MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
MINNESOTA TWINS AT BOSTON RED SOX
07/27/2018
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
MINNESOTA TWINS AT BOSTON RED SOX
GAME ID: 1874 - FRIDAY, JULY 27TH, 2018 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Minnesota Twins (44-60) 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 3 8 0
Boston Red Sox (60-46) 0 0 0 2 0 3 0 0 X 5 11 0
Red Sox Prevail, 5-3, Over Minnesota
Boston center fielder Jackie Bradley Jr. had a 3-RBI performance, which helped his team grab a 5-3 win over the Minnesota Twins. Edwin Diaz earned his 32nd save in 34 chances. The Red Sox bumped their record to 60-46 with this latest triumph.

Bradley Jr. contributed a big hit, a 2-run home run, for Boston in the bottom of the fourth. With his team trailing 1-0, Bradley Jr. took a fastball from Nick Pivetta and stroked the home run to right. His 20th home run of the season allowed the Red Sox to leap in front, 2-1.

"Baseball is about momentum," said Bradley Jr., "and we feel we've got it in our favor after that win."
MINNESOTA BATTING LINESCORE BOSTON BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
W. Merrifield 2B 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .291 7 35
H. Kendrick LF 4 1 3 1 0 0 0 .281 9 25
F. Freeman 1B 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .303 25 75
K. Morales DH 4 1 1 1 0 2 1 .273 17 42
A. Garcia RF 4 0 2 0 0 1 0 .269 18 58
M. Franco 3B 3 1 1 0 1 1 2 .261 18 59
A. Jones CF 3 0 0 1 1 0 2 .271 16 58
R. Perez C 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 .171 3 11
E. Sogard SS 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .250 0 6
Totals 32 3 8 3 2 5 10      
BATTING
Doubles: M. Franco (19, 7th Inning off D. Otero, 0 on, 1 out)
Triples: H. Kendrick (6, 1st Inning off C. Stratton, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: H. Kendrick (9, 8th Inning off N. Vincent, 0 on, 2 outs) K. Morales (17, 4th Inning off C. Stratton, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: M. Franco 2 , A. Garcia 2 , E. Sogard , H. Kendrick 8 , K. Morales 4
2-out RBI: H. Kendrick
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: K. Morales
GIDP: W. Merrifield , R. Perez , A. Jones
Team LOB: 3

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Freeman-Sogard-Freeman)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
C. Puello DH 4 0 1 1 1 2 4 .286 7 44
B. Holt SS 5 0 2 0 0 0 2 .296 0 2
D. Dietrich LF 3 0 0 0 0 1 3 .261 8 28
Y. Puig RF 3 0 0 0 1 2 4 .253 16 54
M. Adams 1B 4 0 1 0 0 2 4 .233 22 64
Y. Solarte 3B 4 2 1 0 0 0 1 .301 10 47
J. Bradley Jr. CF 3 2 2 3 1 1 0 .264 20 62
T. d'Arnaud C 4 1 4 1 0 0 0 .316 14 54
D. Descalso 2B 4 0 0 0 0 0 5 .252 2 23
Totals 34 5 11 5 3 8 23      
BATTING
Doubles: J. Bradley Jr. (14, 6th Inning off V. Arano, 1 on, 0 outs) T. d'Arnaud 2 (26, 4th Inning off N. Pivetta, 0 on, 1 out; 6th Inning off V. Arano, 1 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: J. Bradley Jr. (20, 4th Inning off N. Pivetta, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: J. Bradley Jr. 6 , M. Adams , B. Holt 2 , C. Puello , Y. Solarte , T. d'Arnaud 6
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: Y. Puig , M. Adams , C. Puello 2
GIDP: M. Adams
Hit by Pitch: D. Dietrich
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
SB: B. Holt 2 (3) , C. Puello (22)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 3 (Descalso-Holt-Adams, Solarte-Descalso-Adams, Descalso-Holt-Adams)
MINNESOTA PITCHING LINESCORE BOSTON PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
N. Pivetta L (7-10) 5.0 6 2 2 3 4 1 83 51 5.49   
V. Arano 0.0 3 3 3 0 0 0 5 4 7.89   
A. Meyer 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 15 9 3.98   
J. Nicasio 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 13 9 3.38   
A. Ramos 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 15 10 1.59   
PITCHING
Game Score: N. Pivetta 48
Batters Faced: N. Pivetta 23, V. Arano 3, A. Meyer 5, J. Nicasio 3, A. Ramos 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: N. Pivetta 6-4, V. Arano 0-0, A. Meyer 1-1, J. Nicasio 1-0, A. Ramos 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: N. Pivetta 83-51, V. Arano 5-4, A. Meyer 15-9, J. Nicasio 13-9, A. Ramos 15-10
Inherited Runners - Scored: A. Meyer 1-1
Hit Batsmen: A. Meyer
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
C. Stratton W (6-3) 6.0 5 1 1 2 1 1 88 50 4.39   
D. Otero 1.0 1 1 1 0 1 0 15 9 4.27   
N. Vincent H (15) 1.0 1 1 1 0 1 1 18 12 2.06   
E. Diaz SV (32) 1.0 1 0 0 0 2 0 15 11 3.31   
PITCHING
Game Score: C. Stratton 57
Batters Faced: C. Stratton 22, D. Otero 4, N. Vincent 4, E. Diaz 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: C. Stratton 7-7, D. Otero 2-0, N. Vincent 1-1, E. Diaz 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: C. Stratton 88-50, D. Otero 15-9, N. Vincent 18-12, E. Diaz 15-11
WP: D. Otero
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Jackie Bradley Jr.
Ballpark: Fenway Park
Weather: Rain (68 degrees), wind blowing in from right at 11 mph
Start Time: 7:10 PM MST
Time: 3:06
Attendance: 32849
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