Ceddanne Rafaela’s one-out triple was his first extra-base hit since the All-Star break, and at 394 feet, would have been a homer in six ballparks. He became the first player to touch home, thanks to an RBI single by new Red Sox leadoff man Roman Anthony.

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.

Giolito has every right to feel some satisfaction. After tossing six shutout innings in a 10-2 win over the Colorado Rockies, he has now strung together six consecutive outings of six or more innings with two earned runs or fewer each time. In that span, he’s 5-0 with a 0.70 ERA and an 0.88 WHIP.