![\"\"](\"https:\/\/kstp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/AP26143047752848-scaled.jpg\")
<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Byron Buxton and Austin Martin both hit two-run homers off reliever Justin Slaten in the seventh inning to help the Minnesota Twins rally from four runs down to beat the Boston Red Sox 8-6 on Friday night.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Ryan Kreidler added an RBI double for the Twins. Luke Keaschall and Buxton both had RBI singles.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Travis Adams (1-0) pitched two scoreless innings to pick up the win. Anthony Banda got four outs for his first save.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Minnesota\u2019s four-run seventh ended a streak for Slaten (1-1) of 15 consecutive appearances dating to Sept. 16, 2025, without allowing a run. It was the third-longest active streak in the majors.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Wilyer Abreu had an RBI double. Willson Contreras, Andruw Monasterio, Marcelo Mayer and Jarren Duran all added RBIs for the Red Sox.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
With Boston trailing 7-6 in the eighth with two outs, Mayer reached on an error by Minnesota second baseman Keaschall. Carlos Narv\u00e1ez followed by drawing a walk off Eric Orze, who was replaced by Banda \u2014 who got Mickey Gasper to fly out to end the threat.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Boston took a 4-0 lead in the first, teeing off on Twins starter Connor Prielipp, who was pulled after four innings, allowing six runs and seven hits.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Minnesota\u2019s comeback came after Boston starter Payton Tolle, who went six innings, allowed three runs and four hits while striking out nine.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Abreu started the Red Sox off in the first with an RBI double. Contreras then got his 1,000th career hit with the 13th career triple of his career with a hard liner off the Green Monster that scored Abreu.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Monasterio made 3-0 with an RBI single. He advanced to third on Nick Sogard\u2019s single, then scored on Mayer\u2019s sacrifice fly to center.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
But the Twins had four hits and took advantage of a fielding error by Tolle to get back three runs in the next inning.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Boston added two more in the fourth when Sogard scored off a throwing error by Prielipp, and Narv\u00e1ez crossed the plate on Duran\u2019s RBI groundout to make it 6-3.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Up next<\/strong> <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Minnesota Twins’ Byron Buxton (25) is congratulated by Luke Keaschall (15) after his two-run home run, as Boston<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":8717,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[175,166],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-8716","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-baseball","category-sports"],"yoast_head":"\n
The Twins hadn\u2019t yet announced a starting pitcher for the second game of the series Saturday. Boston hadn\u2019t, either, though manager Chad Tracy said Brayan Bello (2-5, 7.16 ERA) is expected to throw bulk innings as possibly the starter or following an opener.<\/p>\n\n\n\n