Boston Red Sox vs Minnesota Twins

MLB

Red Sox

19-16

9-2

Final

Twins

19-14

Target Field

TV: MLB.TV

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R
BOS	0	0	0	1	2	0	0	4	2	9
MIN	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	2

Who won: Red Sox 9-2

The Boston Red Sox beat the Minnesota Twins 9-2 on Sunday, May 5, 2024 at Target Field. The Twins win the series 2-1. The Red Sox outscored the Twins 4-1 in the 8th inning. Rafael Devers went 2-for-5 with a home run and 2 RBI for the Red Sox. Ryan Jeffers went 1-for-5 with a home run and 1 RBI for the Twins.

Recap · May 5

Rafaela and Devers homer as Red Sox beat Twins 9-2 to end Minnesota's 12-game winning streak

Ceddanne Rafaela hit the first Red Sox home run in seven games, Rafael Devers added another, and Boston ended Minnesota’s 12-game winning streak by beating the Twins 9-2 on Sunday.

What it means

Season series: MIN wins series 2-1.
Red Sox 12-7 on the road; Twins 8-7 at home.

Latest headlines

ESPN · 2d ago

Breslow, Tracy: Red Sox not overly reliant on analytics

ESPN · 5d ago

Red Sox's Mickey Gasper has surgery to repair right biceps tendon

ESPN · 6d ago

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

Schlittler, Rice lead Yankees' rout of Red Sox in Game 1

ESPN · Sep 30

Red Sox OF Anthony (hand) exits early; Game 2 status unclear

Injuries and inactives

Red Sox3rd in AL East

Masataka Yoshida DH
Hamstring, Strain, left
Out
Roman Anthony LF
Hand, Strain, right
Out
Tyron Guerrero RP
Shoulder, Strain, right
Out
Romy Gonzalez DH
Elbow
Day-To-Day
Justin Slaten RP
Elbow, Inflammation, right
60-Day-IL

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 Sox3rd in AL East

Cooper Criswell SP

Probable starter · 6-5, 4.08 ERA, 73 K, 1.35 WHIP

Lineup

1Jarren DuranCF
2Rafael DeversDH
3Rob RefsnyderLF
4Wilyer AbreuRF
5Vaughn Grissom2B
6Dominic Smith1B
7Reese McGuireC
8Ceddanne RafaelaSS
9Zack Short3B

Twins3rd in AL Cent

Joe Ryan SP

Probable starter · 7-7, 3.60 ERA, 147 K, 0.99 WHIP

Lineup

1Alex KirilloffLF
2Edouard Julien2B
3Ryan JeffersC
4Max KeplerRF
5Carlos CorreaSS
6Trevor LarnachDH
7Willi CastroCF
8Carlos Santana1B
9Jose Miranda3B

The series

MIN wins series 2-1

Last meeting: Twins 3, Red Sox 1 (May 4)

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Game info

Venue: Target Field, Minneapolis, Minnesota · Attendance 29,638
Officials: Angel Hernandez (Home Plate Umpire), Nic Lentz (First Base Umpire), Emil Jimenez (Second Base Umpire), Lance Barksdale (Third Base Umpire)