Post-Game Notes

MINNESOTA TWINS (32-37) VS. BOSTON RED SOX (49-25) Tuesday, June 19, 2018 – TARGET FIELD – MINNEAPOLIS, MN FINAL 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E LOB WINNING PITCHER: Duke (3-2) Scott (0-1) Boston 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 2 8 0 11 LOSING PITCHER: SAVE: None Minnesota 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 4 x 6 5 1 3 FIRST PITCH: 7:11 GAME TIME TEMP: 69 degrees, wind from NE at 8 mph TIME OF GAME: 3:14 ATTENDANCE: 28,550 HOME RUNS: Devers (12th, 6th inning off Berríos, 0 on, 2 out, 2-1 pitch, 418 feet to left field) PITCHING LINES: TWINS IP H R ER BB SO HR WP PITCHES/K José Berríos 6.1 5 1 1 3 6 1 1 101/59 NEXT GAME: Trevor Hildenberger 0.2 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 14/6 Red Sox vs. Twins Zach Duke (W) 1.0 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 18/10 Wednesday, June 20, 7:10 pm Fernando Rodney 1.0 1 0 0 0 3 0 0 22/13 --------------------------------------------- RHP Lance Lynn (4-5, 4.98) RED SOX IP H R ER BB SO HR WP PITCHES/K vs. Chris Sale 7.0 3 2 2 1 11 0 0 105/78 LHP David Price (8-4, 3.76) Robby Scott 0.1 0 2 2 1 0 0 0 18/9 Joe Kelly (L) 0.0 2 2 2 1 0 0 0 14/7 Hector Velasquez 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5/2 TWINS NOTES: • THE TWINS took the first of the three game series against Boston…are 10-6 in their last 16 games at Target Field and are 18-17 overall at home…have won three of their last eight against the Red Sox…improve to 4-10 against the AL East…improve to 9-14 in series openers…Twins are now 10-7 in June…are now 28-1 when leading after 8.0 innings and are 30-13 when scoring four or more runs…this was the Twins 16th come from behind win this year…are now 8-26 in games in which they are out-hit. • JOSE BERRIOS allowed one earned run over 6.1 innings on five hits and three walks with six strikeouts but did not factor into the decision…has now thrown 6.0+ innings in each of his last seven starts, extending his career-best streak…team-high ninth quality start of the year; the Twins are now 20-10 when they get a quality start…walked three batters, tying his season high…had only walked three batters in his previous four starts combined…is 5-2 at home this year with a 2.93 ERA (58.1 IP, 19 ER)…since May 15, is 4-1 with a 2.34 ERA (50.0 IP, 13 ER) with nine walks and 57 strikeouts. • EDUARDO ESCOBAR (2-for-4) doubled and drove in two runs in the sixth inning, his 31st double of the year…leads the majors in doubles and extra base hits (45)…only his sixth double of the year as a right handed hitter…now leads the Twins in RBI with 47…drove in three runs tonight, the fourth time this year he’s driven in three or more runs. • ROBBIE GROSSMAN (1-for-4) tripled and drove in two runs in the eighth inning, his first triple since September 8, 2017 vs. Kansas City. • JOE MAUER (0-for-2) was hit by two pitches tonight…the last time a Twin was hit by two pitches in a game was Danny Santana on August 8, 2014 vs. San Diego…first time in Mauer’s career to be hit twice twice in a game. RED SOX NOTES: • THE RED SOX lost the first of the three game series to the Twins after winning five of their last six against them…on their current 10-game road trip, fall to 5-3...fall to 7-3 in their last 10 road games and are 23-12 on the road overall…fall to 5-5 against the AL Central…held to fewer than three runs for the 14th time this year and the seventh time they’ve scored one or fewer…lead baseball in XBH (266), managed only one tonight…only their fourth loss of the year when scoring first, fall to 31-4 in those contests. • CHRIS SALE lasted 7.0 innings, giving up two runs on three hits and one walk with 11 strikeouts but did not factor into the decision…has struck out eight or more batters in eight of his last nine starts and has struck out nine or more batters for the ninth time this year, second in baseball behind Max Scherzer (12)…retired the first 14 batters of the game, striking out eight of them, before allowing an infield single to Ehire Adrianza…has posted a 2.08 ERA (13.0 IP, 3 ER) in his last two starts against the Twins after having a 7.40 (45.0 IP, 37 ER) in eight starts against Minnesota prior to that…has struck out 10 or more batters in each of his last four starts against the Twins…Boston starters have allowed two earned runs or fewer in 13 of the last 15 games. -More - • MOOKIE BETTS (0-for-2) walked in the first and fifth inning and has now reached in 14 straight games against Minnesota, hitting .356 (21-for-59) with five walks over that stretch…stole second in the seventh inning, his 14th of the year and the team’s 55th, which is third best in baseball. • J.D. MARTINEZ (2-for-5) singled in the first and has now reached base in 16 of his last 31 plate appearances, hitting .375 (9-for-24) over that stretch…career .305 (64-for-210) against the Twins ….27th multi-hit game of the year, which is tied for 4th in the AL with Eddie Rosario. • RAFAEL DEVERS (2-for-4) hit a solo home run in the sixth inning, his 12th of the year…eight of his 12 home runs have come on the road this year…has hit safely in 12 of his last 13 games, hitting .327 (17-for-52) with three home runs and eight RBI. -More - .

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