BOSTON (Interstat) — Bailey Ober worked five uneven innings and Travis Adams recorded the final out with the tying run on base as the Minnesota Twins held off the Boston Red Sox 6-5 on Sunday afternoon at Fenway Park, completing a three-game sweep in front of 31,050.

Ober allowed four runs on seven hits and struck out three, improving to 6-2 on the season. Adams earned his first save by recording the final out of the ninth inning, pitching one-third of an inning without allowing a hit. The Twins improved to 26-27, while the Red Sox dropped to 22-30.

Minnesota struck first in the top of the first inning. Austin Martin grounded out, Brooks Lee struck out looking, then Trevor Larnach was hit by a pitch. Josh Bell walked to put runners at first and second, setting up Kody Clemens, who lined a single to right field. Larnach scored, Bell advanced to third and Clemens moved to second on a throwing error by right fielder Wilyer Abreu. Victor Caratini grounded out to end the inning with the Twins ahead 1-0.

Boston answered in the bottom of the second. Masataka Yoshida led off with a solo home run to right field, his first of the season, tying the game at 1-1. Nick Sogard lined out, Carlos Narváez flied out and Marcelo Mayer grounded out to keep the score level.

The Twins regained the lead in the top of the third. Lee doubled sharply to right field, his eighth double of the year, and scored on a single by Larnach. Bell singled to third base, deflected by pitcher Sonny Gray, putting runners at first and second. Clemens singled to shortstop to load the bases. Caratini grounded into a double play, but Larnach scored to make it 3-1. Orlando Arcia grounded out to end the rally.

Boston cut the deficit in the bottom of the fourth. Abreu doubled to left field, and Willson Contreras followed with a two-run home run to left, his 11th of the season, scoring Abreu and pulling the Red Sox within 3-3. Yoshida doubled, but Sogard popped out and Narváez struck out. Mayer singled to right field, scoring Yoshida to give Boston a 4-3 lead. Caleb Durbin flied out to end the inning.

The Twins answered with a three-run outburst in the top of the sixth. Caratini struck out, then Arcia singled to center. James Outman struck out on a foul tip. Ryan Kreidler singled to right, moving Arcia to second. Martin doubled sharply to left, scoring Arcia and sending Kreidler to third. Lee singled to left, driving in Kreidler and Martin to put Minnesota ahead 6-4. Larnach struck out swinging to end the inning.

Neither team scored in the seventh or eighth innings. In the bottom of the eighth, the Red Sox mounted a threat when Jarren Duran reached on a bunt single, Abreu doubled to center moving Duran to third, but Contreras struck out and Yoshida flied out to end the inning.

The game’s most dramatic moment came in the bottom of the ninth. Boston trailed 6-4. Nick Sogard led off with a triple to right field. Narváez walked. Mayer struck out swinging. Isiah Kiner-Falefa, batting for Connor Wong, doubled to left field, scoring Sogard and cutting the lead to 6-5. Narváez was thrown out at home on the play following a replay review that upheld the call. Duran was hit by a pitch, putting the tying run at first. Adams then entered and got Ceddanne Rafaela to fly out to right field, ending the game.

Adams retired the only batter he faced. Eric Orze pitched one scoreless inning with two strikeouts. Anthony Banda tossed a scoreless inning, and Yoendrys Gómez allowed one earned run in one and one-third innings, striking out two. Jovani Morán worked a scoreless inning with two strikeouts for Boston, and Greg Weissert allowed one hit in a scoreless inning.

The Twins’ 12-hit attack was led by Lee, who went 2 for 4 with two runs batted in and a double. Martin finished 1 for 4 with a double and an RBI. Arcia collected two hits, including a double. Larnach, Bell, Clemens and Kreidler each had one hit. For the Red Sox, Contreras went 2 for 4 with a home run and two RBIs. Yoshida was 2 for 4 with a home run and an RBI. Abreu doubled twice in four at-bats. Sogard tripled.

Boston starter Sonny Gray allowed four runs on seven hits over four innings, walking one and striking out two. Tyron Guerrero took the loss, falling to 0-1, after allowing two runs on three hits in one inning of relief.

The Twins completed the sweep after winning 8-6 on Friday and 4-2 on Saturday. Minnesota travels to Chicago to face the White Sox on Monday, while Boston returns home to host the Atlanta Braves on Tuesday.

Interstat’s game simulator had projected a final score of Minnesota Twins 5, Boston Red Sox 4. Interstat’s ELO system had given Boston a 59.20 percent probability to win. Boston was installed as a pregame favorite with a spread of minus 1.5. The total score of 11 went under the over-under line of 8.