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Minnesota Twins 4
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Boston Red Sox 5
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Fenway Park · 28,132 att.

Match Report

Red Sox top Twins 5-4 in 10 on Verdugo's unusual hit

— Alex Verdugo singled home the winning run with two outs in the 10th inning on a fly ball that barely stayed fair at Fenway Park, giving the Boston Red Sox a 5-4 victory over the Minnesota Twins in a bizarre finish Tuesday night.

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Top Performers

MIN

  • Christian Vazquez C H-AB 1-4 · AB 4 · R 0
  • Donovan Solano 1B H-AB 0-4 · AB 4 · R 1
  • Michael A. Taylor RF H-AB 0-2 · AB 2 · R 1
  • Carlos Correa SS H-AB 1-2 · AB 2 · R 0

BOS

  • Jarren Duran LF H-AB 2-5 · AB 5 · R 0
  • Reese McGuire C H-AB 1-2 · AB 2 · R 1
  • Rafael Devers 1B H-AB 2-4 · AB 4 · R 0
  • Alex Verdugo LF H-AB 3-5 · AB 5 · R 1

Head to Head

BOS wins series 2-1

Injuries

Boston Red Sox

  • Caleb Durbin Out
  • Garrett Whitlock Out
  • Roman Anthony Out
  • Tyron Guerrero Out
  • Romy Gonzalez Day-To-Day

Minnesota Twins

  • Jeff Hoffman Out
  • Byron Buxton Out
  • Anthony Banda Out
  • Walker Jenkins Out
  • Mike Paredes 60-Day-IL

Lineups

BOS

  1. 27Alex VerdugoRF
  2. 16Rafael Devers3B
  3. 3Justin Turner2B
  4. 7Masataka YoshidaLF
  5. 8Enrique HernandezSS
  6. 36Triston Casas1B
  7. 12Connor WongC
  8. 16Jarren DuranCF
  9. 19Yu ChangSS

Substitutes

  1. 56John SchreiberP
  2. 50Kutter CrawfordPR
  3. 30Reese McGuireC
  4. 10Raimel TapiaPH
  5. 74Kenley JansenP
  6. 30Rob RefsnyderLF

MIN

  1. 16Donovan Solano1B
  2. 1Carlos CorreaSS
  3. 25Byron BuxtonDH
  4. 64Jose Miranda3B
  5. 41Kyle GarlickLF
  6. 2Christian VazquezC
  7. 21Michael A. TaylorCF
  8. 22Max KeplerRF
  9. 3Willi Castro2B

Substitutes

  1. 9Trevor LarnachLF
  2. 6Edouard JulienPH
  3. 27Nick Gordon2B

Play by Play

  1. End Batter/Pitcher 4-5
    4722926 10th Inning
  2. Play Result 4-5

    Verdugo singled to right, McGuire scored, Duran to third.

    4722926 10th Inning
  3. Single 4-5

    Pitch 5 : Ball In Play

    4722926 10th Inning
  4. Ball 4-4

    Pitch 4 : Ball 2

    4722926 10th Inning
  5. Ball 4-4

    Pitch 3 : Ball 1

    4722926 10th Inning
  6. Foul Ball 4-4

    Pitch 2 : Strike 2 Foul

    4722926 10th Inning
  7. Strike Looking 4-4

    Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Looking

    4722926 10th Inning
  8. Foul Ball 4-4

    Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Foul

    4722926 10th Inning
  9. End Batter/Pitcher 4-4
    4722926 10th Inning
  10. Play Result 4-4

    McGuire singled to left, Crawford scored, Crawford scored and Hernández scored, Casas to second.

    4722926 10th Inning
  11. Single 4-4

    Pitch 5 : Ball In Play

    4722926 10th Inning
  12. Foul Ball 4-4

    Pitch 4 : Strike 2 Foul

    4722926 10th Inning
  13. Strike Looking 4-4

    Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Looking

    4722926 10th Inning
  14. Strike Looking 4-4

    Pitch 2 : Strike 1 Looking

    4722926 10th Inning
  15. Ball 4-4

    Pitch 1 : Ball 1

    4722926 10th Inning
  16. Foul Ball 4-2

    Pitch 2 : Strike 2 Foul

    4722926 10th Inning
  17. End Batter/Pitcher 4-2
    39949 10th Inning
  18. Play Result 4-2

    Miranda grounded out to shortstop, Solano scored, Correa to second.

    39949 10th Inning
  19. Ground Out 4-2

    Pitch 6 : Ball In Play

    39949 10th Inning
  20. Ball 4-2

    Pitch 5 : Ball 3

    39949 10th Inning
  21. Strike Swinging 4-2

    Pitch 4 : Strike 2 Swinging

    39949 10th Inning
  22. Ball 4-2

    Pitch 3 : Ball 2

    39949 10th Inning
  23. Ball 4-2

    Pitch 2 : Ball 1

    39949 10th Inning
  24. Foul Ball 4-2

    Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Foul

    39949 10th Inning
  25. End Batter/Pitcher 3-2
    29630 10th Inning
  26. Play Result 3-2

    Buxton hit sacrifice fly to right, Gordon scored, Solano to third.

    39949 10th Inning
  27. Sacrifice Fly 3-2

    Pitch 4 : Ball In Play

    39949 10th Inning
  28. Foul Ball 3-2

    Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Foul

    39949 10th Inning
  29. Strike Looking 3-2

    Pitch 2 : Strike 1 Looking

    39949 10th Inning
  30. Ball 3-2

    Pitch 1 : Ball 1

    39949 10th Inning
  31. Foul Ball 2-2

    Pitch 3 : Strike 1 Foul

    39949 10th Inning
  32. Foul Ball 2-2

    Pitch 2 : Strike 2 Foul

    41109 9th Inning
  33. Foul Ball 2-2

    Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Foul

    41109 9th Inning
  34. Foul Ball 2-2

    Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Foul

    41109 9th Inning
  35. Foul Ball 2-2

    Pitch 7 : Strike 2 Foul

    41109 9th Inning
  36. Foul Ball 2-2

    Pitch 5 : Strike 2 Foul

    41109 9th Inning
  37. Foul Ball 2-2

    Pitch 4 : Strike 2 Foul

    41109 9th Inning
  38. Foul Ball 2-2

    Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Foul

    41109 9th Inning
  39. Foul Ball 2-2

    Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Foul

    29630 9th Inning
  40. Foul Ball 2-2

    Pitch 2 : Strike 2 Foul

    29630 9th Inning
  41. Foul Ball 2-2

    Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Foul

    29630 9th Inning
  42. Foul Ball 2-2

    Pitch 2 : Strike 2 Foul

    42604 8th Inning
  43. End Batter/Pitcher 2-2
    42604 8th Inning
  44. Play Result 2-2

    Duran grounded into fielder's choice to second, Hernández scored, McGuire to second.

    42604 8th Inning
  45. Batters Fielders Choice - All Runners Safe 2-2

    Pitch 4 : Ball In Play

    42604 8th Inning
  46. Foul Ball 2-1

    Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Foul

    42604 8th Inning
  47. Strike Looking 2-1

    Pitch 2 : Strike 2 Looking

    42604 8th Inning
  48. Strike Looking 2-1

    Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Looking

    42604 8th Inning
  49. Foul Ball 2-1

    Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Foul

    42604 8th Inning
  50. Foul Ball 2-1

    Pitch 5 : Strike 2 Foul

    42604 8th Inning
  51. Foul Ball 2-1

    Pitch 4 : Strike 2 Foul

    42604 8th Inning
  52. Foul Ball 2-1

    Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Foul

    42604 8th Inning
  53. Foul Ball 2-1

    Pitch 2 : Strike 1 Foul

    32440 7th Inning
  54. Foul Ball 2-1

    Pitch 6 : Strike 2 Foul

    32440 7th Inning
  55. Foul Ball 2-1

    Pitch 5 : Strike 2 Foul

    32440 7th Inning
  56. Foul Ball 2-1

    Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Foul

    4713488 7th Inning
  57. End Batter/Pitcher 2-1
    4713488 7th Inning
  58. Play Result 2-1

    Kepler homered to right center (385 feet).

    4713488 7th Inning
  59. Home Run 2-1

    Pitch 2 : Ball In Play

    4713488 7th Inning
  60. Ball 1-1

    Pitch 1 : Ball 1

    4713488 7th Inning
  1. End Batter/Pitcher 4-5
    4722926 10th Inning
  2. Play Result 4-5

    Verdugo singled to right, McGuire scored, Duran to third.

    4722926 10th Inning
  3. Single 4-5

    Pitch 5 : Ball In Play

    4722926 10th Inning
  4. Ball 4-4

    Pitch 4 : Ball 2

    4722926 10th Inning
  5. Ball 4-4

    Pitch 3 : Ball 1

    4722926 10th Inning
  6. Foul Ball 4-4

    Pitch 2 : Strike 2 Foul

    4722926 10th Inning
  7. Strike Looking 4-4

    Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Looking

    4722926 10th Inning
  8. Start Batter/Pitcher 4-4

    Jovani Moran pitches to Alex Verdugo

    4722926 10th Inning
  9. End Batter/Pitcher 4-4
    4722926 10th Inning
  10. Play Result 4-4

    Refsnyder grounded into double play, third to first, Duran to second, McGuire to third, Casas out at home.

    4722926 10th Inning
  11. Ground Out 4-4

    Pitch 5 : Ball In Play

    4722926 10th Inning
  12. Strike Looking 4-4

    Pitch 4 : Strike 2 Looking

    4722926 10th Inning
  13. Ball 4-4

    Pitch 3 : Ball 2

    4722926 10th Inning
  14. Ball 4-4

    Pitch 2 : Ball 1

    4722926 10th Inning
  15. Foul Ball 4-4

    Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Foul

    4722926 10th Inning
  16. Start Batter/Pitcher 4-4

    Jovani Moran pitches to Rob Refsnyder

    4722926 10th Inning
  17. Play Result 4-4

    Refsnyder hit for Schreiber

    10th Inning
  18. End Batter/Pitcher 4-4
    4722926 10th Inning
  19. Play Result 4-4

    Duran singled to center, McGuire to second, Casas to third.

    4722926 10th Inning
  20. Single 4-4

    Pitch 3 : Ball In Play

    4722926 10th Inning
  21. Ball 4-4

    Pitch 2 : Ball 1

    4722926 10th Inning
  22. Strike Looking 4-4

    Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Looking

    4722926 10th Inning
  23. Start Batter/Pitcher 4-4

    Jovani Moran pitches to Jarren Duran

    4722926 10th Inning
  24. End Batter/Pitcher 4-4
    4722926 10th Inning
  25. Play Result 4-4

    McGuire singled to left, Crawford scored, Crawford scored and Hernández scored, Casas to second.

    4722926 10th Inning
  26. Single 4-4

    Pitch 5 : Ball In Play

    4722926 10th Inning
  27. Foul Ball 4-4

    Pitch 4 : Strike 2 Foul

    4722926 10th Inning
  28. Strike Looking 4-4

    Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Looking

    4722926 10th Inning
  29. Strike Looking 4-4

    Pitch 2 : Strike 1 Looking

    4722926 10th Inning
  30. Ball 4-4

    Pitch 1 : Ball 1

    4722926 10th Inning
  31. Start Batter/Pitcher 4-2

    Jovani Moran pitches to Reese McGuire

    4722926 10th Inning
  32. End Batter/Pitcher 4-2
    4722926 10th Inning
  33. Play Result 4-2

    Casas walked, Hernández to second.

    4722926 10th Inning
  34. Ball 4-2

    Pitch 6 : Ball 4

    4722926 10th Inning
  35. Ball 4-2

    Pitch 5 : Ball 3

    4722926 10th Inning
  36. Ball 4-2

    Pitch 4 : Ball 2

    4722926 10th Inning
  37. Strike Swinging 4-2

    Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Swinging

    4722926 10th Inning
  38. Ball 4-2

    Pitch 2 : Ball 1

    4722926 10th Inning
  39. Strike Looking 4-2

    Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Looking

    4722926 10th Inning
  40. Start Batter/Pitcher 4-2

    Jovani Moran pitches to Triston Casas

    4722926 10th Inning

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