Trevor Story's Bat Wakes Up Boston, Red Sox Steal Game Three From Twins
The Red Sox walked into Target Field on Wednesday needing a win badly. After dropping the first two games of this series to Minnesota by a combined 19-6, Boston was staring down an ugly road trip. Then Luke Keaschall, the Twins second baseman, literally fell on his back trying to field a ball in the top of the third. A rare double error. Two runs scored. And just like that, the Red Sox had life.
Story Goes Yard and Takes Over
On the very next pitch, Trevor Story did what veterans do when you hand them an opening. He mauled a three-run homer to left-center and Boston suddenly had its mojo back. That blast set the tone for a 9-5 victory that saved the Red Sox from a complete disaster on the road. Story wasn't done either. He added a two-run double in the sixth and finished the day with five RBIs. Sometimes one swing changes everything, and that was Story's day in Minneapolis.
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While Story carried the lineup, rookie lefty Connelly Early did the real heavy lifting from the mound. With ace Garrett Crochet and No. 2 starter Sonny Gray both turning in surprisingly subpar starts in the first two games, the Red Sox needed their No. 3 prospect to step up. The 24-year-old delivered. Early fired six sparkling innings, allowing just two hits and one run while walking two and striking out five. He threw 85 pitches with 52 for strikes and lowered his ERA to 2.29. The numbers tell the story: Boston is 7-0 when they get a quality start and 0-11 when they don't.
With the 9-5 win, the Red Sox salvaged the series finale and split the road trip at 3-3. They head home for a four-game series against the Tigers starting Friday, followed by three rivalry games against the Yankees. Boston is still chasing their first goal of the season: getting back to .500 for the first time since the second game. Not much has come easy for manager Alex Cora's squad in '26, which made this sunny afternoon in Minneapolis all the more sweet.
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