Molly Burkhardt

1 week ago | bvmsports.com | Molly Burkhardt

1 week ago | mlb.com | Molly Burkhardt

Ryan Jeffers, who homered in the series opener, provided the game-tying swing with a single to left field. And Harrison Bader had the game-winning swing on a 2-2 fastball from righty Justin Slaten for a two-out double in the eighth to drive in Carlos Correa. BOSTON -- Second in strikeouts (50) in the American League. A 2.05 ERA and a .179 opponents’ batting average. The Twins had their work cut out for them on Sunday afternoon facing Red Sox lefty Garrett Crochet in the series finale at Fenway Park.

1 week ago | mlb.com | Molly Burkhardt

BOSTON -- Joe Ryan finished his follow-through and, in one motion, stepped backwards off the Fenway Park mound, snapping his gum after getting Romy Gonzalez to chase on a sweeper way outside the zone to end the sixth. Coming off an 11-strikeout gem in which he recorded a career-high 26 whiffs in seven scoreless innings against the Angels, Ryan held a lefty-heavy Red Sox lineup to four hits and one run, striking out eight and walking one in Friday’s series opener.

1 week ago | bvmsports.com | Molly Burkhardt

2 weeks ago | mlb.com | Molly Burkhardt

BOSTON -- Ahead of Thursday’s getaway game against the Red Sox, manager Dan Wilson sat in the visitor’s dugout at a sunny Fenway Park and talked about the Mariners’ offensive identity. Twenty-four games into a long season, Seattle had hit the seventh-most homers (34) in the Majors. Eight players recorded at least one homer across trips to Cincinnati, Toronto and through their first two games in Boston. Homers have been a big part of Seattle’s recent success, but they’re not the whole story.