Unique Story: HR snared by former player
BOSTON — Trevor Story hit a grand slam over the Green Monster — and into a former Red Sox player’s hands — a night after hitting three over Fenway Park’s fabled left field wall, leading Boston past Seattle 7-3 on Friday.
Story connected on a thigh-high 1-and-2 slider off reigning Cy Young Award winner Robbie Ray (4-4), driving it into the first row of seats to put the Red Sox up 4-0 in the third inning.
Former Boston outfielder Jonny Gomes, a member of the 2013 World Series champion Red Sox, was seated atop the Monster. He moved a few steps to his right and caught Story’s slam against his body, high-fiving the person next to him with a big smile.
“I’m going to make Trevor sign it and take it home,” the 41-year-old Gomes said with the ball sitting on a tabletop in front of him.
Jackie Bradley Jr. added a three-run shot for the Red Sox, who won for the seventh time in 10 games after a five-game skid.
Austin Davis (1-1) relieved starter Michael Wacha with two on and two outs in the fifth, striking out J.P. Crawford before working a perfect sixth for the victory.
Reinstated from the 15-day injured list before the game, Wacha gave up two runs on four hits in 4⅔ innings, walking three with three strikeouts. He was sidelined with soreness in his left side.
Abraham Toro hit a two-run homer for the Mariners, who have lost four of five.
While going deep three times in Boston’s victory in the opener of a four-game series Thursday, Story totaled four hits and seven RBIS.
■ Cardinals 5, Pirates 3: At Pittsburgh, Yadier Molina hit a two-run single in St. Louis’ four-run sixth, and Adam Wainwright (5-3) won his 10th straight decision against Pittsburgh.
■ Diamondbacks 10, Cubs 6: At Chicago, Josh Rojas hit three and David Peralta two of Arizona’s seven home runs, and the teams tied a Wrigley Field record with 11 homers.
■ Twins 6, Royals 4: At Kansas City, Mo., Kyle Garlick and Jose Miranda each drove in two runs for Minnesota to back Devin Smeltzer (1-0), who allowed one run in 5⅓ innings.
■ Brewers 7, Nationals 0: At Milwaukee, Rowdy Tellez broke a scoreless tie with a two-run homer in the sixth to back Eric Lauer (4-1), who pitched seven shutout innings.
■ Guardians 6, Tigers 1: At Cleveland, Jose Ramirez hit a three-run homer and tripled a day after avoiding a serious injury when he fouled a ball off his leg.
■ Braves 5, Marlins 3: At Miami, Marcell Ozuna homered for a third straight game, and Dansby Swanson and Travis d’arnaud also went deep for Atlanta.
■ Dodgers 4, Phillies 1: At Philadelphia, Freddie Freeman had three singles and two RBIS to back Julio Urias (3-3), who pitched five shutout innings.
■ Rangers 3, Astros 0: At Houston, Martin Perez (3-2) pitched his first shutout since 2014 to end Houston’s nine-game home win streak.
■ Orioles 8, Rays 6: At Baltimore, Rougned Odor hit a walk-off two-run homer in the 13th. Baltimore had lost 15 straight to Tampa Bay.
■ Blue Jays 2, Reds 1: At Toronto, Hyun Jin Ryu (1-0) shut out Cincinnati over six innings despite allowing five doubles.
■ Athletics 4, Angels 2: At Anaheim, Calif., Seth Brown’s two hits included a go-ahead two-run homer in the Oakland fifth.
■ White Sox at Yankees, ppd., rain: The game was rescheduled as part of a traditional doubleheader Sunday.
■ Mets at Rockies, ppd., snow: The game was rescheduled as part of a split doubleheader Saturday.