Trevor Story homered and drove in four runs as part of a four-hit day, Lucas Giolito pitched 7 2/3 innings of one-run ball in his first game against the team that drafted him and the Boston Red Sox routed the Washington Nationals 11-2 on Friday.

WASHINGTON — Instant reactions as the Red Sox use a balanced offensive attack — and big days from Lucas Giolito and Trevor Story — to rout the Nationals, 11-2, on the Fourth of July in D.C.:

The Red Sox are on a brief road trip to play the Washington Nationals before finishing the unofficial first half of the season at home against the Colorado Rockies and Tampa Bay Rays. They are coming off their first series win in two weeks in what was nearly a sweep of the Cincinnati Reds.