Cruz, Sanó homer for Twins in 6-5 win at Boston
Nelson Cruz and Miguel Sano connected in the fifth inning to pad Minnesota's record home run total, and the Twins beat the Boston Red Sox 6-5 Tuesday night.
Major League Baseball
FINAL
Minnesota Twins
6
Boston Red Sox
5
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | OT | 2OT | 3OT | P8 | P9 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MIN | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| BOS | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
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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 |
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Play by Play
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Foul Ball 6-5
Pitch 4 : Strike 2 Foul
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Foul Ball 6-5
Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Foul
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Foul Ball 6-5
Pitch 5 : Strike 2 Foul
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Foul Ball 6-5
Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Foul
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Foul Ball 6-5
Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Foul
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Foul Ball 6-5
Pitch 5 : Strike 2 Foul
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Foul Ball 6-5
Pitch 4 : Strike 2 Foul
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Foul Ball 6-5
Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Foul
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End Batter/Pitcher 6-5
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Play Result 6-5
Benintendi homered to left (373 feet).
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Home Run 6-5
Pitch 2 : Ball In Play
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Ball 6-4
Pitch 1 : Ball 1
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Foul Ball 6-4
Pitch 4 : Strike 2 Foul
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Foul Ball 6-4
Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Foul
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Foul Ball 6-4
Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Foul
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Foul Ball 6-4
Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Foul
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Foul Ball 6-4
Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Foul
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Foul Ball 6-4
Pitch 2 : Strike 2 Foul
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Foul Ball 6-4
Pitch 2 : Strike 2 Foul
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Foul Ball 6-4
Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Foul
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Foul Ball 6-4
Pitch 7 : Strike 2 Foul
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Foul Ball 6-4
Pitch 6 : Strike 2 Foul
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Foul Ball 6-4
Pitch 4 : Strike 2 Foul
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End Batter/Pitcher 6-4
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Play Result 6-4
Devers homered to right (426 feet) , Vázquez scored and Bradley Jr. scored.
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Home Run 6-4
Pitch 6 : Ball In Play
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Foul Ball 6-1
Pitch 5 : Strike 2 Foul
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Ball 6-1
Pitch 4 : Ball 2
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Strike Swinging 6-1
Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Swinging
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Foul Ball 6-1
Pitch 2 : Strike 1 Foul
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Ball 6-1
Pitch 1 : Ball 1
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Foul Ball 6-1
Pitch 2 : Strike 1 Foul
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End Batter/Pitcher 6-1
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Play Result 6-1
Holt grounded out to shortstop, Moreland scored, Vázquez to third.
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Ground Out 6-1
Pitch 4 : Ball In Play
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Ball 6-0
Pitch 3 : Ball 2
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Ball 6-0
Pitch 2 : Ball 1
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Strike Looking 6-0
Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Looking
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Foul Ball 6-0
Pitch 2 : Strike 1 Foul
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Foul Ball 6-0
Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Foul
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Foul Ball 6-0
Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Foul
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End Batter/Pitcher 6-0
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Play Result 6-0
Sanó homered to center (452 feet), Arraez scored.
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Home Run 6-0
Pitch 3 : Ball In Play
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Strike Swinging 4-0
Pitch 2 : Strike 1 Swinging
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Ball 4-0
Pitch 1 : Ball 1
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Foul Ball 4-0
Pitch 4 : Strike 2 Foul
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End Batter/Pitcher 4-0
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Play Result 4-0
Cruz homered to center (420 feet).
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Home Run 4-0
Pitch 2 : Ball In Play
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Strike Looking 3-0
Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Looking
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Foul Ball 3-0
Pitch 5 : Strike 2 Foul
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Foul Ball 3-0
Pitch 4 : Strike 2 Foul
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Foul Ball 3-0
Pitch 2 : Strike 1 Foul
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Foul Ball 3-0
Pitch 5 : Strike 2 Foul
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Foul Ball 3-0
Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Foul
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Foul Ball 3-0
Pitch 5 : Strike 2 Foul
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Foul Ball 3-0
Pitch 4 : Strike 2 Foul
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Foul Ball 3-0
Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Foul
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Foul Ball 3-0
Pitch 2 : Strike 1 Foul
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End Inning 6-5
End of the 9th inning
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End Batter/Pitcher 6-5
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Play Result 6-5
Devers struck out swinging.
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Strike Swinging 6-5
Pitch 3 : Strike 3 Swinging
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Strike Swinging 6-5
Pitch 2 : Strike 2 Swinging
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Strike Looking 6-5
Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Looking
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Start Batter/Pitcher 6-5
Taylor Rogers pitches to Rafael Devers
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End Batter/Pitcher 6-5
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Play Result 6-5
Betts grounded out to pitcher.
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Ground Out 6-5
Pitch 5 : Ball In Play
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Foul Ball 6-5
Pitch 4 : Strike 2 Foul
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Foul Ball 6-5
Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Foul
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Ball 6-5
Pitch 2 : Ball 1
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Strike Looking 6-5
Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Looking
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Start Batter/Pitcher 6-5
Taylor Rogers pitches to Mookie Betts
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End Batter/Pitcher 6-5
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Play Result 6-5
G. Hernández sacrificed to first, M. Hernández to second.
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Sacrifice 6-5
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Start Batter/Pitcher 6-5
Taylor Rogers pitches to Gorkys Hernandez
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Play Result 6-5
G. Hernández hit for Bradley Jr.
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Play Result 6-5
M. Hernández ran for Holt
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End Batter/Pitcher 6-5
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Play Result 6-5
Holt singled to left center.
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Single 6-5
Pitch 2 : Ball In Play
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Ball 6-5
Pitch 1 : Ball 1
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Start Batter/Pitcher 6-5
Taylor Rogers pitches to Brock Holt
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Start Inning 6-5
Bottom of the 9th inning
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End Inning 6-5
Middle of the 9th inning
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End Batter/Pitcher 6-5
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Play Result 6-5
Sanó struck out swinging.
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Strike Swinging 6-5
Pitch 6 : Strike 3 Swinging
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Foul Ball 6-5
Pitch 5 : Strike 2 Foul
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Ball 6-5
Pitch 4 : Ball 3
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Ball 6-5
Pitch 3 : Ball 2
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Strike Looking 6-5
Pitch 2 : Strike 1 Looking
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Ball 6-5
Pitch 1 : Ball 1
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Start Batter/Pitcher 6-5
Brandon Workman pitches to Miguel Sano
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End Batter/Pitcher 6-5
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Play Result 6-5
Arraez struck out swinging.
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Strike Swinging 6-5
Pitch 4 : Strike 3 Swinging
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Head to Head
MIN wins series 2-1
Injuries
Boston Red Sox
- Zack Kelly Out
- Garrett Whitlock Out
- Caleb Durbin Out
- Roman Anthony Out
- Tyron Guerrero Out
Minnesota Twins
- Anthony Banda Out
- Jeff Hoffman Out
- Byron Buxton Out
- Walker Jenkins Out
- Mike Paredes 60-Day-IL
Lineups
ConfirmedBOS
Mookie BettsRF50
Rafael Devers3B16
Xander BogaertsSS2
J.D. MartinezDH28
Andrew BenintendiLF23
Mitch Moreland1B18
Christian VazquezC7
Brock Holt1B17
Jackie Bradley Jr.CF41
Substitutes
Chris Owings2B12
Marco HernandezPR36
Gorkys HernandezPH83
MIN
Max KeplerRF22
Jorge PolancoSS11
Nelson CruzDH32
Luis Arraez2B2
Miguel Sano3B22
Jake CaveLF11
C.J. Cron1B28
Jason CastroC18
LaMonte Wade Jr.LF31
Substitutes
Byron BuxtonCF25
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