Larnach leads Twins against the Red Sox after 4-hit outing

May 24, 2026, 09:04 am

Minnesota Twins (25-27, third in the AL Central) vs. Boston Red Sox (22-29, fourth in the AL East)

Boston; Sunday, 1:35 p.m. EDT

PITCHING PROBABLES: Twins: Bailey Ober (5-2, 3.63 ERA, 1.07 WHIP, 40 strikeouts); Red Sox: Sonny Gray (5-1, 2.93 ERA, 1.12 WHIP, 30 strikeouts)

LINE: Red Sox -156, Twins +130; over/under is 7 1/2 runs

BOTTOM LINE: The Minnesota Twins take on the Boston Red Sox after Trevor Larnach had four hits against the Red Sox on Saturday.

Boston is 8-16 at home and 22-29 overall. Red Sox hitters are batting a collective .239, which ranks fifth in the AL.

Minnesota has a 10-13 record in road games and a 25-27 record overall. Twins hitters have a collective .323 on-base percentage, the fourth-ranked percentage in the AL.

The teams match up Sunday for the sixth time this season. The Twins lead the season series 4-1.

TOP PERFORMERS: Willson Contreras leads the Red Sox with 10 home runs while slugging .506. Wilyer Abreu is 12 for 44 with two doubles and two RBI over the past 10 games.

Byron Buxton leads the Twins with 16 home runs while slugging .578. Ryan Jeffers is 10 for 30 with three home runs and five RBI over the last 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Red Sox: 5-5, .254 batting average, 2.93 ERA, outscored by two runs

Twins: 6-4, .251 batting average, 2.80 ERA, outscored opponents by 12 runs

INJURIES: Red Sox: Danny Coulombe: 15-Day IL (cervical spasms), Trevor Story: 10-Day IL (groin), Kutter Crawford: 60-Day IL (wrist), Roman Anthony: 10-Day IL (wrist), Garrett Crochet: 15-Day IL (shoulder), Patrick Sandoval: 60-Day IL (elbow), Triston Casas: 60-Day IL (knee), Johan Oviedo: 60-Day IL (elbow), Romy Gonzalez: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Tanner Houck: 60-Day IL (elbow)

Twins: Cody Laweryson: 15-Day IL (forearm), David Festa: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Garrett Acton: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Ryan Jeffers: 10-Day IL (hand), Cole Sands: 15-Day IL (forearm), Mick Abel: 15-Day IL (elbow), Pablo Lopez: 60-Day IL (elbow)

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