Over the Monster · Apr 17, 2022
Red Sox 8, Twins 1: More dominant pitching, plus some late offense
It was not exactly what we think of as baseball weather at Fenway on Sunday, with temperatures in the high 40s and low 50s and wind that did its damndest to keep the ball in the park all day long, putting the pitching on center stage for this one, at least until the end of the game. For a second straight game, it was the Red Sox pitching outshining the Twins staff, this time allowing one run on the day after a combined shutout performance on Saturday. Michael Wacha had Minnesota off-balance all day long, and the bullpen finished the final four innings mostly without a hitch, ensuring two sacrifice flies were enough from the offense to get Boston over .500 for the first time in 2022.
