One Boston Red Sox pitcher also suffered a knee injury during the game in question, a 6-5 loss against the Minnesota Twins on May 24 at Fenway Park.

Willson Contreras finds himself at the center of another exchange, as players come rushing out in Red Sox-Twins game

The Red Sox took the lead against Minnesota, but couldn't hold on as the teams played a rainy series finale in Boston.

BOSTON (AP) — Byron Buxton and Austin Martin both hit two-run homers off reliever Justin Slaten in the seventh inning to help the Minnesota Twins rally from four runs down to beat the Boston Red Sox 8-6 on Friday night.

Throughout the first two months there have been a handful of constants for the Red Sox. They haven’t been successful playing from behind, they haven’t hit well at Fenway Park and they usually lose when their starter doesn’t finish at least six innings.

Coming off a three-game road sweep of the Kansas City Royals last week, the Boston Red Sox entered Memorial Day Weekend with a golden opportunity to keep improving against a sub.-500 Minnesota Twins team at home.

As has been the case too often in the early part of the season, weather might threaten Sunday’s series finale between the Red Sox and Twins at Fenway Park. The forecast in Boston calls for consistent rain throughout the afternoon,

The Kansas City Royals face the Minnesota Twins in Game 2 of a four-game series tonight, June 5, at Target Field in Minneapolis — here’s how to watch.