Wednesday, August 31st, 2022 6:40PM CST
On Wednesday night, the Boston Red Sox defeated the Minnesota Twins by a score of 6-5, powered by Xander Bogaerts who hit a grand slam and accounted for five runs batted in. Boston also received offensive support from a home run hit by J.D. Martinez, while Michael Wacha delivered a strong performance from the mound to help secure the win.
Date: Wednesday, August 31st, 2022
Time: 6:40PM CST
Stadium: Target Field
Location: Minneapolis, Minnesota
Attendance: 19,337
| Innings: | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
MIN |
0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
BOS |
0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |

Doubles: Kepler (18, Wacha); Gordon 2 (21, Whitlock 2)
Home Runs: Arraez (8, 3rd inning off Wacha 1 on, 2 Out)
Runs Batted In: Gordon 2 (32), Arraez 3 (45)
2-out Runs Batted In: Gordon 2, Arraez 2
Sacrifice Flies: Arraez
Ground Into Double Play: Correa
Team Left On Base: 6
Team Runners Left In Scoring Position: 1-7 (Correa 0-1, Urshela 0-1, Gordon 1-2, Garlick 0-1, Arraez 0-1, Celestino 0-1)
Runners Left In Scoring Position With 2 Outs: Correa 1; Urshela 2; Gordon 1

Hit By Pitch: Pham (by Ryan)
First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced: Megill 3/5; Ryan 14/26; Moran 6/12
Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes: Megill-4-2-1-4; Ryan-12-19-22-16; Moran-7-13-9-7
Ground Balls-Fly Balls: Megill 2-1; Ryan 1-7; Moran 3-1
Game Scores: J Ryan 38

Errors: León (2, throw)

Doubles: Bogaerts (34, Moran); Story (18, Megill); Plawecki (7, Moran)
Home Runs: Martinez (11, 3rd inning off Ryan 0 on, 1 Out); Bogaerts (12, 3rd inning off Ryan 3 on, 0 Out)
Runs Batted In: Martinez (50), Bogaerts 5 (60)
2-out Runs Batted In: Bogaerts
Team Left On Base: 10
Team Runners Left In Scoring Position: 2-14 (Martinez 0-1, Pham 0-1, Hernández 0-2, Bogaerts 2-3, Verdugo 0-3, Devers 0-3, Dalbec 0-1)
Runners Left In Scoring Position With 2 Outs: Martinez 1; Hernández 2; Devers 2; Dalbec 1

First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced: Barnes 1/4; Wacha 13/24; Whitlock 6/10
Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes: Barnes-4-0-1-3; Wacha-18-8-22-15; Whitlock-3-5-11-6
Ground Balls-Fly Balls: Barnes 1-1; Wacha 7-5; Whitlock 1-1
Game Scores: M Wacha 62

Double Plays: 1 (Bogaerts-Story-Dalbec)
Errors: Bogaerts (9, fielding)
Assists: Verdugo (Gordon at 3rd base)

Stolen Bases: Bogaerts (8, 3rd base off Moran/León); Story (12, 2nd base off Moran/León)
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