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Minnesota Twins vs Boston Red Sox

MLB
Twins
24-27
8-6
Final
Red Sox
22-28
Fenway Park
TV: MLB.TV
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Who won: Twins 8-6

The Minnesota Twins beat the Boston Red Sox 8-6 on Friday, May 22, 2026 at Fenway Park. The Twins win the series 3-0. The Twins outscored the Red Sox 4-0 in the 7th inning. Byron Buxton went 2-for-5 with a home run and 3 RBI for the Twins. Wilyer Abreu went 2-for-5 with 1 RBI for the Red Sox.

Recap · May 22
Two-run homers by Buxton and Martin help Twins rally to beat Red Sox 8-6

Byron Buxton and Austin Martin both hit two-run homers off reliever Justin Slaten in the seventh inning to help the Minnesota Twins rally from four runs down to beat the Boston Red Sox 8-6 on Friday night.

What it means

  • Season series: MIN wins series 3-0.
  • Twins 9-13 on the road; Red Sox 8-15 at home.

Latest headlines

ESPN · 6d ago
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

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
Red Sox3rd 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

Probable starters

Twins3rd in AL Cent
Connor Prielipp SP
Probable starter · 6-7, 4.87 ERA, 128 K, 1.29 WHIP
Lineup
  1. 1Byron BuxtonDH
  2. 2Brooks Lee3B
  3. 3Austin MartinRF
  4. 4Josh Bell1B
  5. 5Gabriel GonzalezLF
  6. 6Ryan KreidlerSS
  7. 7Kody Clemens1B
  8. 8Luke Keaschall2B
  9. 9Alex JacksonC
Red Sox3rd in AL East
Payton Tolle SP
Probable starter · 9-6, 3.03 ERA, 171 K, 1.10 WHIP
Lineup
  1. 1Jarren DuranLF
  2. 2Ceddanne RafaelaCF
  3. 3Wilyer AbreuRF
  4. 4Willson Contreras1B
  5. 5Andruw MonasterioDH
  6. 6Nick Sogard3B
  7. 7Marcelo Mayer2B
  8. 8Carlos NarvaezC
  9. 9Caleb Durbin3B

The series

MIN wins series 3-0

Last 5

MIN
  • No games yet this season.
BOS
  • Lvs MIN6-8
  • W@ KC4-3
  • W@ KC7-1
  • W@ KC3-1
  • L@ ATL1-8

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Game info

Venue
Fenway Park, Boston, Massachusetts · Attendance 34,740
Officials
Ryan Wills (Home Plate Umpire), Jen Pawol (First Base Umpire), Will Little (Second Base Umpire), Ryan Additon (Third Base Umpire)

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

Season seriesMIN wins series 3-0

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