Until Trevor Story’s home run in the fifth inning against the Baltimore Orioles Friday night, the Boston Red Sox had not scored a run since Sept. 26. That marked 23 consecutive innings played by the last-place Red Sox without scoring a run.
Story clobbered a 413-foot homer to Camden Yards’ left field to drive in Rob Refsnyder and himself. The 107-mile-per-hour shot broke a scoreless tie midway through the contest. The home run would have been gone in MLB’s 29 other ballparks.
Refsnyder reached base with a double to left field in the at-bat prior to Story’s.