{"id":1056,"date":"2026-05-24T04:04:43","date_gmt":"2026-05-24T04:04:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bostonrelocationinsider.com\/?p=1056"},"modified":"2026-05-24T04:04:43","modified_gmt":"2026-05-24T04:04:43","slug":"willson-contreras-red-sox-lose-to-twins-again-after-benches-clearing-episode","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bostonrelocationinsider.com\/?p=1056","title":{"rendered":"Willson Contreras, Red Sox lose to Twins again after benches-clearing episode"},"content":{"rendered":"<article>\n<div>\n<p><span>Not even Willson Contreras, noted bringer of energy, could push the Red Sox to victory this time.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/bostonrelocationinsider.com\/?p=1054\">Red Sox should consider these big moves to turn the team into a real contender<\/a><\/p>\n<p><span>They suffered another loss to the Twins, 4-2, Saturday after Contreras drew a weird walk, made an awkward slide into first base, sparked a benches-clearing episode, committed a key fielding error in a game-changing rally, and initiated what was almost a game-winning rally in the ninth inning.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Altogether, it meant the Red Sox (22-29) guaranteed another series loss at Fenway Park, where they have won just one of eight series this season.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p><span>Against Minnesota (25-27), the Sox have dropped four of five games.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Contreras singled to open the bottom of the ninth and eventually scored. The Red Sox brought the potential tying run to the plate with no outs and put the would-be winning run on first base with two outs. Jarren Duran struck out looking against lefthander Taylor Rogers to end it before a sellout crowd of 37,105.<\/span><\/p>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div><span>Get Starting Point<\/span><\/div>\n<div><span>A guide through the most important stories of the morning, delivered Monday through Friday.<\/span><\/div>\n<div>\n<div><label>Enter Email<\/label><\/p>\n<div><button>Sign Up<\/button><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><span>\u201cWe gave ourselves chances and had a big, big shot there,\u201d interim manager Chad Tracy said. \u201cHalf a ball higher, it\u2019s ball four, and Mickey [Gasper] is up there with them loaded, tying run at third. That\u2019s just the way it goes.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<div><span>Related<span>: <\/span><\/span>Red Sox should consider these big moves to turn the team into a real contender<\/div>\n<p><span>Contreras finished with perhaps the most eventful 2-for-3, two-single day of the year.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>He was feeling feisty from the start. In the second inning, the first pitch he saw from Taj Bradley (five innings, one run) came up and in, near his head.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Contreras responded by getting even closer than usual to the plate \u2014 toes creeping past the inner edge of the batter\u2019s box \u2014 for the next two pitches, both balls. On the fourth, another ball, Contreras stepped in front of the plate while showing bunt before pulling back to take the walk.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cBaseball is mental,\u201d Contreras said through an interpreter. \u201cI tried to get closer to home plate to make him throw a strike. He didn\u2019t.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>In the fourth, the Red Sox recorded their first hits in nine innings: singles from Gasper and Contreras, who slid head-first into the bag, catching first baseman Kody Clemens, who was fine after stumbling off the base.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cI\u2019m an aggressive player, and I slid into first base,\u201d Contreras said.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>When Ceddanne Rafaela stroked a double to right-center, Abreu scored easily. Contreras tried. He blew through a late stop sign from interim third-base coach Chad Epperson.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cI just watched the video,\u201d Contreras said in English. \u201cAs he was sending me, I put my head down to touch the base, and then he tried to stop me, so that was late. Either you send me right away or stop me right away.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Upon being thrown out by about 15 feet, Contreras slowed down before running into catcher Victor Caratini as he reached the plate.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/bostonrelocationinsider.com\/?p=1052\">Law enforcement authorities are responding to reports of shots fired near White House<\/a><\/p>\n<p><span>Caratini pursued Contreras from behind for several steps, lightly threw his arm around Contreras\u2019s neck, and pulled him close. Both appeared annoyed but not furious. The benches cleared and bullpens emptied, but nobody did anything other than stand around.<\/span><\/p>\n<div>\n<div>\n<blockquote>\n<p>Benches clear after Contreras collides with Caratini at the plate \ud83d\udc40 pic.twitter.com\/MZlIWbVcat<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 NESN (@NESN) May 23, 2026<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><span>Contreras called Caratini, his Cubs teammate and fellow catcher from 2017-20, a \u201cclose friend.\u201d According to Contreras, Caratini said he should have slid. Contreras countered that if he did so, \u201cI might hit [Caratini] harder.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cThat\u2019s his right to think about that. We have two completely different perspectives,\u201d Contreras said through an interpreter. \u201cIt wasn\u2019t anything malicious or anything at all, it was not bad intention \u2026 For him to get that mad at that was kind of surprising. For the benches to empty, that was surprising as well.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Tracy said: \u201cHe saw he was out, and he kind of started to slow up and hit Caratini. I don\u2019t think it was a big deal.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>In the next half-inning, Minnesota added a pair of unearned runs, both coming around because Contreras kicked Josh Bell\u2019s ground ball. What would have been a double play instead loaded the bases with no outs.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>With one out, Caratini lofted a sacrifice fly to Abreu in right field. Abreu made a strong, on-time throw to the plate, but catcher Connor Wong whiffed on a tag and Trevor Larnach (4 for 5) slid around to the far side of home to reach safely.<\/span><\/p>\n<div><span>Related<span>: <\/span><\/span>Former Red Sox CF Jackie Bradley Jr. has taken his circus-catch act to Banana Ball\u2019s Indianapolis Clowns<\/div>\n<p><span>Orlando Arcia followed with a single that deflected off Brayan Bello to shortstop Isiah Kiner-Falefa.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Lefthander Jovani Mor\u00e1n gave up two runs in the first inning. He has allowed five runs in three appearances as an opener.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cNot the design,\u201d Tracy said.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Bello was better than last time, but not exactly good. He gave up two runs (both unearned), eight hits, and a walk in five innings.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>In seven traditional starts this season, Bello has a 9.68 ERA.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>In three outings behind an opener, Bello has a 0.98 ERA.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cIt was a good outing,\u201d Bello said through an interpreter. \u201cIt was a good step [in the] right direction.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Tracy said: \u201cIt was hit and miss. There were some stretches where he looked really good. I thought he battled.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/bostonrelocationinsider.com\/?p=1050\">Red Sox explore a platoon situation at third base between Caleb Durbin and Nick Sogard<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Red Sox have lost four of their five games against the Twins this season, and are now 8-16 at Fenway Park.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1055,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1056","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-sport"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.6 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Willson Contreras, Red Sox lose to Twins again after benches-clearing episode - Boston Relocation Insider<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/bostonrelocationinsider.com\/?p=1056\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Willson Contreras, Red Sox lose to Twins again after benches-clearing episode - 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