Purple Sox beat Twins 6-1 as Triston Casas hurts knee

Casas fell awkwardly whereas attempting to beat out a gradual curler up the first-base line and was carried off on a stretcher.

Boston Purple Sox third base Alex Bregman, proper, celebrates with Rafael Devers, left, after defeating the Minnesota Twins in a baseball recreation at Fenway Park, Friday, Could 2, 2025, in Boston. (AP Picture/Charles Krupa) AP

By BRENDAN McGAIR, Related Press

Could 2, 2025

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BOSTON (AP) — Rafael Devers broke a seventh-inning tie with a two-run single and the Boston Purple Sox defeated the Minnesota Twins 6-1 on Friday night time as Triston Casas appeared to maintain a critical left knee damage.

Casas left the sport as a consequence of a lower-body damage within the second inning and was changed by Romy Gonzalez. The 25-year-old first baseman fell awkwardly whereas attempting to beat out a gradual curler up the first-base line and was carried off on a stretcher.

Boston’s David Hamilton completed with three hits with two stolen bases whereas Alex Bregman homered as a part of a two-hit night time. Gonzalez doubled in a run as a part of a three-run eighth.

Bregman hit a house run within the first inning, his eighth of the season to offer the Purple Sox a 1-0 lead.

Ryan Jeffers hit a solo shot for Minnesota within the prime of the third. Louis Varland (1-3) took the loss after permitting back-to-back hits within the seventh.

Boston starter Brayan Bello gave up a run on 4 hits over 6 2/3 innings and was changed by Justin Wilson (1-0). Two pitches later, Edouard Julien was caught stealing second to finish the highest of the seventh and Greg Weissert took over for Wilson to start out the eighth.

The Purple Sox completed with 13 hits and has recorded at the least 10 hit in a recreation 11 instances this season — all wins.

Within the seventh with runners on second and third, the Twins summoned left-handed reliever Danny Coulombe to face Jarren Duran and Devers, each lefties. After Coulombe acquired Duran swinging for the second out of the inning, Devers hit a two-RBI single that put Boston up for good.

Purple Sox starters have six consecutive high quality begins, the membership’s longest streak since 2017.

The center recreation of the weekend three-game sequence scheduled for Saturday with RHP Bailey Ober (3-1, 4.13) scheduled to start out for the Twins in opposition to Purple Sox RHP Hunter Dobbins (2-0, 2.45).