'The home plate umpire called it right away, so I knew I was going to be granted first base no matter what,' McGuire said. The play helped Boston score once in the eighth and eventually force the extra inning, which featured more offense than the previous nine combined.

McGuire entered as a pinch hitter in the eighth and reached on a key defensive error when Christian Vázquez was called for catcher's interference. Reese McGuire had just tied it with a two-run single as the Red Sox rallied after allowing two runs in the top of the 10th. “A lot of crazy stuff in this game,” manager Alex Cora said. That sparked a second round of celebrating by the Red Sox, who got 11 strikeouts from starter Chris Sale but little offense until the end. Umpires needed a few minutes to review Verdugo's drive, which bounced off the low wall in right field just short of Pesky's Pole, before officially declaring it a hit and the game over. Red Sox top Twins 5-4 in 10 on Verdugo's unusual hitīOSTON - Alex Verdugo singled home the winning run with two outs in the 10th inning on a fly ball that barely stayed fair at Fenway Park, giving the Boston Red Sox a 5-4 victory over the Minnesota Twins in a bizarre finish Tuesday night.