Sale Strikes Out 9, Red Sox Beat Twins 4-1
Tuesday, June 27, 2017
Sale’s nine strikeouts increases his total to 155 on the season and improves him to 10-3 on the season.
The Red Sox improve to 42-34 on the season and are in first place in the AL East.
Red Sox Fast Start
The Boston offense got off to a fast start in this game, scoring two runs in the first inning.
After Mookie Betts scored on a Xander Bogaerts double play ground ball, Moreland hit a home run to center field to give Boston their 2-0 lead.
The Twins got one run back in the third to cut the Red Sox lead to 2-1, but Boston would get it back in the seventh.
Dustin Pedroia hit an RBI single to right field scoring Sandy Leon to give the Red Sox a 3-1 lead.
Moreland would add a sacrifice fly to center to score Betts and give Boston a 4-1 lead.
Craig Kimbrel came on in the ninth and picked up his 21st save of the season.
Series Continues
The Red Sox and Twins continue their series on Tuesday, June 27 at 7 p.m.
The pitching matchup is Boston’s Drew Pomeranz against Minnesota’s Hector Santiago.
Related Slideshow: The History of Baseball in Central Massachusetts
Baseball and Central Mass. go way back - to the 1860s. The local historical landmarks range from Mudville to Hotel Vernon to Fitton Field. A version of these highlights is posted on the site of the new, yet-to-be-formally-named Worcester Baseballteam of the three-year-old Futures Collegiate Baseball League.
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