Minnesota was 90 degrees at nearly 7 PM Central Time tonight. Several of those degrees probably have to do with pitchers letting Justin Turner — and most of the rest of the Boston lineup — get hot lately. Still, it was a scorcher even as summer starts for a place that far north, and the Red Sox had to match that heat somehow. They came into this Tuesday night showdown winners of five straight, dating back to their sweep of the Yankees (sorry, that feels so good to say!)
Today’s contest saw Kutter Crawford, a guy who rightfully earned a spot in the rotation but got stumped by the Rockies, of all teams, last week, take the mound against Bailey Ober, the upstart who’s enjoying a sub-3 ERA season (2.