Facing one of the best pitchers in baseball, the Mariners followed up a Tuesday night breakout with a Wednesday afternoon dud, falling 3-1 to the Red Sox.

Trevor Story hit a two-run home run and Garrett Crochet pitched six innings of one-run ball as the Boston Red Sox beat the Seattle Mariners 3-1 on Wednesday. Story went below the strike zone to get a hold of a sinker from Mariners starter Luis Castillo (4-5) in the fourth inning and deposited it beyond the wall in left-center field to break a 1-1 tie.

Garrett Crochet pitched six strong innings and was backed by a pair of home runs as the Boston Red Sox defeated the host Seattle Mariners 3-1 Wednesday afternoon to take two of three games in the series.