Arroyo’s five-hit night leads Red Sox to sixth consecutive win
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Added to the beginning lineup late, Christian Arroyo had a career-high 5 hits and drove in 4 runs, whereas Kutter Crawford pitched 5 scoreless innings for the Boston Red Sox in a 10-4 win over the Minnesota Twins on Tuesday evening.
Adam Duvall and Arroyo hit solo homers within the fourth to start out the scoring, and Masataka Yoshida added a two-run shot within the eighth. Arroyo additionally hit a three-run double as a part of a five-run seventh for Boston, which has outscored opponents 50-18 throughout a six-game win streak.
“Just got to always stay prepared, that’s just part of it,” Arroyo stated, later including about his first profession five-hit sport: ”Kind of speechless. … This is the most important stage, proper? So, like, each hitter desires of that. It was superior.”
Arroyo wasn’t within the authentic beginning lineup however was inserted when shortstop Pablo Reyes was scratched simply earlier than the beginning of the sport with proper stomach soreness. Manager Alex Cora stated Reyes is sore and is day after day after feeling the harm throughout pregame infield work.
“We don’t want take the aggressive of the approach, but at the same time, he can put an at-bat together,” Cora stated of Arroyo. “You can take pitches because you’re good. When you get into counts, you put the ball in play, you hit the ball hard.”
Crawford (2-3) gave up simply six hits and struck out 5. Corey Kluber allowed 4 runs on three homers however pitched the ultimate three innings for his first profession save.
Bailey Ober (4-4) surrendered three runs on eight hits in six innings for Minnesota, which has misplaced 5 of six and fell to a season-worst two video games beneath .500 (36-38). The Twins began the day with a two-game lead over Cleveland within the American League Central.
“Obviously, stuff’s not going the way we want it to go,” Ober stated. “I think we’re a little frustrated. We’re trying to go out there and win games every single day, and right now, it’s just not happening. So we’re trying to do everything — dig deep, think about what we need to do to win ballgames. That’s all we can do right now.”
Byron Buxton, who snapped an 0-for-24 skid with a single within the second, hit a two-run homer within the eighth. Royce Lewis and Max Kepler added solo homers within the ninth.
“We know it’s not good baseball,” Twins supervisor Rocco Baldelli stated. “It’s just not the baseball that we’re accustomed to from our team. I honestly don’t have a lot to say about it. We’ve got to muster something up that’s not currently there.”
CAREFUL AT THE BUFFET
Cora spoke about wanting Crawford to assault hitters like he does when he comes out of the bullpen, as an alternative of losing pitches to set hitters up.
“I think his stuff plays,” Cora stated of Crawford. “I think the first four pitches of the game were four-seamer, cutter, curveball and split. It’s kind of like going to be the buffet. You got all this stuff and then, you know, stuff happens. Don’t get too greedy because you’ve got all the tools. His four-seamer is a good one. It’s elite.”
TRAINERS ROOM
Red Sox: RHP Tanner Houck will endure surgical procedure subsequent week to have a plate put in after he sustained a facial fracture from being hit by a batted ball final week in opposition to New York. Manager Alex Cora stated he anticipates Houck returning to pitch this season however there isn’t any timetable for his return.
Twins: Baldelli was requested about the potential of Buxton returning to play the outfield and stated the injury-riddled outfielder, who signed a seven-year, $100 million extension after the 2021 season, is just not wholesome sufficient to play the sphere. “If he could play in the field, he would be playing in the field,” Baldelli stated. “Physically, he cannot play in the field.” The group had carried out a plan in spring coaching to attempt to hold Buxton wholesome that has included limiting him to DH duties to this point this season.
UP NEXT
RHP Sonny Gray (4-1, 2.37 ERA) will begin Wednesday evening within the third of the four-game sequence. RHP Garrett Whitlock (4-2, 4.38) is scheduled for Boston. It would be the first begin since Gray was seen arguing with Baldelli within the dugout on June 15 when he was lifted after 4 innings and 79 pitches with 4 walks.
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