IMPACT PLAYER: Edouard Julien, Twins
Wednesday's Twins-Boston game recap
The Twins offense got going quickly with a three-run first inning.
April 20, 2023 at 3:39AM
The rookie second baseman had his first three-hit game, which included a two-run first-inning homer off Corey Kluber.
BY THE NUMBERS
3 First-inning runs scored off Kluber, only the second time in 25 career starts vs. the Twins that he has given up so many to start a game.
8 Consecutive starts by Joe Ryan, dating back to last year, that the Twins have won; Ryan is 7-0 over that stretch.
3 Innings for Twins lefthander Brent Headrick in his big-league debut, earning him a save even though he entered the game with a seven-run lead.
4 RBI by Trevor Larnach, a career high.
Major League Baseball switched a pair of series involving the Tampa Bay Rays to the first two months of the season in an attempt to avoid summer rain at open-air Steinbrenner Field, their temporary home following damage to Tropicana Field.
