the lead was large enough to try to avoid using Chapman — to turn a potential blowout into a late-and-close situation.

Pierson Ohl 3.0 IP, 5 H, 4 ER, 1 BB, 4 K (72 pitches, 45 strikes (63%)) Home Runs: Brooks Lee 2 (9, 10) Bottom 3 WPA: Ohl (-.246), Willi Castro (-.136), Royce Lewis (-.074) Win Probability Chart (via FanGraphs) After a late-night walk-off winner against the Boston Red Sox,

It’s Tuesday, July 29 and the Red Sox (57-51) are in Minneapolis to take on the Twins (51-55). Lucas Giolito is slated to take the mound for Boston, while Minnesota has yet to announce a starter.

Preview the July 29 matchup between the Boston Red Sox and Minnesota Twins with odds over/under, game spread, betting lines and more.

The Twins lost 8-5 to the Red Sox Tuesday night in Minneapolis, though there were moments of excitement and panic for Minnesota fans thanks to Brooks Lee's off-the-bench performance and an interesting moment featuring Jhoan Duran in the bullpen.