IMPACT PLAYER: Jarren Duran, Red Sox
Thursday's Twins-Boston game recap
Red Sox outfielder Jarren Duran hit a two-run double and a sacrifice fly.
The outfielder capped Boston's six-run third with a two-run double off the center field wall, and added a sacrifice fly.
BY THE NUMBERS
9 Players in the two starting lineups who entered with batting averages of .200 or lower; all nine collected at least one hit.
35 Runs scored by the Twins on their seven-game New York-Boston road trip, compared with 33 runs given up.
1 Home run by Willi Castro, the third Twin in five seasons to homer and pitch in the same game, joining Willians Astudillo (2021) and Chris Gimenez (2018).
Gerrit Cole gave up his opt-out right on Monday and will remain with the New York Yankees under a contract that runs through 2028 rather than become a free agent.