Boston hit for the cycle against Pierson Ohl in four-run frame, and longtime Twins nemesis Lucas Giolito earned his ninth win against Minnesota.

“I mean, a long day in general,” Hicks told reporters. “But obviously I got fully hot [before the delay] and ran on the field and felt really good to go. Then they pulled the tarp, I came back in, sat for an hour, got hot again, and didn’t really have my legs and didn’t know where the zone was.”

It took about 48 hours, but the Red Sox are finally able to laugh about — and even celebrate — their harrowing flight to Minneapolis on Sunday night.

The Boston Red Sox have until Thursday, July 31 at 6 p.m. to bolster their bullpen to make a push for the playoffs.

Craig Breslow has maintained that the Red Sox will add at the trade deadline. If so, how could that look? To discuss the deadline and set up a crucial week for the club, Red Sox beat writer Jen McCaffrey hosted a live Q&A with The Athletic subscribers on Tuesday afternoon. Here are five key questions that were asked and answered during the chat.

After electing free agency last week, the 30-year-old backstop agreed to a minor league deal with the Orioles' division rival.

Righty reliever Justin Slaten, who has been out since May 29 due to shoulder inflammation in his pitching arm, played catch from the mound Tuesday in Boston, marking the first time he has toed the rubber in about two months. Next up are real bullpen sessions for Slaten, whose recovery has been slower than expected.

With Toronto losing twice today, the Red Sox are just 5.0 games off the division lead, and the best record in the AL for that matter.