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.

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 Twins lost 8-5 to the Red Sox Tuesday night in Minneapolis, though there were moments of excitement and panic for Minnesota fans.

“I mean, a long day in general,” Hicks told reporters. “But obviously I got fully hot [before the delay] and ran on the field and felt really good to go. Then they pulled the tarp, I came back in, sat for an hour, got hot again, and didn’t really have my legs and didn’t know where the zone was.”

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.

Brooks Lee hit a two-run single off Jordan Hicks in the bottom of the ninth inning to give the Minnesota Twins a 5-4 victory over the Boston Red Sox after a 90-minute rain delay.

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,

Buxton's injury further muddies Minnesota's status as buyers or sellers ahead of Thursday's MLB trade deadline as they remain within striking distance of the postseason.

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MINNEAPOLIS — With the Red Sox just three outs away from a potential 4-3 win over the Minnesota Twins, the threat of heavy rain and the potential for lightning forced a delay in the game in the middle of the ninth.