INDEPENDENT MLB ANALYTICSINDEPENDENT ANALYTICS
ETLATYOBERLON
FinalFinal lineupsAL East / AL Central

Boston Red Sox 9, Minnesota Twins 5

Final Score and Game Recap

Final score, pitching lines and standings context.

1:40 PM ET · Target FieldGame-day snapshotFinal lineups lockedCurrent 2026 season stats — updated Oct 23, 5:00 AM ET
T-Score46
Boston Red Sox
87–75 · 3rd AL East · T-Score 46
9
9–5
FINAL
Minnesota Twins
77–85 · 3rd AL Central · T-Score 41
5
T-Score41
FINAL

Starting pitchers

BOS
Connelly Early LHP
Connelly Early
Boston Red Sox
2026 season (MLB rank among qualified starters)
ERA
–
40th
WHIP
–
86th
K/9
–
73rd
BB/9
–
120th
P-Score54i
FIP
–
HR/9
–
156th
OPS/R
–
IP
–
Last 5 starts
How the starters differ
·Early holds a 30-point P-Score advantage, 54 to 24.
·Early enters with a 2.64 road ERA; Richardson owns a 6.42 ERA at home.

How the lineups match the starters' pitch mix

Pitch data coverage: partial. Usage and velocity only.

Early arsenal
PitchUsageVelo
Four-seam35%94.0
Sinker20%92.4
Changeup18%83.7
Curveball11%80.0
Slider8%87.1
Sweeper8%82.5
Richardson arsenal
PitchUsageVelo
Four-seam43%92.6
Splitter25%86.8
Slider22%86.0
Curveball10%76.8
Sinker0%91.7

Team OPS vs opposing starter's hand

Sox vs RHP (Simeon Woods Richardson)
22nd
in MLB
0.711OPS
.600.700.800.9001.000
Twins vs LHP (Connelly Early)
26th
in MLB
0.678OPS
.600.700.800.9001.000

Lineups

Final lineupsOrder from the stored snapshot; treat as unofficial until the card is filed.Full lineup page
Lineups not announced

Neither club has posted a batting order. Handedness composition, H-Score leaders and batter-vs-pitcher samples appear here as soon as the first order is filed — typically two to three hours before first pitch.

Team comparison

ResultsBOSBOS·MINMIN
+37413th
Run differential
+36614th
87–75 Record77–85
Last 10 games
Boston Red Sox Recent form unavailable
Minnesota Twins Recent form unavailable
2026 head-to-head
Season Series
0—0
0 Games Played

Frequently asked

Who is starting for the Sox?+
Connelly Early is listed as the starter.
Who is starting for the Twins?+
Simeon Woods Richardson is listed as the starter.
What time does the game start?+
1:40 PM ET at Target Field.
Where is the game being played?+
Target Field, home of the Minnesota Twins.
Are the lineups confirmed?+
Not yet. Orders appear here when they are posted.
How do the starters compare on P-Score?+
Connelly Early is at 54; Simeon Woods Richardson is at 24. P-Score is PitcherStat's 0–100 season index for qualified starters.