The Twins erased a three-run deficit with a devastating seventh inning, overcoming Boston's early offensive explosion to win 8-6 at Fenway Park. What began as a Red Sox rout became Minnesota's comeback victory when the bullpen faltered in the late innings.
Byron Buxton delivered the decisive blow with a two-run homer in the seventh, going 2-for-5 with 3 RBI to lead the Twins' rally. Austin Martin followed immediately with a solo shot to complete the comeback, finishing 2-for-5 with 2 RBI. The back-to-back homers turned a 6-5 deficit into a 7-6 Minnesota lead.
Boston had seized control early with a four-run first inning. Abreu doubled to right, scoring Duran, before Contreras tripled to center to bring Abreu home. Monasterio singled to left to score Contreras, and Mayer hit a sacrifice fly to center to score Monasterio. The Red Sox added two more runs in the fourth when Sogard scored on Durbin's sacrifice bunt and Duran grounded out to first to score Narváez.
Justin Slaten absorbed the loss for Boston, allowing 4 runs in just two-thirds of an inning. Travis Adams earned his first win of the season with two scoreless innings of relief, while Anthony Banda recorded his first save with 1.1 innings of scoreless work. Payton Tolle pitched effectively for Boston through six innings, allowing 3 runs on 4 hits with 9 strikeouts.
The victory snapped Minnesota's losing streak and improved their record to 23-27. Boston's three-game winning streak ended as they fell to 22-27. Willson Contreras reached 1,000 career hits in this game, collecting his milestone with a triple in the first inning. Josh Bell remains two home runs away from 200 for his career.