Twins at Red Sox August 24, 2021

Game Time: 7:10 ET

Stadium: Fenway Park

Attendance: 27,986

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MIN	1	0	0	2	0	1	4	0	1	9	14	1
BOS	0	0	1	3	5	0	0	2	X	11	11	1

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
MIN	1	0	0	2	0	1	4	0	1	9	14	1
BOS	0	0	1	3	5	0	0	2	X	11	11	1

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Game Details

Game Time: 4:9

Umpires: HP-Tom Hallion, 1B-Mark Ripperger, 2B-Phil Cuzzi, 3B-Cory Blaser

Weather: 86 degrees. Partly Cloudy

Wind: 10 MPH Left to Right

News From August 24, 2021

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Josh Donaldson

Tallies 18th homer

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August 24, 2021

Donaldson went 2-for-4 with a solo home run, two runs scored and a walk Tuesday against the Red Sox.

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Jorge Polanco

Homers, drives in three

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August 24, 2021

Polance went 2-for-5 with a home run and three RBI Tuesday against the Red Sox.

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Griffin Jax

Surrenders nine runs

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August 24, 2021

Jax (3-2) allowed nine earned runs on seven hits and four walks while striking out four across 4.2 innings to take the loss Tuesday against the Red Sox.

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Byron Buxton

Nearing activation

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August 24, 2021

Manager Rocco Baldelli said Tuesday that Buxton (finger) will play in "at least a couple more games" at Triple-A St. Paul before being activated from the injured list, Betsy Helfand of the St. Paul Pioneer Press reports.

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Jake Cave

Losing work in center field

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August 24, 2021

Cave will start in center field and bat ninth Tuesday against the Red Sox.

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Nick Gordon

Garners fifth straight start

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August 24, 2021

Gordon will start at second base and bat seventh Tuesday against the Red Sox.

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Rob Refsnyder

Returns to bench

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August 24, 2021

Refsnyder is out of the lineup for Tuesday's game against the Red Sox.

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Ryan Jeffers

Heads to bench

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August 24, 2021

Jeffers is out of the lineup for Tuesday's game against the Red Sox.

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Andrelton Simmons

Sits Tuesday

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August 24, 2021

Simmons is out of the lineup for Tuesday's game against the Red Sox.

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Kenta Maeda

Getting second opinion

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August 24, 2021

Maeda was sent for a second opinion on his forearm injury Tuesday, with the Twins concerned about potential UCL issues, Jon Heyman of MLB Network reports.

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Travis Shaw

Homers again

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August 24, 2021

Shaw went 1-for-3 with a solo home run and a walk Tuesday against the Twins.

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Hunter Renfroe

Slugs two more homers

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August 24, 2021

Renfroe went 2-for-4 with two home runs and five RBI on Tuesday against the Twins.

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Matt Barnes

Fails to record out

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August 24, 2021

Barnes allowed one earned run on one hit and two walks while failing to record an out Tuesday against Minnesota.

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Hansel Robles

Picks up spare save

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August 24, 2021

Robles struck out two and did not allow a baserunner in one inning of scoreless work to earn the save Tuesday against Minnesota.

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Tanner Houck

Works only 4.2 frames

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August 24, 2021

Houck allowed three earned runs on eight hits and one walk while striking out six across 4.2 innings Tuesday against the Twins. He did not factor into the decision.

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