Red Sox fall apart against cellar-dwelling Twins

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BOSTON — On a day where David Price takes the mound against the worst team in the American League and the offense scores nine runs with 15 hits, one would think the Boston Red Sox would come away with an easy win.

But the wind just didn’t blow their way Saturday.

With large gusts making their way through Fenway Park — most notably in the first two frames — Price was largely ineffective, giving up five runs and 11 hits in 5 2/3 innings. Still, he left with a lead, one that disappeared as the Minnesota Twins scored five runs in an ugly seventh inning for the Red Sox, who lost 11-9.

The loss featured six runs surrendered by the Red Sox’s bullpen, a group that entered the day with an MLB-best 1.17 ERA in its last 11 games. But without Matt Barnes or Junichi Tazawa available Saturday, the good times came to a crashing halt.

Clay Buchholz and the Red Sox’s bullpen were shelled by the Twins, paving the way to defeat. Maddie Meyer/Getty Images

“Not a good night from the mound,” manager John Farrell said. “On a night when Barnes is unavailable, that’s a guy who’s missed in a game like tonight.”

Barnes’ unavailability stems back to Wednesday, when he threw 46 …

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