The Boston Red Sox welcome the Minnesota Twins to Fenway Park for a three-game series beginning Friday, May 22, 2026, at 7:10 p.
m. ET.
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The opener features a matchup between rookie left-handed starting pitchers.
Boston enters the series on a three-game winning streak after a successful road trip.
Team Standings and Key Players
Both teams have similar records.
The Twins are 23-27, third in the AL Central, while the Red Sox are 22-27, fourth in the AL East.
Since Chad Tracy replaced Alex Cora as manager, Boston has posted a 12-10 record.
The Red Sox trail the first-place Tampa Bay Rays by 11 games but are 2.0 games from an AL Wild Card spot.
Minnesota is 6.0 games out of first in their division and 1.5 games from a Wild Card spot.
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The Twins roster includes Byron Buxton, who has 15 home runs and four stolen bases this season.
Teammate Ryan Jeffers recently landed on the injured list, and Royce Lewis was optioned to Triple-A.
Red Sox rookie Payton Tolle (2-2, 2.05 ERA) has 30 strikeouts in 30 2/3 innings.
Twins rookie Connor Prielipp (1-2, 2.88 ERA) makes his sixth Major League start.
Twins infielder Kody Clemens is hitting . 240 with a .
333 on-base percentage, four home runs, and 12 RBIs.
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Saturday's tentative pitching matchup is Boston's Brayan Bello against Minnesota's Bailey Ober. Sunday's finale features Boston's Sonny Gray.
