MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
MINNESOTA TWINS AT BOSTON RED SOX
07/31/2027
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
MINNESOTA TWINS AT BOSTON RED SOX
GAME ID: 2145 - SATURDAY, JULY 31ST , 2027 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Minnesota Twins (54-51) 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 2 5 8 1
Boston Red Sox (64-43) 1 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 4 5 1
Twins Come Back Late, Nip Red Sox
The Minnesota Twins defeated the Boston Red Sox, 5-4, in American League action at Fenway Park. Minnesota pitcher Jack O'Connor had a standout performance. The winner was Minnesota reliever Alejandro Hidalgo, now 4-2. The loser was JoJo Ingrassia. The loss makes Boston 64-43.

Renzo Gonzalez helped out the Minnesota cause in the top of the ninth inning with a run-scoring walk. For the game, the left fielder went 1 for 3 with a double and 2 walks. He drove in 2 runs.

"We had the game right there for the taking," said Boston manager Joe Curtis. "But we decided not to take it."
MINNESOTA BATTING LINESCORE BOSTON BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Salas 3B 4 2 1 0 1 2 5 .224 4 12
R. Gonzalez LF 3 0 1 2 2 0 3 .200 0 2
E. Rodriguez CF 4 0 0 0 1 2 6 .279 16 43
W. Maldonado 1B 4 0 0 1 0 2 4 .338 32 89
   b-J. Miranda 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .264 3 23
R. Lewis SS 5 0 1 0 0 2 4 .336 21 73
N. Kurtz DH 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 .240 25 72
   a-L. Keaschall DH 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .316 6 31
M. Wallner RF 3 1 1 0 1 1 1 .235 16 45
B. Lee 2B 3 1 2 0 1 0 0 .227 8 42
J. Melendez C 4 0 1 1 0 1 2 .172 4 19
Totals 34 5 8 4 6 10 26      
a - L. Keaschall inserted as DH in the 7th
b - J. Miranda substituted for W. Maldonado in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: B. Lee (21, 3rd Inning off Z. Eflin, 0 on, 0 outs) , R. Gonzalez (1, 3rd Inning off Z. Eflin, 1 on, 2 outs) , N. Kurtz (19, 7th Inning off Z. Eflin, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: J. Salas , R. Gonzalez 2 , R. Lewis , N. Kurtz 2 , M. Wallner , B. Lee 3 , J. Melendez
2-out RBI: R. Gonzalez
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , E. Rodriguez 2 , R. Lewis 2 , M. Wallner
Sac Fly: W. Maldonado
Team LOB: 9

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Salas (7) , R. Gonzalez (1) , R. Lewis (10)

FIELDING
Errors: W. Maldonado (6)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
T. Casas 1B 4 2 2 2 0 2 0 .256 19 73
M. Mayer 2B 4 0 1 1 0 1 0 .305 17 73
R. Devers 3B 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 .311 28 74
   a-G. Arias 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .223 1 8
S. Suzuki RF 3 0 0 0 1 2 2 .273 14 60
J. Duran CF 4 0 1 0 0 2 3 .262 8 40
L. James DH 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 .280 2 24
N. Hickey C 3 1 1 1 1 1 3 .193 6 18
M. Yoshida LF 4 1 0 0 0 0 1 .250 3 17
E. Garcia SS 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .212 2 9
   b-N. Decker PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .309 19 73
Totals 33 4 5 4 3 8 14      
a - G. Arias substituted for R. Devers in the 9th
b - N. Decker pinch hit for E. Garcia in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: M. Mayer (35, 1st Inning off J. O'Connor, 1 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: N. Hickey (6, 4th Inning off J. O'Connor, 0 on, 2 outs) , T. Casas (19, 7th Inning off J. Beeks, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: T. Casas 5 , M. Mayer 2 , J. Duran , N. Hickey 4
2-out RBI: T. Casas , N. Hickey
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , L. James 2 , N. Hickey
Team LOB: 5

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Duran (17)

FIELDING
Errors: G. Arias (5)
OF assists: 1 (Suzuki(Lee at 3rd base))
MINNESOTA PITCHING LINESCORE BOSTON PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. O'Connor 5.2 3 2 2 2 6 1 96 2.31   
J. Beeks 2.0 2 2 2 1 1 1 36 2.53   
A. Hidalgo W (4-2) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 4.50   
A. Scherff SV (29) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 12 3.33   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. O'Connor 59
Batters Faced: J. O'Connor 23, J. Beeks 9, A. Hidalgo 1, A. Scherff 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. O'Connor 2-9, J. Beeks 4-1, A. Hidalgo 0-1, A. Scherff 0-2
Pitches - Strikes: J. O'Connor 96-58, J. Beeks 36-23, A. Hidalgo 6-3, A. Scherff 12-9
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Beeks 1-0 , A. Hidalgo 1-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
Z. Eflin 6.0 7 3 3 3 4 0 90 4.94   
S. Van Der Schaaf 2.0 0 0 0 0 3 0 20 2.74   
J. Ingrassia L (7-4), BS (4) 1.0 1 2 0 3 3 0 32 1.64   
PITCHING
Game Score: Z. Eflin 47
Batters Faced: Z. Eflin 27, S. Van Der Schaaf 6, J. Ingrassia 8
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: Z. Eflin 8-5, S. Van Der Schaaf 1-2, J. Ingrassia 0-0
Pitches - Strikes: Z. Eflin 90-61, S. Van Der Schaaf 20-14, J. Ingrassia 32-17
Inherited Runners - Scored: S. Van Der Schaaf 3-0
WP: J. Ingrassia
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Jack O'Connor
Ballpark: Fenway Park
Weather: Partly Cloudy (75 degrees), wind blowing in from center at 12 mph
Start Time: 7:10 PM ET
Time: 3:22
Attendance: 34613
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