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Boston Red Sox vs Minnesota Twins

MLB
Red Sox
63-68
6-5
Final
Twins
67-62
Target Field
TV: MLB.TV
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Who won: Red Sox 6-5

The Boston Red Sox beat the Minnesota Twins 6-5 on Wednesday, August 31, 2022 at Target Field. The Twins win the series 2-1. The Red Sox outscored the Twins 5-2 in the 3rd inning. Xander Bogaerts went 2-for-4 with a home run and 5 RBI for the Red Sox. Luis Arraez went 1-for-4 with a home run and 3 RBI for the Twins.

Recap · Sep 1
Bogaerts' grand slam backs Wacha, Red Sox beat Twins 6-5

Xander Bogaerts hit a grand slam and drove in five runs, J.D. Martinez also homered to back Michael Wacha’s strong start for Boston and the Red Sox held on to beat the Minnesota Twins 6-5 on Wednesday night.

What it means

  • Season series: MIN wins series 2-1.
  • Red Sox 32-34 on the road; Twins 40-29 at home.

Latest headlines

ESPN · Oct 5
Breslow, Tracy: Red Sox not overly reliant on analytics
ESPN · Oct 2
Red Sox's Mickey Gasper has surgery to repair right biceps tendon
ESPN · Oct 1
Red Sox's Sonny Gray not happy for being lifted after 70 pitches
Recap · Oct 1
Fried, Bellinger and García lead Yankees over Red Sox 9-2 for 2-game Wild Card Series sweep
ESPN · Oct 1
Yankees send Red Sox home again, move on to face Rays in ALDS
ESPN · Sep 30
Red Sox's Roman Anthony ruled out of ALWC with injuries
ESPN · Sep 30
Red Sox OF Anthony (hand) exits early; Game 2 status unclear
Recap · Sep 30
Schlittler and Rice torment hometown team as Yankees beat rival Red Sox 9-0 in playoff opener

Injuries and inactives

Red Sox5th in AL East
  • Caleb Durbin 3B
    Finger, Surgery, left
    Out
  • Garrett Whitlock RP
    Leg, Fracture, right
    Out
  • Masataka Yoshida DH
    Hamstring, Strain, left
    Out
  • Roman Anthony LF
    Hand, Strain, right
    Out
  • Tyron Guerrero RP
    Shoulder, Strain, right
    Out
Twins3rd in AL Cent
  • Walker Jenkins CF
    Elbow, Surgery, right
    Out
  • Byron Buxton CF
    Hip, Surgery, right
    10-Day-IL
  • Jeff Hoffman RP
    Forearm, Inflammation, right
    15-Day-IL
  • Mike Paredes SP
    Oblique, Strain, left
    60-Day-IL
  • Trevor Larnach LF
    Wrist, Sprain, left
    10-Day-IL

Probable starters

Red Sox5th in AL East
Michael Wacha SP
Probable starter · 11-2, 3.32 ERA, 104 K, 1.12 WHIP
Lineup
  1. 1Tommy PhamLF
  2. 2Alex VerdugoRF
  3. 3Xander BogaertsSS
  4. 4Rafael Devers3B
  5. 5J.D. MartinezDH
  6. 6Trevor Story2B
  7. 7Enrique HernandezCF
  8. 8Bobby Dalbec1B
  9. 9Kevin PlaweckiC
Twins3rd in AL Cent
Joe Ryan SP
Probable starter · 13-8, 3.55 ERA, 151 K, 1.10 WHIP
Lineup
  1. 1Luis ArraezDH
  2. 2Carlos CorreaSS
  3. 3Jose Miranda1B
  4. 4Max KeplerRF
  5. 5Kyle GarlickLF
  6. 6Gio Urshela3B
  7. 7Nick Gordon2B
  8. 8Gilberto CelestinoCF
  9. 9Sandy LeonC

The series

MIN wins series 2-1
Last meeting: Twins 10, Red Sox 5 (Aug 30)

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Game info

Venue
Target Field, Minneapolis, Minnesota · Attendance 19,337
Officials
Adam Beck (Home Plate Umpire), Jansen Visconti (First Base Umpire), Jerry Meals (Second Base Umpire), Vic Carapazza (Third Base Umpire)

Injuries, starters, headlines and game info from ESPN. Headlines open on ESPN.

Season seriesMIN wins series 2-1

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