BOSTON (AP) — Carlos Narváez had his first career pinch hit, a tiebreaking single in the fifth inning, Trevor Story had a strange homer that ticked the right fielder’s glove and then the foul pole, and the Boston Red Sox beat the Cleveland Guardians 6-4 on Monday.

Romy Gonzalez added an RBI single for the Red Sox, who won for the ninth time in 12 games to improve to an AL-best 35-18 since the beginning of July. The victory pulled the Red Sox (77-62) within a percentage point of the Yankees (76-61) for the AL’s top wild-card spot.

Kyle Manzardo hit a solo homer for the Guardians, who have dropped 13 of 20.

Narváez, a right-handed hitter, singled inside the first-base bag off lefty reliever Erik Sabrowski (0-1) with the bases loaded, making it 5-3.

Brayan Bello (11-6) worked through fi

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