It got ugly to the point that Boston was hitting homers off 52 mph pitches from Kody Clemens in the ninth inning.

Royce Lewis’ two-out single forced Cora to call upon his closer after all. Chapman, who exited Sunday’s Dodgers finale with back spasms, picked up his 19th save after just three pitches, as ’24 Red Sox rookie Mickey Gasper went down swinging.

The Boston Red Sox offense had an afternoon to remember today on the road against the Minnesota Twins. They scored 13 runs in a 13-1 drubbing of the Minnesota Twins.