MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
MINNESOTA TWINS AT BOSTON RED SOX
09/21/2024
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
MINNESOTA TWINS AT BOSTON RED SOX
GAME ID: 2890 - SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 21ST , 2024 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Minnesota Twins (73-82) 3 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 6 7 0
Boston Red Sox (79-76) 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 7 0
Carpenter Swats 2 Homers, Twins Top Red Sox, 6-1
The Minnesota Twins cut down the Boston Red Sox by the score of 6-1, with the largest share of the credit going to first baseman Matt Carpenter. Carpenter slugged 2 home runs. He drove in 3 runs and scored twice for the Twins. The winning pitcher was 31-year old right-handed pitcher Adrian Houser. He tossed 90 pitches over 6 innings, allowing 1 run on 6 hits. The Twins, now 73-82, have won 4 in a row.

The Twins got a big at-bat from third baseman Patrick Wisdom. For the game, Wisdom was 1-3 with a home run and a walk, while scoring 2 times and driving in 2. In the top of the first, with a runner on 1st, he stroked a 2-run home run. His 20th home run of the season gave Minnesota a 2-0 lead.

Wisdom said his team "played with determination."
MINNESOTA BATTING LINESCORE BOSTON BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
G. Mitchell CF 4 0 0 0 1 1 2 .260 12 51
C. Cron DH 4 1 1 1 0 1 1 .221 25 78
M. Yastrzemski RF 3 1 0 0 1 1 0 .249 27 71
P. Wisdom 3B 3 2 1 2 1 2 0 .184 20 54
M. Carpenter 1B 4 2 3 3 0 1 0 .222 22 56
C. Bethancourt C 4 0 0 0 0 2 1 .270 23 61
B. Crawford SS 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .259 11 45
   a-H. Renfroe PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .275 9 32
   b-P. Dejong SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .222 16 31
K. Newman 2B 4 0 2 0 0 1 0 .294 4 60
S. Hilliard LF 3 0 0 0 1 1 1 .197 21 49
Totals 33 6 7 6 4 10 6      
a - H. Renfroe pinch hit for B. Crawford in the 9th
b - P. Dejong substituted for H. Renfroe in the 9th

BATTING
Home Runs: P. Wisdom (20, 1st Inning off Z. Plesac, 1 on, 2 outs) , M. Carpenter 2 (22, 1st Inning off Z. Plesac, 0 on, 2 outs; 4th Inning off Z. Plesac, 1 on, 0 outs) , C. Cron (25, 5th Inning off T. Burns, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: C. Cron 4 , P. Wisdom 4 , M. Carpenter 9 , K. Newman 2
2-out RBI: P. Wisdom , M. Carpenter
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: G. Mitchell
GIDP: B. Crawford
Team LOB: 4

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Crawford-Newman-Carpenter)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. Donovan 2B 3 0 0 0 1 1 0 .283 7 52
J. Polanco 3B 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .250 14 69
M. Trout CF 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .237 27 63
N. Jones LF 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 .277 16 76
S. Murphy C 4 1 2 0 0 0 0 .292 35 105
S. Torkelson 1B 4 0 2 0 0 0 2 .249 37 103
L. Taveras RF 3 0 1 1 1 1 2 .236 14 58
J. Baez SS 3 0 0 0 0 1 3 .227 15 57
   a-A. Baddoo PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .223 7 31
A. Verdugo DH 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .259 12 75
Totals 33 1 7 1 2 4 13      
a - A. Baddoo pinch hit for J. Baez in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Polanco (35, 3rd Inning off A. Houser, 0 on, 2 outs) , S. Torkelson (37, 6th Inning off A. Houser, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: J. Polanco 2 , S. Murphy 2 , S. Torkelson 3 , L. Taveras , A. Verdugo
2-out RBI: L. Taveras
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. Trout , L. Taveras , J. Baez
GIDP: M. Trout
Team LOB: 7

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Baez-Donovan-Torkelson)
MINNESOTA PITCHING LINESCORE BOSTON PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
A. Houser W (7-11) 6.0 6 1 1 2 2 0 90 4.66   
E. McGee 2.2 1 0 0 0 1 0 34 5.30   
J. Oviedo 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 4.59   
PITCHING
Game Score: A. Houser 56
Batters Faced: A. Houser 25, E. McGee 9, J. Oviedo 1
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: A. Houser 6-9, E. McGee 4-3, J. Oviedo 0-0
Pitches - Strikes: A. Houser 90-53, E. McGee 34-22, J. Oviedo 3-3
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Oviedo 1-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
Z. Plesac L (6-4) 3.2 4 5 5 2 4 3 55 4.38   
T. Burns 2.1 2 1 1 0 3 1 28 5.62   
T. Holton 2.2 1 0 0 2 3 0 40 4.48   
D. Coleman 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 3.43   
PITCHING
Game Score: Z. Plesac 33
Batters Faced: Z. Plesac 17, T. Burns 8, T. Holton 11, D. Coleman 1
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: Z. Plesac 1-6, T. Burns 3-0, T. Holton 3-2, D. Coleman 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: Z. Plesac 55-33, T. Burns 28-17, T. Holton 40-23, D. Coleman 4-3
Inherited Runners - Scored: T. Burns 1-0 , D. Coleman 2-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Matt Carpenter
Ballpark: Fenway Park
Weather: Clear skies (65 degrees), wind blowing in from right at 11 mph
Start Time: 4:10 PM ET
Time: 3:08
Attendance: 37184
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