GULF COAST ROOKIE LEAGUE
BOSTON (GCL) RED SOX AT MINNESOTA (GCL) TWINS
08/28/2025
 
GULF COAST ROOKIE LEAGUE
BOSTON (GCL) RED SOX AT MINNESOTA (GCL) TWINS
GAME ID: 13179 - THURSDAY, AUGUST 28TH , 2025 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Boston (GCL) Red Sox (26-32) 2 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 7 6 0
Minnesota (GCL) Twins (37-21) 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 3 12 3
Twins Suffer 7-3 Home Defeat
Nelson Cruz, who is tied for 9th in the GCL with a 1.35 WHIP, had a strong outing for the Boston (GCL) Red Sox against the Minnesota (GCL) Twins at Hammond Stadium. The right-hander was a big part of his team's 7-3 win. The Red Sox improved their record to 26-32 with the win over Minnesota (GCL).

Rob Barber, who is tied for 8th in the GCL in extra base hits with 32, helped out the Boston (GCL) cause in the top of the seventh inning with a run-scoring walk. For the game, the first baseman went 1 for 4 with a double and a walk.

"That was a really good outing by Nelson," said Boston (GCL) manager Kenny Holmberg.
BOSTON (GCL) BATTING LINESCORE MINNESOTA (GCL) BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. Blair SS 5 2 2 0 0 1 0 .259 4 22
J. Knox CF 3 1 1 1 1 2 0 .272 4 23
R. Morrow RF 2 2 0 0 1 0 0 .290 6 32
R. Barber 1B 4 1 1 1 1 0 3 .411 11 50
H. García 2B 4 1 1 3 0 0 1 .296 3 19
A. Reyes DH 4 0 1 2 0 2 2 .257 5 28
M. Pérez 3B 3 0 0 0 1 2 4 .277 3 21
I. Escobedo C 4 0 0 0 0 2 1 .210 1 14
B. Woods LF 4 0 0 0 0 4 0 .276 4 13
Totals 33 7 6 7 4 13 11      
BATTING
Doubles: R. Barber (20, 1st Inning off D. Key, 1 on, 1 out) , J. Knox (11, 5th Inning off D. Key, 0 on, 2 outs)
Triples: H. García (4, 7th Inning off J. Aguilar, 3 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: B. Blair 2 , J. Knox 2 , R. Barber 2 , H. García 3 , A. Reyes
2-out RBI: R. Barber , H. García , A. Reyes
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: R. Barber , H. García
GIDP: M. Pérez
Sac Fly: J. Knox
Hit by Pitch: R. Morrow 2 , H. García
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
SB: B. Blair (2)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
X. Burke SS 4 0 0 0 1 0 5 .310 3 14
T. Britton 1B 5 0 1 0 0 1 4 .314 1 19
D. MacCaw 2B 4 0 2 1 0 1 1 .415 6 39
B. Bowers LF 5 0 1 1 0 2 4 .282 4 31
T. Delgado RF 5 0 1 0 0 2 4 .225 0 4
J. Lerma C 4 1 1 1 0 3 2 .327 3 17
S. Lee 3B 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 .260 5 16
D. Rutledge CF 4 2 3 0 0 1 2 .295 5 19
R. Alba DH 4 0 2 0 0 1 1 .171 0 0
Totals 39 3 12 3 1 12 23      
BATTING
Doubles: D. Rutledge (6, 5th Inning off N. Cruz, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: J. Lerma (3, 4th Inning off N. Cruz, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: T. Britton , D. MacCaw 2 , B. Bowers , T. Delgado , J. Lerma 4 , S. Lee , D. Rutledge 4 , R. Alba 2
2-out RBI: D. MacCaw , B. Bowers , J. Lerma
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: T. Britton , D. MacCaw , B. Bowers , T. Delgado , J. Lerma , D. Rutledge
Hit by Pitch: D. MacCaw
Team LOB: 11

BASERUNNING
SB: X. Burke (7) , D. MacCaw (33)

FIELDING
Errors: T. Britton (7) , D. MacCaw (9) , J. Lerma (4)
Double Plays: 1 (MacCaw-Burke-Britton)
BOSTON (GCL) PITCHING LINESCORE MINNESOTA (GCL) PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
N. Cruz W (5-3) 8.2 10 3 3 1 11 1 130 3.71   
C. Flores 0.0 2 0 0 0 0 0 5 3.27   
B. Clark SV (3) 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 5 5.02   
PITCHING
Game Score: N. Cruz 62
Batters Faced: N. Cruz 38, C. Flores 2, B. Clark 1
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: N. Cruz 6-9, C. Flores 0-0, B. Clark 0-0
Pitches - Strikes: N. Cruz 130-87, C. Flores 5-4, B. Clark 5-3
Inherited Runners - Scored: C. Flores 2-1 , B. Clark 3-0
Hit Batsmen: N. Cruz
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
D. Key L (1-6) 4.2 3 2 1 1 7 0 84 7.26   
D. Lambert 1.1 0 0 0 0 2 0 17 0.40   
C. Jones 0.2 1 4 4 3 1 0 31 4.20   
J. Aguilar 0.2 2 1 1 0 1 0 17 2.30   
D. Johns 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 19 2.42   
D. Cameron 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 7.41   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Key 58
Batters Faced: D. Key 20, D. Lambert 5, C. Jones 6, J. Aguilar 4, D. Johns 4, D. Cameron 2
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Key 3-3, D. Lambert 0-2, C. Jones 0-1, J. Aguilar 0-1, D. Johns 0-1, D. Cameron 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: D. Key 84-56, D. Lambert 17-9, C. Jones 31-12, J. Aguilar 17-12, D. Johns 19-13, D. Cameron 6-4
Inherited Runners - Scored: D. Lambert 1-0 , J. Aguilar 3-3 , D. Cameron 1-0
Hit Batsmen: D. Key 2 , D. Lambert
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Nelson Cruz
Ballpark: Hammond Stadium
Weather: Partly Cloudy (83 degrees), wind blowing in from left at 7 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM ET
Time: 3:45
Attendance: 7458
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