See? I told you I don't like one-inning openers! Jovani Morán started the game, gave up two runs in the first inning, and took the loss. Bello could have done that much, and he "relieved" Morán in the second inning only to give up two more runs in the fifth. Meanwhile, Boston's offense disappeared once again, with only one RBI base hit the entire game and a gifted run on a bases-loaded walk in the bottom of the ninth.
Back to last place, where we're now tied, 22-29, with the Orioles. We even fell to 2½ back in the Wild Card standings.
There are still two more games against the Twins, so we can still salvage this series starting this afternoon (1:35). Sonny Gray (5-1, 2.93) will be taking the mound today for the Sox. Over the years, Gray's struggled against the Twins, going 1-6 in nine starts with a career ERA of 5.67 versus Minnesota. He's given up 11 home runs to the Twins, the most to any team other than the Rays (15), but he's pitched 30 more innings in his career to Tampa Bay than to Minnesota. He gave up two homers and five runs to the Twins in Boston's 6-0 loss back on April 14.
The Twins will be starting Boober ("Actually, it's B. Ober, for Bailey Ober, but that new guy, Ronald, in back, he drew in that other "O" and made it "Boober,' fucking asshole"). (IYKYK) Anyway, Boober (5-2, 3.63) is a career 2-2 against the Sox in five starts and an ERA of 2.48 versus Boston.
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