Thursday, June 21st, 2018 12:10PM CST
Avoiding a series sweep on Thursday, the Boston Red Sox defeated the Minnesota Twins nine runs to two. Rick Porcello delivered a strong performance on the mound, giving up just one hit across seven innings, and Mookie Betts along with Andrew Benintendi both hit home runs for Boston.
Date: Thursday, June 21st, 2018
Time: 12:10PM CST
Stadium: Target Field
Location: Minneapolis, Minnesota
Attendance: 32,631
| Innings: | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
MIN |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
BOS |
0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 |

Doubles: Dozier (15, Velázquez)
Runs Batted In: Motter (2), Morrison (25)
Sacrifice Flies: Morrison
Ground Into Double Play: Wilson
Team Left On Base: 3
Team Runners Left In Scoring Position: 0-2 (Grossman 0-1, Motter 0-1)
Runners Left In Scoring Position With 2 Outs: Grossman 1

Hit By Pitch: León (By Gibson)
First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced: Gibson 19/28; Pressly 2/4; Rogers 1/2; Belisle 5/7; Magill 2/6
Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes: Gibson 14-11-21-19; Pressly 4-2-3-2; Rogers 1-0-1-2; Belisle 6-1-3-6; Magill 4-4-4-4
Ground Balls-Fly Balls: Gibson 4-9; Pressly 0-0; Rogers 2-0; Belisle 0-2; Magill 0-1
Game Scores: K Gibson 52

Double Plays: 1 (Adrianza-Dozier-Mauer)

Doubles: Bogaerts (19, Pressly); Martinez (16, Belisle); Moreland (14, Belisle); Holt (10, Magill)
Home Runs: Betts (19, 5th inning off Gibson 0 on, 0 Out); Benintendi (13, 8th inning off Belisle 1 on, 2 Out)
Runs Batted In: León (10), Betts (39), Bogaerts 2 (43), Devers (37), Benintendi 2 (49), Moreland (35), Bradley Jr. (17)
2-out Runs Batted In: León, Benintendi 2, Moreland, Bradley Jr.
Ground Into Double Play: Bradley Jr.
Team Left On Base: 11
Team Runners Left In Scoring Position: 5-14 (León 1-1, Bogaerts 2-4, Holt 0-1, Benintendi 0-1, Bradley Jr. 1-2, Swihart 0-1, Moreland 1-2, Devers 0-2)
Runners Left In Scoring Position With 2 Outs: Holt 2; Bogaerts 2; Benintendi 1; Bradley Jr. 1

Hit By Pitch: Escobar (By Porcello)
First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced: Porcello 18/24; Velázquez 5/8
Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes: Porcello 16-10-22-17; Velázquez 5-1-2-8
Ground Balls-Fly Balls: Porcello 4-12; Velázquez 4-2
Game Scores: R Porcello 79

Double Plays: 1 (Devers-Holt-Moreland)
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