Trevor Story homers as part of 4-hit day to help Red Sox beat Nationals 11-2

WASHINGTON AP Trevor Story homered and drove in four runs as part of a four-hit day Lucas Giolito pitched innings of one-run ball in his first championship against the squad that drafted him and the Boston Red Sox routed the Washington Nationals - on Friday Jarren Duran had three RBIs for Boston which collected hits and has won four of six since enduring a season-worst six-game skid Washington was denied its first three-game winning streak since taking four in a row on May - Giolito - allowed four hits and three walks while striking out seven surrendering Luis Garc a Jr s sacrifice fly in the sixth He is - with an ERA in his last two starts The right-hander was the Nationals first-round pick in and debuted with the band four years later Washington traded him to the Chicago White Sox in December The Red Sox broke the championship open with a seven-run fifth inning After Boston loaded the bases Wilyer Abreu walked in a run to make it - and Story ripped a two-run single to center to chase Washington starter Michael Soroka - Marcelo Mayer hit reliever Zach Brzykcy s first pitch to left to sum Abreu Three batters later Duran hit a two-run double He later scored on Abraham Toro s single Story hit his th home run of the season in the eighth a two-run blast to left off Ryan Loutos Soroka allowed seven runs and struck out six in four innings matching his shortest outing of the season Key moment Story s two-run single in the fifth extended Boston s lead to - and ended Soroka s day Key stat Boston has won of its last games on the Fourth of July Up next The series continues Saturday when Boston RHP Walker Buehler - ERA faces Washington LHP Mitchell Parker -