Minnesota Twins 8, Boston Red Sox 3: A Disastrous Eighth, 19 Runners LOB on Marathon Monday
Peres Jepchirchir and Evans Chebet were the two Boston Marathon winners, but the Boston Red Sox weren’t winners on Marathon Monday as they fell to the Minnesota Twins, 8-2, after a disastrous eighth inning from Kutter Crawford. 19 runners were left stranded. Christian Vazquez hit an RBI groundout in the fifth before launching a solo […]
Red Sox’s Kevin Plawecki, 2 Staff Members Test Positive For COVID-19; Connor Wong Recalled From Triple-A Worcester
Boston Red Sox right-handed bat Kevin Plawecki has tested positive for COVID-19, as the backup catcher left the park in street clothes before Boston’s Marathon Monday game against the Twins. Connor Wong will be recalled from Triple-A Worcester. Two additional staff members that are unidentified tested positive as well for the Sox. Manager Alex Cora […]
Boston Red Sox 8, Minnesota Twins 1: Michael Wacha Hurls Flawless Five Innings, Xander Bogaerts Breaks Out of Slump
Xander Bogaerts waved goodbye to his slump Sunday while Michael Wacha hurled a nearly perfect five innings. The Boston Red Sox broke it open in the eighth and clobbered the Minnesota Twins, 8-1. It was scoreless for the first five and a half innings until the Sox were able to get on the board on […]
Red Sox Lineup: Trevor Story Unexpectedly Starting vs. Twins on Easter Sunday
Trevor Story wasn’t expected to be in the Boston Red Sox lineup Sunday afternoon after Alex Cora said the team would sit him just for general rest, but he’ll start at second base while Michael Wacha makes his home debut. It’s not Wacha’s Fenway Park debut though — he pitched in the 2013 World Series […]
Boston Red Sox 4, Minnesota Twins 0: Yellow Sox, With Shutout, Move to .500
The Boston Red Sox, or what they were Saturday — the Yellow Sox — shut out the Minnesota Twins Saturday as Tanner Houck pitched a scoreless 5.2 innings of work for Boston in his second start of the year. Alex Verdugo and Xander Bogaerts got the Sox going early with two-run jacks, and that ended […]
Red Sox Lineup: Trevor Story Hits 6th, Tanner Houck Starts vs. Twins in Yellow Jerseys
After a disappointing loss to the Minnesota Twins in Friday’s home opener, the Boston Red Sox look to rebound Saturday afternoon with Tanner Houck on the mound. Both teams will be seeking to get back to .500 on the season, while Boston will be wearing their city connect yellow jerseys. Houck is also looking to […]
Minnesota Twins 8, Boston Red Sox 4: Comeback Falls Short in Home Opener; Nick Pivetta Lasts Just 2 Innings
It wasn’t a very exciting home opener for the Boston Red Sox Friday afternoon until a three-run inning in the eighth sparked some life but it wasn’t enough as the Sox fell in the home opener. Nick Pivetta let up four runs early and was pulled after just a pair of innings, forcing the bullpen […]
4/4/22 Red Sox Spring Training Game Notes: Tanner Houck Fans 7 in Last Preseason Start
The Boston Red Sox fell to the Minnesota Twins, 2-0, in the second to last Spring Training game for the Sox as Tanner Houck went six innings. Here are some notes from a very action-less affair Monday. Xander Bogaerts, Yolmer Sanchez, and Bobby Dalbec were the only Sox players to get a hit Kiké Hernandez […]
3/27/22 Red Sox Spring Training Game Notes: Garrett Whitlock, Rich Hill Pitch a Combined 6-Inning, 2-Hit Effort
The Boston Red Sox fell to the Minnesota Twins Sunday afternoon, 6-3, despite stellar three-inning performances from Garrett Whitlock and Rich Hill in the Battle of Fort Myers. Game notes from today’s action. Jonathan Arauz and Jarren Duran both scored on a Rafael Devers sacrifice fly Rob Refsnyder homered and went 2-for-2 on the day Grant Williams, […]
Red Sox Lineup, Scheduled Pitchers: Garrett Whitlock Starts in Carlos Correa’s Twins Debut
The Boston Red Sox face off against the Minnesota Twins in yet another Battle of Fort Myers, as Carlos Correa will make his Twins debut against Sox starters Garrett Whitlock and Rich Hill. Lineups and scheduled pitchers for today’s matchup. Boston Red Sox Lineup vs. Twins CF Kiké Hernandez 3B Rafael Devers SS Xander Bogaerts […]