The Red Sox went into the ninth with a 3-2 lead, but Miami stormed back to earn a 5-3 win and avoid a sweep at Fenway Park.

Dane Myers and Jakob Marsee each hit home runs in the ninth to lead the Miami Marlins to a comeback win over the Boston Red Sox on Sunday.

9) Abraham Toro put the Red Sox ahead 3-1 in the seventh with an RBI sac fly after Abreu and Romy Gonzalez hit back-to-back singles to lead off the inning. Gonzalez’s single deflected off Junk’s foot into right field.

BOTTOM LINE: The Boston Red Sox play the Miami Marlins with a 1-0 series lead. Boston is 40-22 at home and 67-56 overall. Red Sox hitters have a collective .428 slugging percentage to rank third in the AL. Miami is 58-64 overall and 30-33 on the road. The Marlins have the fourth-ranked team batting average in the NL at .252.

Troy Johnston and Agustin Ramirez each hit home runs, but the Miami Marlins lost their third game in a row on Saturday in Boston.

Two teams making their second appearances on Bases Covered Live (6:30 p.m. BST on BBC and BBC iPlayer) face off this weekend at Fenway Park as the Boston Red Sox host the Miami Marlins. With the postseason now beckoning,

PITCHING PROBABLES: Marlins: Janson Junk (6-2, 4.06 ERA, 1.13 WHIP, 52 strikeouts); Red Sox: Garrett Crochet (13-5, 2.48 ERA, 1.10 WHIP, 188 strikeouts)

The Boston Red Sox are reportedly re-assessing this former All-Star's spot in the rotation, and with good reason.