BOS vs MIN — MainMarket Sports

Major League BaseballTarget Field · Minneapolis, Minnesota

Boston

Red Sox

43-48 · 4-8 away

Final

Minnesota

Twins

46-48 · 7-3 home

MLB.TVTwins.TV

Top hitters

BOS

AVG

.368

MIN

AVG

.316

Season batting average · amber = strong vs today's starter · up/down arrow = hot/cold last 15 · MLB Stats API · hero Statcast accent by Baseball Savant

Starting pitchers

BOS

Starter

Connelly Early

Boston Red Sox · 1-0

6.0 IP, ER, 5 K, 2 BB

xwOBA 42nd

2.29 ERA · 20 K · 1.27 WHIP

MIN

Starter

Simeon Woods Richardson

Minnesota Twins · 0-3

5.0 IP, 6 ER, 3 K, 3 BB

xwOBA 5th

6.10 ERA · 11 K · 1.60 WHIP

Season pitching · MLB Stats API · Statcast accent by Baseball Savant

Contact quality

BOS9 R · .334 xBA

MIN5 R · .308 xBA

The scoreboard matched the contact — BOS both hit it harder and scored more.

Expected BA on balls in play · Baseball Savant

BOS win4th in the AL East, 11 GB

Looking ahead

The Red Sox sit 4th in the AL East, 11 games back — winners of 6 straight, 8-2 over their last 10.
The Twins sit 3rd in the AL Central, 2 games back — coming off a loss, 7-3 over their last 10.
MIN wins series 2-1.
The Red Sox are up next at NYM (Jul 10-12).
The Twins are up next home vs LAA (Jul 10-12).

Line score

Inn	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
BOS	0	0	5	0	2	2	0	0	0	9	13	0
MIN	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	5	6	2

Statcast

Hardest hit · MIN
J. Bell · Lineout
107.1 mph · .740 xBA
Hardest hit · BOS
J. Duran · Forceout
107.1 mph · .640 xBA
Longest hit
T. Story · Home Run
411 ft · .550 xBA
Best barrel
R. Kreidler · Home Run
104.1 mph · .850 xBA
Fastest pitch
C. Early · 4-Seam Fastball
96.5 mph

Game MVP · win probability

Masataka Yoshida
BOS
+23%
Austin Martin
MIN
+10%
Connelly Early
BOS
+9%

Scoring summary

Martin homered to left (406 feet).1st Inning0-1
Masataka Yoshida reaches on a fielder's choice. Isiah Kiner-Falefa scores. Roman Anthony scores. Ceddanne Rafaela to 3rd. Masataka Yoshida to 2nd. Throwing error by second baseman Luke Keaschall. Fielding error by second baseman Luke Keaschall.3rd Inning2-1
Story homered to left center (411 feet), Rafaela scored and Yoshida scored.3rd Inning5-1
Monasterio doubled to center, Duran scored.5th Inning6-1
Wong hit sacrifice bunt to pitcher, Monasterio scored, Mayer to second.5th Inning7-1
Story doubled to right, Anthony scored and Rafaela scored.6th Inning9-1
Lee singled to left, Gray scored, Wallner to second.9th Inning9-2
Kreidler homered to left (385 feet), Wallner scored and Lee scored.9th Inning9-5

Box score

Hitting

Player	H-AB	AB	R	H	RBI	HR	BB	K	#P	AVG	OBP	SLG
R. Anthony	2-4	4	2	2	0	0	1	1	12	.246	.355	.369
C. Rafaela	1-3	3	2	1	0	0	1	1	16	.300	.386	.380
M. Yoshida	1-5	5	1	1	1	0	0	2	21	.286	.459	.393
T. Story	2-4	4	1	2	5	1	1	0	19	.208	.222	.338
J. Duran	0-5	5	1	0	0	0	0	3	22	.167	.254	.267
A. Monasterio	3-5	5	1	3	1	0	0	0	23	.263	.364	.368
M. Mayer	1-5	5	0	1	0	0	0	0	11	.188	.259	.313
C. Wong	1-3	3	0	1	1	0	0	0	8	.368	.400	.526
I. Kiner-Falefa	2-3	3	1	2	0	0	1	0	23	.222	.300	.222

Pitching

Player	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	PC-ST	ERA	PC
C. Early	6.0	2	1	1	2	5	1	85-52	2.29	85
D. Coulombe	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	20-18	1.80	20
G. Whitlock	1.0	1	0	0	1	2	0	22-12	2.57	22
R. Watson	1.0	3	4	4	1	0	1	29-18	7.36	29

Win probability

BOS 100%MIN 0%

Win probability over timeMIN win %

Biggest swing: Masataka Yoshida reaches on a fielder's choice. Isiah Kiner-Falefa scores. Roman Anthony scores. Ceddanne Rafaela to 3rd. Masataka Yoshida to 2nd. Throwing error by second baseman Luke Keaschall. Fielding error by second baseman Luke Keaschall. (+16% BOS)

Team stats

BOSMIN

Hits

Runs

Home Runs

RBI

Stolen Bases

Walks

Strikeouts

Runners LOB

Statcast profile

BOSMIN

7.51%

Barrel%

8.83%

37.41%

Hard-hit%

37.83%

.310

xwOBA

.320

Barrel% perfectly-struck balls — ideal exit velo + launch angle, near-automatic extra bases · Hard-hit% share of balls hit 95+ mph · xwOBA expected offensive value from contact quality (higher is better)

Season quality of contact · Baseball Savant