Bogaerts leads another Red Sox romp, 15-4 over Twins
Xander Bogaerts tacked four more hits on his majors-most total, including a two-run homer, as the Boston Red Sox broke away late to beat the Minnesota Twins 15-4 on Saturday.
Major League Baseball
FINAL
Boston Red Sox
15
Minnesota Twins
4
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | OT | 2OT | 3OT | P8 | P9 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BOS | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 15 |
| MIN | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
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Match Report
Last five matches
| Date | Opp | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9/30/26 | @ New York Yankees | L 2-9 | MLB |
| 9/29/26 | @ New York Yankees | L 0-9 | MLB |
| Full Schedule | |||
Play by Play
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Foul Ball 15-4
Pitch 3: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 15-4
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 15-4
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Play Result 15-4
Betts singled to center, Young and Shaw scored, León to second.
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Advancing On Force 15-4
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Advancing On Force 14-4
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Play Result 13-4
Bradley Jr. scored, Young to third, Shaw to second on wild pitch by Chargois.
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Wild Pitch 13-4
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Foul Ball 12-4
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 12-4
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 12-4
Pitch 5: strike 2 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 12-4
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Play Result 12-4
Young singled to left, Bogaerts and Castillo scored, Bradley Jr. to second.
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Advancing On Force 12-4
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Advancing On Force 11-4
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Foul Ball 10-4
Pitch 3: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 10-4
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 10-4
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 10-4
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Play Result 10-4
León singled to left center, Young and Shaw scored.
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Advancing On Play 10-4
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Advancing On Play 9-4
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Foul Ball 8-4
Pitch 6: foul
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Play Result 8-4
Shaw safe at second on throwing error by pitcher Boshers, Ortiz scored, Young to third.
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Error 8-4
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Foul Ball 7-4
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 7-4
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Play Result 7-4
Bogaerts homered to left center (390 feet), Pedroia scored.
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Advancing On Force 7-4
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Foul Ball 5-4
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 5-4
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 5-4
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 5-4
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Out 5-4
Pitch 4: in play
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Foul Ball 5-4
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 5-4
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Out 5-4
Pitch 4: in play
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Foul Ball 5-4
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 5-4
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 5-4
Pitch 11: foul
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Foul Ball 5-4
Pitch 10: foul
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Foul Ball 5-4
Pitch 9: foul
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Foul Ball 5-4
Pitch 7: foul
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Foul Ball 5-4
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 5-4
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 5-4
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 5-4
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 5-4
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 5-4
Pitch 5: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 5-4
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 5-4
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 5-4
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Play Result 5-4
Ramírez hit sacrifice fly to left, Bogaerts scored.
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Advancing On Play 5-4
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Foul Ball 4-4
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 4-4
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 4-4
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 4-4
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 4-4
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Play Result 4-4
Plouffe hit sacrifice fly to center, Mauer scored.
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End Inning 15-4
End of the 9th
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End Batter/Pitcher 15-4
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Play Result 15-4
Plouffe grounded into double play, shortstop to second to first, Grossman out at second.
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Advancing On Force 15-4
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Ground Out 15-4
Pitch 3: in play
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Strike Looking 15-4
Pitch 2: strike 1 (looking)
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Ball 15-4
Pitch 1: ball 1
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Start Batter/Pitcher 15-4
Plouffe batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 15-4
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Play Result 15-4
Grossman walked, Escobar to second.
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Advancing On Force 15-4
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Ball 15-4
Pitch 6: ball 4
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Ball 15-4
Pitch 5: ball 3
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Ball 15-4
Pitch 4: ball 2
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Strike Looking 15-4
Pitch 3: strike 2 (looking)
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Strike Looking 15-4
Pitch 2: strike 1 (looking)
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Ball 15-4
Pitch 1: ball 1
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Start Batter/Pitcher 15-4
Grossman batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 15-4
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Play Result 15-4
Escobar walked.
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Ball 15-4
Pitch 5: ball 4
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Ball 15-4
Pitch 4: ball 3
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Foul Ball 15-4
Pitch 3: strike 1 (foul)
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Ball 15-4
Pitch 2: ball 2
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Ball 15-4
Pitch 1: ball 1
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Start Batter/Pitcher 15-4
Escobar batting
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Play Result 15-4
Escobar hit for Mauer.
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Lineup Change 15-4
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Lineup Change 15-4
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End Batter/Pitcher 15-4
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Play Result 15-4
Núñez lined out to center.
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Line Out 15-4
Pitch 3: in play
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Ball 15-4
Pitch 2: ball 1
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Strike Looking 15-4
Pitch 1: strike 1 (looking)
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Start Batter/Pitcher 15-4
Núñez batting
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Play Result 15-4
Shaw at first base.
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Play Result 15-4
Rutledge at third base.
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Play Result 15-4
Castillo in right field.
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Play Result 15-4
Hernández at second base.
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Play Result 15-4
Buchholz relieved Uehara.
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Head to Head
BOS wins series 2-1
Injuries
Minnesota Twins
- Cole Sands Out
- David Festa Out
- Mick Abel Out
- Anthony Banda Out
- Jeff Hoffman Out
Boston Red Sox
- Roman Anthony Out
- Triston Casas Out
- Romy Gonzalez Out
- Eli White Out
- Justin Slaten Out
Lineups
ConfirmedMIN
Eduardo NunezSS12
Joe MauerDH7
Robbie GrossmanLF8
Trevor Plouffe3B80
Brian Dozier2B15
ByungHo Park1B52
Max Kepler1B22
Kurt SuzukiC24
Byron BuxtonCF25
Substitutes
Eduardo EscobarPH3
Oswaldo ArciaRF34
BOS
Mookie BettsRF50
Dustin Pedroia2B15
Xander BogaertsSS2
David OrtizDH34
Hanley Ramirez1B13
Jackie Bradley Jr.CF41
Chris YoungLF24
Travis Shaw1B23
Sandy LeonC9
Substitutes
Clay BuchholzP36
Marco Hernandez2B36
Rusney CastilloRF38
Josh Rutledge3B32
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