Red Sox Suffer Sweep at Hands of Twins

May 24, 2026

Twins 6, Red Sox 5

The Boston Red Sox were swept by the Minnesota Twins with a 6–5 loss Sunday afternoon at Fenway Park. Bailey Ober got the win while pitching five innings and allowing four runs on seven hits. Tyron Guerrero took the loss, surrendering two earned runs in two thirds of an inning.

Red Sox-Twins Game Summary

After getting the first two outs easily, Sonny Gray got into a jam while constantly falling behind in the count. Kody Clemens took a 3–1 sinker and sent it to right for an RBI single for a 1–0 lead. The Red Sox got that run back in the second inning, when Masataka Yoshida deposited a 1–2 changeup into the right field stands.

The Twins came right back in the top of the third. Trevor Larnach posted an RBI single to right field to take a 2–1 lead. With the bases loaded, Victor Caratini grounded into a 6-4-3 double play, driving in Larnach.

After a leadoff double by Wilyer Abreu to start the fourth, Willson Contreras smacked a 1–1 sinker over the green monster to tie the game at 3–3. With two outs, Marcelo Mayer hit a 1–2 slider past a diving Clemens to drive in Yoshida and take a 4–3 lead.

Garrett Whitlock inherited two runners coming into the game in the sixth inning. Austin Martin lined a double into left field tying the game at 4–4. Brooks Lee followed up with a two-run single to take a 6–4 lead.

The Red Sox seemed primed to get some runs across with runners on second and third with one out. Yoendrys Gomez came out the bullpen and put a stop to it, striking out Contreras and forcing a fly out from Yoshida.

Ninth Inning Rally

The Red Sox started the ninth with a Nick Sogard triple and a walk from Carlos Narvaez. After a Mayer strikeout, Isiah Kiner-Falefa ripped a double off the green monster, scoring Sogard. However, Connor Wong was thrown out trying to go for home. Manager Chad Tracy challenged the call for possible interference from the catcher, but the call was upheld.

Gomez balked on his first pitch attempt, slipping on the wet mound. He then plunked Jarren Duran in the shin. Ceddanne Rafaela hit a line drive to right. However, it went right to Martin to end the game.

What Went Right for the Red Sox

Middle of the Lineup Raking

Abreu bounced back with two hits after going 0-for-4 in the prior game. Contreras and Yoshida both had multi-hit games as well.

What Went Wrong for the Red Sox

Less Than Stellar Pitching

Sonny Gray only made it through four innings this game. Gray excelled in the entire month of May until this point, with a 1.08 ERA in three starts during that span. Garrett Whitlock also wasn’t at his best during his outing.

Bad Send

Third base coach Chad Epperson was the guy to send Connor Wong home on Kiner-Falefa’s double. Simply put, it was a bad send, and he should’ve just kept Wong at third. A team can’t be throwing away outs like that in that situation.

All Momentum Lost

The Red Sox were riding high after their series sweep of the Kansas City Royals. Now, it might as well have not happened.

Looking Ahead

The Red Sox now look forward to a three-game series at Fenway Park starting Tuesday against the Atlanta Braves. Ranger Suarez will take the mound for the opener opposite Spencer Strider.