Center fielder Jarren Duran barehanded Michael Toglia’s double off the Green Monster. He threw to cutoff man Trevor Story who fired a strike from behind second base to catcher Carlos Narváez to throw out Tyler Freeman who tried to score from first base.

The competition – and stakes – will ratchet up for the Red Sox with their four-game series against the Tampa Bay Rays starting on Thursday, but the Sox at least took care of their business over

The Rockies — owners of a 21-72 record and a mind-boggling minus-251 run differential — were blanked for six innings by right-hander Lucas Giolito.

2) Red Sox starter Lucas Giolito allowed seven runs while recording just five outs in a disastrous start against the Angels on June 4. Since then, he has allowed just three earned runs in 38 ⅔ innings (0.70 ERA) over six starts.

Yoshida strengthens the lineup at a time when Boston has been rolling, scoring 10 or more runs in six of its last 11 games.

Brayan Bello struck out a season-high 10 in the first nine-inning complete game of his career as the Red Sox beat the Rockies 10-2.