Red Sox left-hander Brandon Walter made his major league debut on Thursday, giving manager Alex Cora 6.2 innings of relief in a 6-0 loss to the Twins. Minnesota's Joe Ryan pitched a three-hit, complete game the Twins' first complete game* of the season.
Walter took over after starter Justin Garza allowed two runs in the first inning and gave up a single to start the second. He recorded 20 outs (6.2-6-3-3-2, 92), the longest debut from the bullpen for the Red Sox in nearly eight decades -- since Clem Hausmann pitched eight innings (8-7-2-4-2) in a 16-inning loss to the Philadelphia Athletics on April 28, 1944.