The Minnesota Twins’ 12-game profitable streak ended on Sunday afternoon with a 9–2 loss to the Boston Crimson Sox at Goal Box.
Shortstop Ceddanne Rafaela hit a two-run house run within the 5th inning to provide the Crimson Sox a three–1 lead that held up for the remainder of the sport. Boston put the sport away for positive with 4 runs within the best of the 8th. Vaughn Grissom and Dominic Smith every hit two-run doubles off Twins reliever Kody Funderburk to extend the result in 7–1.
Smith simply joined the Crimson Sox this previous week after he opted out of his minor league take care of the Tampa Bay Rays. Ultimate season, the eight-year veteran batted .254 with 12 house runs and 46 RBI for the Washington Nationals.
Minnesota scored a run within the backside of the 8th on a Trevor Larnach unmarried that drove in Max Kepler. However the Crimson Sox added two runs within the 9th on a triple by means of Jarren Duran and two-run homer from Rafael Devers that made the ranking 9–2.
Kenley Jansen pitched a scoreless 9th inning, regardless that the Twins fastened a scoring danger when Jose Miranda reached on an error and complex to 3rd base on a unmarried from Kyle Farmer. However Ryan Jeffers popped out to 2d base to finish the ballgame.
Minnesota’s 12-game win streak used to be the longest in MLB this season and the longest for the group since 1980. The 1991 Twins gained 15 consecutive video games on their method to a International Sequence championship.
With the loss, the Twins drop to 19–14, falling a half-game in the back of the Kansas Town Royals for 3rd position within the AL Central. The Cleveland Guardians grasp a lead within the department. Up subsequent for Minnesota is a four-game house collection with the Seattle Mariners (18–15).