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Final: Red Sox 10, Twins 4 - Boston blows the game open in the seventh; Crawford comes through on the mound
The Red Sox blew out the Twins, 10-4, for their sixth straight win. Boston cracked the game open with a five-run top of the seventh inning. Christian Arroyo was a late addition to the lineup but went 5-for-5 with a home run, a double, four RBI and a run. Adam Duvall and Masataka Yoshida each homered as well. Alex Verdugo and Triston Casas extended their hitting streaks, and Kutter Crawford came through with five scoreless innings in the start. The Sox can take the win in the series on Wednesday.
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WHO: Red Sox (38-35) at Twins (36-37)
WHEN: 7:40 p.m.
WHERE: Target Field, Minneapolis, Minn.
SERIES TO DATE: Red Sox lead, 1-0 (4-1 season series)
STARTING PITCHERS: RHP Kutter Crawford (1-3, 4.20) vs. RHP Bailey Ober (4-3, 2.65)
TV/RADIO: NESN, WEEI-FM 93.7
LINEUPS
RED SOX
1. Alex Verdugo RF
2. Justin Turner DH
3. Rafael Devers 3B
4. Masataka Yoshida LF
5. Adam Duvall CF
6. Triston Casas 1B
7. Christian Arroyo 2B
8. Connor Wong C
9. Kiké Hernández SS
SP Kutter Crawford
TWINS
1. Edouard Julien 2B
2. Carlos Correa SS
3. Alex Kirilloff 1B
4. Byron Buxton DH
5. Joey Gallo LF
6. Royce Lewis 3B
7. Max Kepler RF
8. Ryan Jeffers C
9. Willi Castro CF
SP Bailey Ober
WHAT'S UP
Alex Verdugo is riding a 10-game hitting streak (17-for-43, 7 RBI) as the Sox are in the midst of a five-game heater with a win over the Rockies, a sweep of the Yankees and a 9-3 thumping of Minnesota in Monday's series-opener. Triston Casas is on a five-game hitting streak (7-for-19).
Tanner Houck is scheduled to have facial surgery next week to insert a plate to help heal a facial fracture after taking a line drive to the face against the Yankees on Friday. Alex Cora said it is the best option to get him back to pitching this season.
Kutter Crawford is coming off a four-inning outing that saw him give up four runs (no-decision) in Boston's 7-6 loss to the Rockies on June 13. This will be his third appearance (second start) against Minnesota. He's 0-1 in the previous two, holding a 12.00 ERA in 6.0 IP against Minnestoa. Crawford has a 2.60 ERA on the road in 2023.
Byron Buxton is 0-for-his-last-24 as the Twins have lost two straight, four of five and 10 of 17 since June 1.
Bailey Ober is coming off a 4-2 win over the Brewers on June 14 that saw him go six innings, striking out seven and giving up two runs. He'ss faced the Red Sox twice before and has not given up a run in 11 combined innings between his two starts.