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.

Romy Gonzalez and Yoshida then played some Home Run Derby with back-to-back bombs. The three-run homer and solo shot secured the 13-1 laugher. Minnesota is off Thursday. The trade deadline is set for 6 p.m. ET across baseball. The Twins, who could have a different look to them, travel to Cleveland to play the Guardians at 6:10 p.m. CT on Friday.

Twins shortstop Carlos Correa left the game on Tuesday against the Red Sox because he was feeling lightheaded.