Overview

• The Detroit Tigers improved to 28-15, sweeping the Boston Red Sox with a ninth-inning walk-off single by Justyn-Henry Malloy and strong contributions from Javier Báez and Riley Greene.
• Javier Báez has reignited his season, hitting .353 in May with multiple clutch performances, fueling Comeback Player of the Year discussions.
• The Minnesota Twins extended their winning streak to 11 games with a 4-0 shutout of the Baltimore Orioles, powered by Chris Paddack's seven scoreless innings and back-to-back homers from Byron Buxton and DaShawn Keirsey Jr.
• Twins All-Stars Byron Buxton and Carlos Correa collided on a shallow fly ball, resulting in both entering concussion protocol and leaving their availability uncertain.
• The Twins, now 24-20, swept the Orioles in a six-game season series but remain five games behind the Tigers in the AL Central standings.