{"id":583190,"date":"2026-04-14T07:27:11","date_gmt":"2026-04-14T07:27:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/583190\/"},"modified":"2026-04-14T07:27:11","modified_gmt":"2026-04-14T07:27:11","slug":"twins-13-6-red-sox-apr-13-2026-game-recap","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/583190\/","title":{"rendered":"Twins 13-6 Red Sox (Apr 13, 2026) Game Recap"},"content":{"rendered":"

MINNEAPOLIS — \u2014 Victor Caratini<\/a> and Ryan Jeffers<\/a> each homered and drove in three runs on Monday and the Minnesota Twins<\/a> knocked out Boston starter Garrett Crochet<\/a> in the second inning en route to a 13-6 victory.<\/p>\n

Jeffers had three of the Twins’ 11 hits, while Ryan Kreidler<\/a> and Byron Buxton<\/a> also homered. Minnesota has won seven of its last eight games.<\/p>\n

Bailey Ober<\/a> (2-0) allowed four runs on seven hits while striking out seven in six innings.<\/p>\n

Jarren Duran<\/a> homered and Caleb Durbin<\/a> had two hits and scored two runs for Boston.<\/p>\n

The Twins ambushed Crochet<\/a> with four runs in the first inning, then knocked out Boston’s ace lefty with a seven-run second. Crochet (2-2) allowed 11 runs \u2014 10 earned \u2014 on nine hits and three walks in 1 2\/3 innings, the shortest start of his career.<\/p>\n

The big blows in the second came from two new faces hitting their first home runs with the Twins. Caratini hit a three-run blast off the facing of the third deck in left field. Then Kreidler, a light-hitting utility infielder with two career home runs, sent Crochet’s last pitch into the second deck in left for a solo homer.<\/p>\n

The Twins posted a 13-23 record against left-handed starters last year. But in the last seven days, they have beaten Detroit’s Tarik Skubal<\/a> and Framber Valdez<\/a>, Toronto’s Eric Lauer<\/a> and now Crochet. In those four outings, the Twins scored 29 earned runs in 16 2\/3 innings pitched by the starters.<\/p>\n

Buxton’s solo homer in the fifth was the 85th of his career at Target Field, moving past Max Kepler<\/a> to become the all-time leader at the Twins’ ballpark.<\/p>\n

Up next <\/p>\n

Twins RHP Mick Abel<\/a> (0-2, 6.08 ERA) will face Boston RHP Sonny Gray<\/a> (2-0, 2.76) in the second game of the series on Tuesday.<\/p>\n

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