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FinalFinal lineupsAL Central / AL East

Minnesota Twins 8, Boston Red Sox 6

Final Score and Game Recap

Final score, pitching lines and standings context.

7:10 PM ET · Fenway ParkStats availableFinal lineups locked
T-Score47
Minnesota Twins
70–78 · 3rd AL Central · T-Score 47
8
8–6
FINAL
Boston Red Sox
81–68 · 3rd AL East · T-Score 58
6
T-Score58
FINAL

Matchup at a glance

PitcherStat calculation
CategoryComparisonWhy
Starting pitcherSoxBoston has the stronger starting-pitcher profile: Tolle leads in P-Score, WHIP and K/9.
Offense vs handSoxBoston has produced the stronger offense against left-handed pitching.
Team strengthSoxBoston leads 58–47 in T-Score, driven by stronger offense.

Starting pitchers

MIN
Connor Prielipp LHP
Connor Prielipp
Minnesota Twins
2026 season (MLB rank among qualified starters)
ERA
5.24
167th
WHIP
1.34
118th
K/9
9.29
55th
BB/9
3.18
113th
P-Score50i
FIP
3.91
HR/9
1.11
93rd
OPS/R
0.709
IP
113.1
2026 ERA splits
Home ERA4.48
Road ERA6.24
Last 5 starts
BOS
Payton Tolle LHP
Payton Tolle
Boston Red Sox
2026 season (MLB rank among qualified starters)
ERA
3.15
34th
WHIP
1.08
27th
K/9
10.45
25th
BB/9
2.43
43rd
P-Score70i
FIP
3.10
HR/9
0.99
68th
OPS/R
0.628
IP
137.0
2026 ERA splits
Home ERA3.88
Road ERA2.50
Last 5 starts
How the starters differ
·Tolle allows fewer baserunners, with a 1.08 WHIP compared with 1.34.
·Tolle enters with a 3.15 ERA compared with Prielipp's 5.24.
·Tolle owns a 10.4 K/9 compared with Prielipp's 9.3.
·Prielipp enters with a 6.24 road ERA; Tolle owns a 3.88 ERA at home.
Advanced starter metricsERA−, FIP, WAR, career vs opponent
MetricPrielippTolleNote
ERA−12674Park- and league-adjusted; 100 is average.
FIP3.913.10
WAR1.53.7Season value.

How the lineups match the starters' pitch mix

Pitch data coverage: partial. Usage and velocity only.

Prielipp arsenal
PitchUsageVelo
Slider30%87.9
Four-seam27%95.6
Curveball18%83.0
Sinker15%95.1
Changeup10%86.7
Tolle arsenal
PitchUsageVelo
Four-seam45%96.1
Sinker23%95.0
Cutter19%88.6
Curveball9%83.0
Changeup3%88.6

Team OPS vs opposing starter's hand

Twins vs LHP (Payton Tolle)
26th
in MLB
0.678OPS
.600.700.800.9001.000
Sox vs LHP (Connor Prielipp)
6th
in MLB
0.752OPS
.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

ResultsMINMIN·BOSBOS
+16420th
Run differential
+2626th
70–78 Record81–68
Last 10 games
Minnesota Twins (0–0)
Boston Red Sox (0–0)
2026 head-to-head
Season Series
0—0
0 Games Played

Frequently asked

Who is starting for the Twins?+
Connor Prielipp is listed as the starter.
Who is starting for the Sox?+
Payton Tolle is listed as the starter.
What time does the game start?+
7:10 PM ET at Fenway Park.
Where is the game being played?+
Fenway Park, home of the Boston Red Sox.
Are the lineups confirmed?+
Not yet. Orders appear here when they are posted.
How do the starters compare on P-Score?+
Connor Prielipp is at 50; Payton Tolle is at 70. P-Score is PitcherStat's 0–100 season index for qualified starters.