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Boston Red Sox @ Minnesota Twins

2019-06-19 · Night game · Target Field · Att: 31835 · 76°F, cloudy · Wind 8 mph from LF · 3:22

Boston Red Sox defeated Minnesota Twins 9–4. Minnesota Twins opened the scoring in the 1st — Eddie Rosario singles on a ground ball to center fielder Jackie Bradley Jr. Nelson Cruz scores. Boston Red Sox took the lead in the 2nd — Michael Chavis singles on a line drive to right fielder Max Kepler. Xander Bogaerts scores. Brock Holt to 2nd. Minnesota Twins took the lead in the 4th — Max Kepler homers (19) on a fly ball to right center field. Boston Red Sox took the lead in the 5th — Brock Holt out on a sacrifice fly to center fielder Jake Cave. Eduardo Nunez scores. Xander Bogaerts to 3rd. The game's biggest swing came in the 5th: Xander Bogaerts doubles (24) on a sharp line drive to left fielder Eddie Rosario. J.D. Martinez scores. Rafael Devers to 3rd — worth 19% in win probability.

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Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
BOS	0	3	0	0	3	0	0	3	0	9	12
MIN	1	0	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	4	9

W: Eduardo Rodriguez L: Kyle Gibson SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: Jim Reynolds · 1B: Stu Scheurwater · 2B: Mark Wegner · 3B: Jeremie Rehak · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Boston Red Sox — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Mookie Betts	5	1	2	1	1	1
Andrew Benintendi	4	1	1	1	1	0
J. D. Martinez	4	2	1	1	1	0
Rafael Devers	3	1	2	0	0	0
Xander Bogaerts	3	2	1	1	2	1
Brock Holt	2	1	1	3	2	0
Michael Chavis	5	0	2	2	0	1
Jackie Bradley	3	0	0	0	2	1
Sandy Leon	4	0	0	0	1	2
Eduardo Nunez	2	1	2	0	0	0

Minnesota Twins — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Max Kepler	5	1	1	1	0	2
C. J. Cron	5	0	1	0	0	0
Nelson Cruz	4	2	1	0	1	2
Eddie Rosario	4	0	2	1	0	1
Miguel Sano	3	0	0	0	1	2
Luis Arraez	2	0	1	1	2	0
Jake Cave	4	0	0	0	0	3
Willians Astudillo	4	1	3	1	0	0
Jason Castro	4	0	0	0	0	0

Boston Red Sox — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Eduardo Rodriguez	7.0	8	3	9
Matt Barnes	1.0	1	1	0
Marcus Walden	1.0	0	0	1

Minnesota Twins — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Kyle Gibson	4.1	7	5	3
Ryne Harper	0.2	0	1	1
Sean Poppen	4.0	5	4	2

Play-by-play

Top 1

Mookie Betts: 63/G56
Andrew Benintendi: 4/F9S-
J. D. Martinez: 53/G56

Bot 1

Max Kepler: 3/F34S-
C. J. Cron: S9/L4D-
Nelson Cruz: D8/F9D+.1XH(82/TH);B-3(TH)
Eddie Rosario: S8/G6.3-H
Miguel Sano: K

Top 2

Rafael Devers: S8/G6M+
Xander Bogaerts: W.1-2
Brock Holt: S8/G6+.2-H;1-2
Michael Chavis: S9/L4D.2-H;1-2
Jackie Bradley: W.2-3;1-2
Sandy Leon: K
Mookie Betts: S5/G5S-.3-H;2-3;1-2
Andrew Benintendi: 5/L5F-
J. D. Martinez: 43/G4MD

Bot 2

Luis Arraez: W
Jake Cave: K
Willians Astudillo: S9/G34.1-2
Jason Castro: 7/F7D+
Max Kepler: K

Top 3

Rafael Devers: 9/F9M
Xander Bogaerts: K
Brock Holt: 63/G6

Bot 3

C. J. Cron: 13/G-
Nelson Cruz: W
Eddie Rosario: K
Miguel Sano: W.1-2
Luis Arraez: S7/G6.2-H;1-2
Jake Cave: K

Top 4

Michael Chavis: K
Jackie Bradley: W
Sandy Leon: 8/F8RXD+
Mookie Betts: W.1-2
Andrew Benintendi: 31/G34-

Bot 4

Willians Astudillo: HR/F78XD+
Jason Castro: 5/L56-
Max Kepler: HR/F9D+
C. J. Cron: 43/G4M
Nelson Cruz: 53/G5

Top 5

J. D. Martinez: W
Rafael Devers: S5/G6S-.1-2
Xander Bogaerts: D7/L7LD+.2-H;1-3
Brock Holt: 8/SF/F78XD+.3-H;2-3
Michael Chavis: S9/L4D.3-H
Jackie Bradley: 9/F8RM
Sandy Leon: W.1-2
Mookie Betts: K

Bot 5

Eddie Rosario: S1/G23-
Miguel Sano: K
Luis Arraez: 43/G4S-.1-2
Jake Cave: K

Top 6

Andrew Benintendi: W
J. D. Martinez: 64(1)3/GDP/G6
Eduardo Nunez: D8/L89D+
Xander Bogaerts: 63/G6

Bot 6

Willians Astudillo: 9/F9M
Jason Castro: 8/F8RXD+
Max Kepler: K

Top 7

Brock Holt: W
Michael Chavis: 43(B)6(1)/GDP/G4S
Jackie Bradley: K

Bot 7

C. J. Cron: 63/G6
Nelson Cruz: K
Eddie Rosario: 63/G6M

Top 8

Sandy Leon: K
Mookie Betts: T8/F9D+
Andrew Benintendi: D7/F7D.3-H
J. D. Martinez: S9/L89M.2-H
Eduardo Nunez: D8/L8LM.1-3
Xander Bogaerts: W
Brock Holt: W.3-H;2-3;1-2
Michael Chavis: 4(1)3/GDP/G4M

Bot 8

Miguel Sano: 63/G6
Luis Arraez: W
Jake Cave: 36(1)/FO/G34S
Willians Astudillo: S46/G6MD.1-2
Jason Castro: 7/F7D

Top 9

Jackie Bradley: 7/F7LM
Sandy Leon: 8/F8RD
Mookie Betts: 63/G56

Bot 9

Max Kepler: 43/G34+
C. J. Cron: 53/G5+
Nelson Cruz: K

Notes & reviews

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Devers left with an injured leg
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Twins challenged call that Bogaerts was safe at 1st; call was overturned - ground out
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