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Boston Red Sox @ Minnesota Twins
2022-08-31 · Night game · Target Field · Att: 19337 · 84°F, sunny · Wind 5 mph to CF · 3:19
Boston Red Sox defeated Minnesota Twins 6–5. Boston Red Sox opened the scoring in the 3rd — Xander Bogaerts hits a grand slam (12) to left center field. Kevin Plawecki scores. Tommy Pham scores. Alex Verdugo scores. The game's biggest swing came in the 9th: Carlos Correa grounds into a double play, shortstop Xander Bogaerts to second baseman Trevor Story to first baseman Bobby Dalbec. Caleb Hamilton out at 2nd. Carlos Correa out at 1st — worth 34% in win probability.
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BOS | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 13 | |
| MIN | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 9 |
W: Michael Wacha L: Joe Ryan SV: Matt Barnes
Umpires — HP: Adam Beck · 1B: Jansen Visconti · 2B: Jerry Meals · 3B: Vic Carapazza · LF: (none) · RF: (none)
Boston Red Sox — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Tommy Pham | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
 Alex Verdugo | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Xander Bogaerts | 4 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
 Rafael Devers | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
 J. D. Martinez | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Trevor Story | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
 Enrique Hernandez | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Bobby Dalbec | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
 Kevin Plawecki | 4 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Minnesota Twins — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Luis Arraez | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
 Carlos Correa | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
 Jose Miranda | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Max Kepler | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Kyle Garlick | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Gio Urshela | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Nick Gordon | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
 Gilberto Celestino | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Sandy Leon | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Gary Sanchez | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
 Jake Cave | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Boston Red Sox — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Michael Wacha | 6.0 | 4 | 1 | 7 |
 Garrett Whitlock | 2.0 | 4 | 1 | 3 |
 Matt Barnes | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
Minnesota Twins — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Joe Ryan | 5.0 | 8 | 1 | 8 |
| Jovani Moran | 3.0 | 3 | 0 | 5 |
 Trevor Megill | 1.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Play-by-play
Top 1
- Tommy Pham: K
- Alex Verdugo: S8/L78
- Xander Bogaerts: W.1-2
- Rafael Devers: K
- J. D. Martinez: 9/F89D
Bot 1
- Luis Arraez: 43/G34
- Carlos Correa: K
- Jose Miranda: 7/L7
Top 2
- Trevor Story: K
- Enrique Hernandez: 9/F9
- Bobby Dalbec: K
Bot 2
- Max Kepler: 2/P2F/FL
- Kyle Garlick: K
- Gio Urshela: 63/G6
Top 3
- Kevin Plawecki: S7/L7+
- Tommy Pham: S7/L78D+.1-3
- Alex Verdugo: FC3/G3S.1-2;B-1
- Xander Bogaerts: HR/L7D.3-H;2-H;1-H
- Rafael Devers: 8/F8
- J. D. Martinez: HR/F7LD
- Trevor Story: S9/L9D+
- Enrique Hernandez: 7/L7
- Bobby Dalbec: K
Bot 3
- Nick Gordon: 63/G4
- Gilberto Celestino: 7/F7D
- Sandy Leon: S7/L78S
- Luis Arraez: HR/F9D.1-H
- Carlos Correa: 13/G1S
Top 4
- Kevin Plawecki: S8/L8D
- Tommy Pham: HP.1-2
- Alex Verdugo: 7/L7D
- Xander Bogaerts: 9/F9S
- Rafael Devers: K
Bot 4
- Jose Miranda: 9/F89S
- Max Kepler: K
- Kyle Garlick: E6/G6+.B-1
- Gio Urshela: S5/G5.1-2
- Nick Gordon: K
Top 5
- J. D. Martinez: 6/P6D
- Trevor Story: K
- Enrique Hernandez: S8/L78D+
- Bobby Dalbec: K
Bot 5
- Gilberto Celestino: K
- Sandy Leon: K
- Luis Arraez: 63/G4MD
Top 6
- Kevin Plawecki: D7/F7D
- Tommy Pham: K
- Alex Verdugo: K
- Xander Bogaerts: D9/G3.2-H
- Rafael Devers: SB3
- Rafael Devers: K
Bot 6
- Carlos Correa: W
- Jose Miranda: 9/L9+
- Max Kepler: D9/L9L.1-3
- Kyle Garlick: 3/G34S
- Gio Urshela: K
Top 7
- J. D. Martinez: 8/L89D
- Trevor Story: S9/L9L
- Enrique Hernandez: SB2.1-3(E2/TH)
- Enrique Hernandez: K
- Bobby Dalbec: K
Bot 7
- Nick Gordon: D8/F78XD
- Gilberto Celestino: 3/G3.2-3
- Gary Sanchez: W
- Luis Arraez: 8/SF/L78D.3-H
- Carlos Correa: K
Top 8
- Kevin Plawecki: 53/G5
- Tommy Pham: 13/G1
- Alex Verdugo: 3/G3
Bot 8
- Jose Miranda: K
- Max Kepler: S8/L8+
- Jake Cave: K
- Gio Urshela: S9/L9L.1-3
- Nick Gordon: D9/F9D.3-H;1-H;BX3(95)
Top 9
- Xander Bogaerts: 53/G56
- Rafael Devers: 2/P2F/FL
- J. D. Martinez: S5/G6S
- Trevor Story: D8/L89XD+.1-3
- Enrique Hernandez: 3/G34
Bot 9
- Gilberto Celestino: S6/G4MS
- Gary Sanchez: W.1-2
- Luis Arraez: 7/F7
- Carlos Correa: 64(1)3/GDP/G6M