MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
BOSTON RED SOX AT MINNESOTA TWINS
07/28/2025
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
BOSTON RED SOX AT MINNESOTA TWINS
GAME ID: 2170 - MONDAY, JULY 28TH , 2025 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Boston Red Sox (54-54) 4 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 6 9 1
Minnesota Twins (58-49) 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 3 6 0
Big Day for Torkelson in 6-3 Red Sox Win
The Boston Red Sox dealt the Minnesota Twins a 6-3 loss at Target Field. Spencer Torkelson was the star on offense. He went 2 for 3 with a home run, a double, and a walk. He drove in 5 runs and scored once. Boston is 54-54 and Minnesota, with the loss, 58-49.

With Boston leading 1-0 in the top of the first, Torkelson hit a fastball from Spencer Schwellenbach for a 3-run home run. It was his 14th home run of the season and put the Red Sox ahead, 4-0.

"Trying isn't good enough in this league," said Torkelson. "You've got to get results."
BOSTON BATTING LINESCORE MINNESOTA BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. Donovan 3B 4 1 1 0 0 3 0 .261 5 31
J. Polanco 2B 4 2 2 0 0 1 0 .237 17 44
M. Trout CF 4 1 2 0 0 2 2 .260 19 69
N. Jones RF 4 1 2 1 0 2 2 .220 13 55
T. Larnach DH 3 0 0 0 1 1 4 .240 18 58
S. Torkelson 1B 3 1 2 5 1 1 0 .186 14 49
S. Murphy C 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .258 13 46
J. Baez SS 4 0 0 0 0 3 1 .266 14 40
T. Trammell LF 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 .213 10 41
Totals 33 6 9 6 2 15 11      
BATTING
Doubles: J. Polanco (15, 6th Inning off S. Schwellenbach, 0 on, 0 outs) , S. Torkelson (18, 6th Inning off L. Erceg, 3 on, 1 out) , M. Trout (24, 8th Inning off J. Flaherty, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: S. Torkelson (14, 1st Inning off S. Schwellenbach, 2 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: B. Donovan , J. Polanco 3 , M. Trout 3 , N. Jones 2 , S. Torkelson 6
2-out RBI: S. Torkelson
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: S. Murphy
GIDP: T. Larnach , J. Baez
Team LOB: 2

FIELDING
Errors: S. Torkelson (8)
Double Plays: 3 (Donovan-Polanco-Torkelson, Polanco-Baez-Torkelson, Baez-Polanco-Torkelson)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
E. De La Cruz SS 3 1 1 0 2 0 0 .249 14 55
D. Blanco LF 5 0 2 1 0 0 1 .302 9 59
O. Cruz CF 4 0 0 0 0 3 4 .259 24 69
I. Happ DH 3 0 0 0 1 2 3 .202 4 24
T. Casas 1B 2 1 0 1 2 1 0 .269 20 67
J. Westburg 3B 4 0 2 0 0 0 3 .218 10 48
M. Yastrzemski RF 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 .216 8 43
   a-R. Refsnyder RF 2 0 1 0 0 0 3 .277 4 22
J. Rogers C 4 0 0 0 0 1 4 .242 7 32
K. Campbell 2B 3 1 0 0 1 1 1 .247 10 48
Totals 31 3 6 2 7 9 19      
a - R. Refsnyder substituted for M. Yastrzemski in the 5th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Westburg (21, 7th Inning off L. Giolito, 0 on, 1 out) , E. De La Cruz (34, 8th Inning off J. France, 1 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: E. De La Cruz 2 , D. Blanco 2 , J. Westburg 3 , R. Refsnyder
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: R. Refsnyder , K. Campbell
GIDP: I. Happ , J. Rogers 2
Team LOB: 8

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Campbell-De La Cruz-Casas, Westburg-Campbell-Casas)
OF assists: 1 (Cruz(Larnach at home))
BOSTON PITCHING LINESCORE MINNESOTA PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
L. Giolito W (8-4) 7.0 4 1 1 3 6 0 93 4.61   
J. France 0.1 2 2 2 3 1 0 24 5.75   
T. Holton H (8) 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 14 2.78   
A. Diaz SV (18) 1.0 0 0 0 1 2 0 16 4.08   
PITCHING
Game Score: L. Giolito 68
Batters Faced: L. Giolito 26, J. France 6, T. Holton 2, A. Diaz 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: L. Giolito 10-2, J. France 0-0, T. Holton 1-1, A. Diaz 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: L. Giolito 93-58, J. France 24-7, T. Holton 14-9, A. Diaz 16-8
Inherited Runners - Scored: T. Holton 3-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
S. Schwellenbach L (9-9) 5.0 6 6 6 0 12 1 101 4.36   
L. Erceg 1.0 1 0 0 1 1 0 19 3.94   
J. Flaherty 2.0 2 0 0 1 2 0 32 6.00   
J. Foley 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 3.86   
PITCHING
Game Score: S. Schwellenbach 43
Batters Faced: S. Schwellenbach 21, L. Erceg 4, J. Flaherty 8, J. Foley 2
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: S. Schwellenbach 2-1, L. Erceg 1-0, J. Flaherty 1-2, J. Foley 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: S. Schwellenbach 101-70, L. Erceg 19-10, J. Flaherty 32-20, J. Foley 7-4
Inherited Runners - Scored: L. Erceg 2-2 , J. Foley 1-0
Balk: S. Schwellenbach
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Spencer Torkelson
Ballpark: Target Field
Weather: Partly Cloudy (68 degrees), wind blowing out to right at 10 mph
Start Time: 6:40 PM CT
Time: 3:29
Attendance: 30576
Special Notes: Mike Yastrzemski was ejected in the 4th inning for arguing a strike call.
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