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05/22 21:19 CDT Two-run homers by Buxton and Martin help Twins rally to beat
Red Sox 8-6
Two-run homers by Buxton and Martin help Twins rally to beat Red Sox 8-6
By KYLE HIGHTOWER
AP Sports Writer
BOSTON (AP) --- Byron Buxton and Austin Martin both hit two-run homers off
reliever Justin Slaten in the seventh inning to help the Minnesota Twins rally
from four runs down to beat the Boston Red Sox 8-6 on Friday night.
Ryan Kreidler added an RBI double for the Twins. Luke Keaschall and Buxton both
had RBI singles.
Travis Adams (1-0) pitched two scoreless innings to pick up the win. Anthony
Banda got four outs for his first save.
Minnesota's four-run seventh ended a streak for Slaten (1-1) of 15 consecutive
appearances dating to Sept. 16, 2025, without allowing a run. It was the
third-longest active streak in the majors.
Wilyer Abreu had an RBI double. Willson Contreras, Andruw Monasterio, Marcelo
Mayer and Jarren Duran all added RBIs for the Red Sox.
With Boston trailing 7-6 in the eighth with two outs, Mayer reached on an error
by Minnesota second baseman Keaschall. Carlos Narvez followed by drawing a
walk off Eric Orze, who was replaced by Banda --- who got Mickey Gasper to fly
out to end the threat.
Boston took a 4-0 lead in the first, teeing off on Twins starter Connor
Prielipp, who was pulled after four innings, allowing six runs and seven hits.
Minnesota's comeback came after Boston starter Payton Tolle, who went six
innings, allowed three runs and four hits while striking out nine.
Abreu started the Red Sox off in the first with an RBI double. Contreras then
got his 1,000th career hit with the 13th career triple of his career with a
hard liner off the Green Monster that scored Abreu.
Monasterio made 3-0 with an RBI single. He advanced to third on Nick Sogard's
single, then scored on Mayer's sacrifice fly to center.
But the Twins had four hits and took advantage of a fielding error by Tolle to
get back three runs in the next inning.
Boston added two more in the fourth when Sogard scored off a throwing error by
Prielipp, and Narvez crossed the plate on Duran's RBI groundout to make it 6-3.
Up next
The Twins hadn't yet announced a starting pitcher for the second game of the
series Saturday. Boston hadn't, either, though manager Chad Tracy said Brayan
Bello (2-5, 7.16 ERA) is expected to throw bulk innings as possibly the starter
or following an opener.
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