Watch: Benintendi gives Red Sox lead with 2-run HR off of Verlander

With Justin Verlander making the first relief appearance of his career, looking to defend a one-run lead, Boston Red Sox left fielder Andrew Benintendi gave the veteran right-hander a rude welcoming, clobbering a two-run dinger to claim a 3-2 lead.

Benintendi was the first batter Verlander has ever faced in relief, as the 34-year-old right-hander was called upon to relieve Charlie Morton, who had just issued a walk to Xander Bogaerts.