Polanco HR, 4 RBIs; Twins Beat Red Sox 8-3 on Patriots’ Day
BOSTON (AP) — Jorge Polanco and Kyle Garlick hit early two-run homers over the Green Monster to back Dylan Bundy, carrying the Minnesota Twins past the Red Sox 8-3 in Boston’s annual Patriots’ Day game.
The game started at 10:11 am Minnesota-time, played in conjunction with the 126th Boston Marathon, which ended about one mile from Fenway Park.
Polanco added a two-run single in a four-run eighth and Gio Urshela had three singles for the Twins.
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The Twins split the four-game series with the Red Sox, and have a 4-6 record ten games into the new season.
Next up for Minnesota, the Twins open a three-game series agains the Royals tomorrow in Kansas City.
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