G138: Twins 6, Red Sox 5

Twins   - 102 030 000 - 6  8  0
Red Sox - 000 040 010 - 5  6  0

Rick Porcello (4-8-6-2-5, 91) did not deliver the goods on Tuesday night. He allowed two long home runs: a 420-foot blast from Nelson Cruz and a 452-foot shot by Miguel Sanó, who drove in three runs.

Boston rallied in the fifth, narrowing the score to 6-4, thanks in part to Rafael Devers's three-run dong (#29).

Jackie Bradley hit a ground-rule double off Tyler Duffey with two outs in the seventh and new reliever Sam Dyson walked Mookie Betts. Dyson's wild pitch moved the runners up, but Devers ended the inning with a fly to left.

There were two outs in the eighth when Andrew Benintendi hit his 13th homer of the year. Mitch Moreland was hit by a pitch, but Christian Vázquez struck out.

With the Red Sox down by one run in the ninth, Brock Holt led off with a single. Marco Hernández pinch-ran and Gorkys Hernández hit for Bradley. Hernández dropped down a bunt on the first pitch, moving the tying run to second. It was a disappointing end, however, as lefty Taylor Rogers got Betts to ground out pitcher-to-first before striking Devers out on three pitches.

AL Wild Card: TBR/CLE/OAK –, BOS 5.5.

Randy Dobnak / Rick Porcello

Betts, RF
Devers, 3B
Bogaerts, SS
Martinez, DH
Benintendi, LF
Moreland, 1B
Vázquez, C
Holt, 2B
Bradley, CF

It's the start of a seven-game homestand: three games against the Twins (who are 85-52 and lead the AL Central by 5.5 games) and four against the Yankees (90-49, with a nine-game lead over the Rays in the AL East).

The Twins lead all major leagues teams in runs scored (814), runs per game (5.94), home runs (269), total bases (2,449), slugging (.502), and OPS (.842). Minnesota's pitching staff has also walked the fewest batters in the AL.

AL Wild Card: TBR/CLE –, OAK 1.0, BOS 5.5.