The 29-year-old Alcala (0-2) has an 8.88 ERA in 22 appearances for the Twins this year. His final outing with Minnesota came Tuesday when he gave up five runs — four earned — in a 16-4 loss to Texas.

The Boston Red Sox took down the Rays by a score of 4-3 on Wednesday, to give Roman Anthony a win in his first big league series after an embarrassing 10-8 loss in extra innings Monday. Fueled by former top prospect Marcelo Mayer 's first multi-HR night, the Sox were able to win with Walker Buehler throwing seven innings of three-run ball.

Jorge Alcala, who has pitched out of the Twins’ bullpen 166 times since 2019, was traded to the Red Sox shortly after the Twins’ 6-2 victory Wednesday over Texas. Alcala, suffering through perhaps his least effective season,