Twins 5, Red Sox 4: So close, yet

The Sox almost pull into a tie with the Yankees, but fall after a rain delay.

The Red Sox decamped to the forsaken Central Time Zone to take on the Twins on Monday night and lost despite contributions from their two main offensive additions this year: Alex Bregman, who hit a three-run homer to take the lead in the fifth inning, led the charge, while Roman Anthony hit an RBI single in the top of the ninth to put the Sox ahead 4-3.

Then the rapture occurred in Minnesota, weather-wise: wind, hail, rain, lightning, the whole deal. Once all that passed, Jordan Hicks blew it.

Three Studs

Alex Bregman

His dongination in the fifth put the Sox up 3-2 and turned the tables violently on the hosts:

He also made a sick play at third in the bottom of the inning.

Greg Weissert

Got some enormous inherited outs in the 7th and definitiely set the Twins down in the 8th.

David Hamiltroman Anthony

They stole second and third base as a pinch runner with no outs in the ninth and both scored and drove in the nigh-winning run. We stan them as a Powerful Unit.

One Dud

Jordan Hicks

Well he sorta blew it, is the thing.

Play of the Game

Let’s keep it positive and not focus on the end: