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A rough series at #Twins comes to an end for the #RedSox in the best way possible, with a solid win that featured excellent pitching, strong offensive production, and clean play in the field.

#RedSox Manager Cora on using Andruw Monasterio today (3 hits): "I bet everyone was like, where's Willie? We need Abreu because Willson [Contreras] isn't playing. You got to trust your players." Says, "[To] go to where we want, it's going to take everybody."

#RedSox Manager Alex Cora: "Been saying all along, we pitch, we're going to win." Of Connelly Early, "Great job by him, used all his pitches against a great offense. They're very disciplined at what they do. and they've been hitting lefties hard."

#RedSox game time on Friday is 7:15 ET/4:15 PT. Expected conditions at Fenway Park in Boston: Cloudy with a game-time temperature of 56°F / 13°C. Winds: E 7 MPH.

#Tigers have not yet announced their starter for Friday's game.

Tomorrow an off-day. Then on Friday for #RedSox it will be Ranger Suarez to start vs #Tigers. 1-1 (.500) with a 5.11 ERA and 1.489 WHIP in 3 starts of of 2026. 0-1 with a 3.14 ERA and .907 WHIP in 3 career appearances (2 starts) vs DET.

AL East FINALs:

#RedSox 9, #Twins 5
#Diamondbacks 8, #Orioles 5

Later tonight:

#Rays at #WhiteSox
#BlueJays at #Brewers
#Angels at #Yankees

Most Strikeouts Over
First 8 #MLB Games
#RedSox, All-Time

1. Daisuke Matsuzaka, 52
2. Connelly Early 49 <<<
2. Lynn McGlothen, 49
4. Tanner Houck, 44
4. Eduardo Rodríguez, 44
4. Roger Clemens, 44
7. Clay Buchholz, 40
8. Don Schwall, 38
9. Justin Masterson, 37
9. Jon Lester, 37

Fastest pitch thrown today by any pitcher of the game was a 96.5 MPH 4-seam fastball from #RedSox Connelly Early to #Twins Victor Caratini.

Hardest hit ball by either side in this game was a lineout for #Twins Josh Bell. Left the bat at 107.1 MPH vs #RedSox.

Batted ball that traveled the farthest distance in this game was a home run for #RedSox Trevor Story vs #Twins. Estimated distance was 411 feet.

#RedSox left runners on base in this game in the 1st (2), 4th (2), 5th (1), 6th (1), and 7th (1) innings.

#Twins left runners on base today in the 2nd (1), 3rd (1), 4th (1), 5th (1), and 8th (2) innings.

#RedSox had 13 hits in 37 at-bats in this game and are now batting .239 on the season, with a .322 on-base percentage and .355 slugging percentage.

#Twins had 6 hits in 33 at-bats today and are now batting .232 on the season, with a .333 OBP and .399 SLG.

With 5 runs allowed in this game, #RedSox pitchers have now recorded a full-season ERA of 4.55 and 1.35 WHIP.

#Twins full-season ERA now stands at 4.26 including the 8 ER today, with a 1.41 WHIP.

⭐️ 7th straight game with a home run for #Twins, 6th consecutive game with multiple HRs for them.

Is first time MIN has recorded multiple HRs in 6 or more games in a row since September 7-13, 2020 (also 6 games).

Time of the game: 2 hours, 41 minutes before a crowd of 21,276 fans (55% venue capacity) who saw #RedSox beat #Twins, 9-5 in the series finale.

#RedSox were 6-for-15 with runners in scoring position in this one, left 7 on.

#Twins were 2-for-3 with RISP, left 6 runners on base. #MLB

#RedSox Connelly Early earns the win in this one. Improves to 1-0 with a 2.29 ERA.

#Twins Simeon Woods Richardson takes the loss today, falls to 0-3 with a 6.10 ERA.

#RedSox avoid their first sweep vs #Twins since 2015 and finish the road trip at 3-3.

#RedSox win their first game of the season when opponents score first, improve to 1-7 in such games.

BOS now 5-5 when scoring 4+ runs, 3-6 when hitting a home run, 6-0 when leading after 6 innings, and 3-3 in series finales. Was 1st BOS come-from-behind win of the season. #MLB

#Twins lose. Fall to…

11–8 (.579) overall (.432 last year)
7–3 (.700) at home (.469)
6–5 (.545) in day games (.429)
11–8 (.579) in March/April (.419)
2–0 (1.000) vs #RedSox (.500)
6–6 (.500) vs AL East (.533)
1–2 (.333) on Wednesdays (.538)
5–6 (.455) vs lefty starters (.361)

#MLB

#RedSox WIN! Improve to…

7–11 (.389) overall (.549 last year)
4–8 (.333) on the road (.506)
5–5 (.500) in day games (.590)
7–11 (.389) in March/April (.531)
0–2 (.000) vs #Twins (.500)
1–2 (.333) vs AL Central (.548)
2–1 (.667) on Wednesdays (.500)
5–11 (.312) vs righty starters (.556)

#MLB

Home run for #Twins Ryan Kreidler was a no-doubter, out at all 30 #MLB ballparks.

3-run home run for #Twins Ryan Kreidler came on a 92.7 MPH sinker from #RedSox Ryan Watson. Spin rate was 2,199 RPM. Bat speed was 76.8 MPH.

Pitch was barreled at 104.1 MPH with a 27° launch angle. Estimated distance was 385 feet with an xBA of .850. #BarrelAlert

#Twins power is still there as Ryan Kreidler goes deep for 3 runs here in the 9th vs #RedSox Ryan Watson.

#Twins get a run on a single for Brooks Lee as Tristan Gray scores vs #RedSox reliever Ryan Watson.

Time to work out of the jam: 4 of 7 outings for #RedSox rookie reliever Ryan Watson have been scoreless, but he's got some work to do here.

At the plate: #Twins right fielder Matt Wallner is hitless in 9 at-bats with a walk, and 3 strikeouts so far in this series vs #RedSox.

With an 0-for-3 game today #Twins Byron Buxton's streak of 16 straight games with hits or walks in games vs #RedSox comes to an end. Was a streak dating back to April 2021.