Trevor Story finally got the Fenway Park monkey off his back when he hit a game-tying home run for the Red Sox in the bottom of the seventh inning of the eventual 6-3 win against the Astros on Monday night.
The Boston second baseman had yet to hit a homer at Fenway Park going into the opening game against Houston, but that changed after a one-hour and 38-minute rain delay when he launched the ball up and over the Green Monster.
The home run also meant Story’s first ride in the home run cart in the home dugout.
“It felt great,” Story told reporters after the game, per MLB.com. “To kind of get that first one out of the way at home, that was obviously a great feeling and just in the spot that it came was pretty special.”
“Yeah, it was cool. After the rain delay, the fans come a little closer and everyone is kind of just right there, a little more intimate and they gave us energy, man. They always do.”
Story, who signed a six-year deal with the Red Sox in the offseason, struggled at the plate through April and did not hit a home run for the entire month. He even heard boos from the Fenway Faithful after striking out four times against the Los Angeles Angels earlier this month.
Now he’ll try to get himself into a groove with the Red Sox’s middle game against the Astros on Tuesday night. First pitch is set for 7:10 p.m. ET. Full coverage begins at 6 p.m. on NESN.
