Twins top Red Sox 4‑2 behind Bradley’s five strong innings
BOSTON (Interstat) — Taj Bradley pitched five innings of three-hit ball and Trevor Larnach went 4 for 5 as the Minnesota Twins beat the Boston Red Sox 4-2 on Saturday evening at Fenway Park.
Minnesota jumped ahead with two runs in the first inning. Austin Martin doubled to score Byron Buxton, and Josh Bell followed with a sacrifice fly that brought home Larnach. The Twins added two more in the fifth on a Victor Caratini sacrifice fly and an Orlando Arcia single.
Boston got on the board in the fourth when Ceddanne Rafaela doubled in Mickey Gasper. The Red Sox scored once more in the ninth on a bases-loaded walk to Isiah Kiner-Falefa.
Bradley (5-1) allowed one earned run, struck out seven and walked two over five innings. Taylor Rogers got the final out for his second save. Jovani Morán (0-2) took the loss after allowing two runs in relief.
Kendry Rojas tossed three scoreless innings for Minnesota, and Ryan Watson worked two hitless frames for Boston.
Attendance was 37,105, and the game lasted 2 hours, 51 minutes. The Twins improved to 25-27, while the Red Sox fell to 22-29.