BOSTON — The Twins took a series of gut punches in the middle of their road swing to Cleveland and Boston, losing four tight games, all of which they were in late. They finished the road trip on the other end of it, punching back and winning just their second and third one-run games of the season.

Harrison Bader hit a go-ahead double off the Green Monster in the eighth inning, Byron Buxton hit a game-opening home run, and the Minnesota Twins took the weekend series against the Red Sox with a 5-4 victory to take two of three in Boston.

Garrett Crochet put together a solid outing despite being grazed in the nose by a line drive, but the Red Sox bullpen blew another late to fall to .500 on the season.