Minnesota Twins at Boston Red Sox
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Twins complete three-game sweep over Red Sox with 6-5 win at soggy Fenway Park
It was Minnesota’s first three-game sweep in Fenway since June 13 to 15 in 1994.
Most of the game was played in a steady rain with the infield becoming very sloppy in the ninth.
Pinch runner Connor Wong, the potential tying run, was cut down at the plate by shortstop Ryan Kreidler’s relay on Isiah Kiner-Falefa’s double for the second out in ninth.
Willson Contreras hit his team-leading 11th homer, a two-run shot, and Masataka Yoshida added a solo one for his first for the Red Sox, who fell to a majors’ worst 8-17 at home.
The Twins moved ahead 6-4 when Austin Martin’s RBI double tied it before Lee singled, with Martin scoring the second run when catcher Carlos Narváez dropped what looked like an easy out at the plate.
Bailey Ober (6-2) earned the win, giving up four runs in five innings. Travis Adams got the final out with two on for his first career save.
Tayron Guerrero (0-1) allowed two runs in two-thirds of an inning.
Contreras’ drive went into the Green Monster seats before Marcelo Mayer, making his first career start at shortstop, delivered an RBI single to make it 4-3 in the fourth inning.
Coming in 3-0 with a 1.06 ERA in his previous three starts, Boston’s Sonny Gray gave up three runs in four innings and was removed after 75 pitches. He took Josh Bell’s hard grounder off his right heel in the third but was only visited briefly by a trainer and interim manager Chad Tracy.
Red Sox: Haven’t announced a starter for Tuesday’s opener of a three-game series at Fenway against Atlanta.
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Scoring Summary
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9th Inning | Rafaela flied out to right. |
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9th Inning | Adams relieved Gómez |
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9th Inning | Duran hit by pitch. |
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9th Inning | Kiner-Falefa to third on a balk. |
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9th Inning | Red Sox challenged (tag play), call on the field was upheld: Red Sox challenged (home-plate collision), call on the field was upheld: Isiah Kiner-Falefa doubles (2) on a fly ball to left fielder Trevo |
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9th Inning | Mayer struck out swinging. |
Statistics
 MIN |
 BOS |
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|---|---|---|
| 1 | Games Played | 1 |
| 1 | Team Games Played | 1 |
| 1 | Hit By Pitch | 1 |
| 12 | Ground Balls | 8 |
| 12 | Strikeouts | 7 |
| 5 | Runs Batted In | 5 |
| 0 | Sacrifice Hit | 0 |
| 12 | Hits | 11 |
| 0 | Stolen Bases | 0 |
| 5 | Walks | 1 |
| 0 | Catcher Interference | 0 |
| 6 | Runs | 5 |
| 1 | Ground Into Double Play | 1 |
| 0 | Sacrifice Flies | 0 |
| 37 | At Bats | 36 |
| 0 | Home Runs | 2 |
| 0 | Grand Slam Home Runs | 0 |
| 24 | Runners Left On Base | 15 |
| 0 | Triples | 1 |
| 1 | Game Winning RBIs | 0 |
| 0 | Intentional Walks | 0 |
| 3 | Doubles | 4 |
| 13 | Fly Balls | 21 |
| 1 | Caught Stealing | 0 |
| 178 | Pitches | 138 |
| 0 | Games Started | 0 |
| 0 | Pinch At Bats | 1 |
| 0 | Pinch Hits | 0 |
| 0.0 | Player Rating | 0.0 |
| 1 | Is Qualified | 1 |
| 1 | Is Qualified In Steals | 0 |
| 15 | Total Bases | 23 |
| 43 | Plate Appearances | 38 |
| 0.0 | Projected Home Runs | 324.0 |
| 3 | Extra Base Hits | 7 |
| 6.0 | Runs Created | 7.2 |
| .324 | Batting Average | .306 |
| .000 | Pinch Hit Average | .000 |
| .405 | Slugging Percentage | .639 |
| .189 | Secondary Average | .361 |
| .419 | On Base Percentage | .342 |
| .824 | OBP Pct + SLG Pct | .981 |
| 0.9 | Ground To Fly Ball Ratio | 0.4 |
| 6.0 | Runs Created Per 27 Outs | 7.5 |
| 40.0 | Batter Rating | 47.5 |
| 0.0 | At Bats Per Home Run | 18.0 |
| 0.00 | Stolen Base Percentage | 0.00 |
| 4.14 | Pitches Per Plate Appearance | 3.63 |
| .081 | Isolated Power | .333 |
| 0.42 | Walk To Strikeout Ratio | 0.14 |
| .116 | Walks Per Plate Appearance | .026 |
| -.135 | Secondary Average Minus Batting Average | .056 |
| 11.0 | Runs Produced | 10.0 |
| 0.8 | Runs Ratio | 1.0 |
| 0.5 | Patience Ratio | 0.7 |
| 0.5 | Balls In Play Average | 0.3 |
| 89.0 | MLB Rating | 95.5 |
| 0.0 | Offensive Wins Above Replacement | 0.0 |
| 0.0 | Wins Above Replacement | 0.0 |
Game Information
Location: Boston, Massachusetts
Attendance: 31,050 | Capacity:
2026 American League Central Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Cleveland |
- | 29 | W1 | 0.56060606 | 37 |
 Chicago |
2 | 30 | W1 | 0.53125 | 34 |
| Minnesota |
7 | 36 | L1 | 0.45454547 | 30 |
 Detroit |
10.5 | 39 | L1 | 0.4 | 26 |
 Kansas City |
10.5 | 39 | W1 | 0.4 | 26 |
2026 American League East Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Tampa Bay |
- | 24 | L1 | 0.60655737 | 37 |
 New York |
1 | 26 | L1 | 0.5873016 | 37 |
 Baltimore |
8 | 34 | L1 | 0.47692308 | 31 |
 Toronto |
8 | 34 | W1 | 0.47692308 | 31 |
| Boston |
10.5 | 35 | W1 | 0.43548387 | 27 |