The Red Sox (66-56) walked off with a 2-1 win over the Miami Marlins in the series opener Friday night at Fenway Park. It's the Sox 28th comeback win of the season. The Red Sox were out hit 9-3. Trevor Story had 2 of the Hits, including the game-winner in the 9th.

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Going with Gio: Lucas Giolito, who has been terrific in recent starts at Fenway, made the start in the opener and worked into the 7th Inning. Giolito gave up 1 earned run on 7 Hits (5 Doubles) and ended up with a no-decision. Giolito gave up an RBI Double to Kyle Stowers in the 3rd Inning to get the Marlins on the board first. He exited after giving up a 1-out Single in the 7th and the game tied at 1-1. The Marlins went 1-for-10 with RISP against Giolito. He walked 1 and struck out 5. The Red Sox are now (13-6) in Giolito's 19 starts this season.

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Sox at the Dish: The Red Sox were retired 1-2-3 in each of the first 4 Innings by Sandy Alcantara. Trevor Story led off the 5th with a single, stole 2nd, but was left stranded. The Sox tied the game at 1-1 against Alcantara in the Bottom of the 6th. Roman Anthony walked with 2 outs and scored all the way from 1st on a 2-out, RBI Double from Alex Bregman. Roman Anthony and Alex Bregman opened the 9th with walks and Jarren Duran was hit by a pitch to load the bases and that set things up for Story.

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At-Bat of the Night: Trevor Story walked it off in the Bottom of the 9th with an RBI Single. It's the 10th walk-off win of the season for the Red Sox.

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#'s of the Night:

--The Sox recorded their 12th consecutive sellout with a crowd of 36,854 for the series opener Friday night.

--The Red Sox have won 15 of 17 at home and 17 of 20. 24-6 over Last 30.

--4-5 in Series Opener Since the All-Star Break.

--The Red Sox are now 23-17 against National League teams. The Sox have 2 more series against NL teams.

Home vs. Pirates (August 29-31). On the Road at Diamondbacks (September 5-7).

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What's On Tap?: The Marlins and Red Sox play the middle game of their 3-game series Saturday afternoon at Fenway. Brayan Bello is slated to oppose RHP Cal Quantrill. The Red Sox play a brief 2-game series with the Baltimore Orioles that starts on Monday. The Red Sox have 39 games remaining in the Regular Season with 20 on the road and 19 at Fenway.

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