Major League Baseball
BOXSCORE
| RECAP
Minnesota 4,
Boston 3
When: 1:10 PM ET, Thursday, April 15, 2021
Where: Target Field, Minneapolis, Minnesota
Temperature: 43°
Umpires: Home - Jordan Baker, 1B - Mark Carlson, 2B - Chris Segal, 3B - Adam Beck
Attendance: 7925
Where: Target Field, Minneapolis, Minnesota
Temperature: 43°
Umpires: Home - Jordan Baker, 1B - Mark Carlson, 2B - Chris Segal, 3B - Adam Beck
Attendance: 7925
Final Scoring Summary
Boston
| Hitters | Pos | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | LOB | Avg |
| Enrique Hernandez | CF | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .216 |
| Marwin Gonzalez | PH-LF | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .212 |
| Alex Verdugo | LF-CF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .271 |
| Xander Bogaerts | SS | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .370 |
| Rafael Devers | 3B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | .255 |
| Christian Vazquez | C | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .295 |
| Christian Arroyo | 2B | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .312 |
| Hunter Renfroe | RF | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | .179 |
| Franchy Cordero | DH | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | .276 |
| Bobby Dalbec | 1B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | .176 |
| Totals | 30 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 14 | ||
| Batting | |||||||||
| 2B - Alex Verdugo (5), Christian Arroyo (6) | |||||||||
| TB - Enrique Hernandez, Alex Verdugo 2, Xander Bogaerts, Christian Arroyo 2 | |||||||||
| RBI - Alex Verdugo 3 (11) | |||||||||
| 2-Out RBI - Alex Verdugo 3 (6) | |||||||||
| Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - Rafael Devers 2 (6), Franchy Cordero (3) | |||||||||
| GIDP - Christian Vazquez (4) | |||||||||
| Team LOB - 5 | |||||||||
| Baserunning | |||||||||
| SB - Christian Arroyo (1, 2nd off Robles/Jeffers) | |||||||||
| Fielding | |||||||||
| E - Xander Bogaerts (2), Bobby Dalbec (2) | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | ERA |
| Garrett Richards | 5.0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 6.00 |
| Hirokazu Sawamura | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.42 |
| Josh Taylor | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11.57 |
| Matt Andriese | 0.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2.70 |
| Darwinzon Hernandez | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.50 |
| Adam Ottavino (L 1-1) | 0.1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9.82 |
| HBP - Jorge Polanco (by Ottavino) | ||||||||
| Pitches-Strikes - Garrett Richards 89-56, Hirokazu Sawamura 18-11, Josh Taylor 15-9, Matt Andriese 12-6, Darwinzon Hernandez 3-2, Adam Ottavino 14-9 | ||||||||
| Ground Balls-Fly Balls - Garrett Richards 6-3, Hirokazu Sawamura 2-0, Josh Taylor 0-3, Matt Andriese 1-0, Darwinzon Hernandez 0-0, Adam Ottavino 0-0 | ||||||||
| Batters Faced - Garrett Richards 23, Hirokazu Sawamura 4, Josh Taylor 4, Matt Andriese 4, Darwinzon Hernandez 1, Adam Ottavino 4 | ||||||||
| Inherited Runners-Scored - Darwinzon Hernandez 2-0 | ||||||||
Minnesota
| Hitters | Pos | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | LOB | Avg |
| Luis Arraez | LF-2B | 5 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .326 |
| Jorge Polanco | 2B-SS | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .157 |
| Nelson Cruz | DH | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | .405 |
| Max Kepler | RF | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | .205 |
| Willians Astudillo | 3B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .304 |
| Kyle Garlick | LF | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .333 |
| Miguel Sano | 1B-3B | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .100 |
| Jake Cave | CF | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .154 |
| Ryan Jeffers | C | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | .190 |
| JT Riddle | SS | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .200 |
| Mitch Garver | PH-1B | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .161 |
| Totals | 35 | 4 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 19 | ||
| Batting | |||||||||
| 2B - Kyle Garlick (3) | |||||||||
| HR - Miguel Sano (2) | |||||||||
| TB - Luis Arraez 4, Nelson Cruz, Max Kepler, Kyle Garlick 2, Miguel Sano 4, Ryan Jeffers | |||||||||
| RBI - Luis Arraez 2 (8), Max Kepler (8), Miguel Sano (4) | |||||||||
| 2-Out RBI - Luis Arraez 2 (4) | |||||||||
| Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - Nelson Cruz 2 (2), Mitch Garver 2 (9) | |||||||||
| S - Jake Cave (1) | |||||||||
| Team LOB - 11 | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | ERA |
| Michael Pineda | 7.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 1.00 |
| Hansel Robles (H 4) | 0.2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5.06 |
| Taylor Rogers (BS 1) | 0.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Alex Colome (W 1-1) | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5.68 |
| HBP - Christian Arroyo (by Robles) | ||||||||
| IBB - Xander Bogaerts (by Rogers) | ||||||||
| Pitches-Strikes - Michael Pineda 88-61, Hansel Robles 16-6, Taylor Rogers 14-10, Alex Colome 14-8 | ||||||||
| Ground Balls-Fly Balls - Michael Pineda 6-5, Hansel Robles 0-1, Taylor Rogers 0-0, Alex Colome 0-1 | ||||||||
| Batters Faced - Michael Pineda 23, Hansel Robles 5, Taylor Rogers 3, Alex Colome 4 | ||||||||
| Inherited Runners-Scored - Taylor Rogers 3-3 | ||||||||