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MIN
@BOS		5
6
CLE
@DET		2
9
CHW
@KCR		8
7		 
(13)
TBR
@NYY		0
5
SEA
@OAK		0
2
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@TEX		2
3
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@TOR		6
7
CIN
@CHC		3
7
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@LAD		9
3
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@MIL		3
7
SFG
@NYM		0
7
STL
@PHI		2
0
HOU
@PIT		3
4
FLA
@SDP		1
10
ARI
@WSN		2
0
Tuesday, July 8, 2008 7:05PM
, Fenway Park
Attendance: 37,925, Time of Game: 2:51
Twins
5
50-40
⇐ Lost 2 ⇒
2nd, 2 GB
 at Red Sox
6
54-39
⇐ Won 2 ⇒
2nd, 3 GB
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Twins           0  0  0   3  0  0   1  1  0    5 11  0
Red Sox         1  0  0   0  0  0   1  4  X    6 11  1

Minnesota Twins

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Carlos Gomez CF 4 0 0 0 0 2 .263 .664 13 11 -0.084 0.94 0.034 -0.118 -1.2 2 0 CS
   Jason Kubel PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 .266 .790 6 3 -0.194 4.36 0.000 -0.194 -0.6
Alexi Casilla 2B 3 0 0 0 2 0 .313 .800 21 9 -0.111 1.46 0.052 -0.163 -0.2 0 3
Joe Mauer C 4 1 1 0 0 0 .324 .864 12 9 -0.102 1.09 0.021 -0.123 -1.1 5 0 GDP
Justin Morneau 1B 3 0 2 0 1 0 .313 .864 11 4 0.052 0.87 0.072 -0.020 0.8 9 1
Craig Monroe DH 4 1 0 0 0 2 .211 .719 25 18 -0.124 1.14 0.000 -0.124 -1.6
Delmon Young LF 4 1 2 1 0 2 .288 .727 18 12 0.061 0.88 0.097 -0.036 1.1 3 0
Brendan Harris 3B 4 2 2 2 0 0 .254 .668 14 12 0.210 1.01 0.270 -0.060 1.1 1 2 3B,2B,GDP
Nick Punto SS 4 0 2 1 0 0 .297 .807 19 15 0.245 1.26 0.285 -0.040 0.9 0 3 2B,CS
Denard Span RF 3 0 2 1 0 0 .315 .820 11 9 0.004 1.42 0.077 -0.073 0.6 3 0 SH
Nick Blackburn P 1 1
   Dennys Reyes P
   Matt Guerrier P
Team Totals 34 5 11 5 3 7 .324 .820 150 102 -0.043 1.23 0.908 -0.951 -0.2 24 10
2B: N Punto (7, off J Papelbon); B Harris (14, off J Lester).
3B: B Harris (2, off J Lester).
SH: D Span (2, off J Papelbon).
TB: B Harris 5; N Punto 3; D Span 2; J Morneau 2; D Young 2; J Mauer.
GIDP: J Mauer (13); B Harris (6).
RBI: B Harris 2 (27); D Young (34); N Punto (15); D Span (6).
2-out RBI: B Harris 2; N Punto.
Team LOB: 6.
With RISP: 4 for 12.
Baserunning
CS: N Punto (2, 2nd base by J Lester POCS); C Gomez (9, 2nd base by J Lester POCS).

Boston Red Sox

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Jacoby Ellsbury CF-LF 4 2 2 0 0 0 .274 .729 14 8 0.049 1.02 0.103 -0.054 0.6 0 0 2B
Dustin Pedroia 2B 4 1 2 0 0 0 .313 .814 11 8 0.102 1.18 0.146 -0.044 0.5 5 6
J.D. Drew RF 4 0 1 2 0 0 .298 .964 15 8 -0.035 1.84 0.104 -0.139 0.4 0 0 2B
   Coco Crisp CF 0 0 0 0 0 0 .259 .719 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Manny Ramirez DH 4 1 1 2 0 1 .280 .877 9 9 0.257 1.39 0.353 -0.097 0.6 HR
Mike Lowell 3B 4 0 0 0 0 2 .295 .870 15 12 -0.104 0.96 0.000 -0.104 -0.8 0 3
Kevin Youkilis 1B 4 2 3 0 0 0 .314 .926 11 8 0.162 1.35 0.183 -0.021 1.1 8 4 3B,2B
Brandon Moss LF-RF 3 0 1 2 0 0 .279 .741 17 12 0.196 1.62 0.252 -0.056 0.7 1 0 SB,SF
Julio Lugo SS 4 0 1 0 0 1 .264 .676 14 9 -0.057 0.91 0.024 -0.081 -0.7 4 2
Kevin Cash C 2 0 0 0 0 0 .233 .639 5 4 -0.071 1.27 0.000 -0.071 -0.7 5 0
   Sean Casey PH 0 0 0 0 0 0 .360 .859 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0
   Jeff Bailey PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .429 3 3 -0.042 1.41 0.000 -0.042 -0.3
   Jason Varitek C 0 0 0 0 0 0 .215 .651 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 2 0
Jon Lester P 2 2
   David Aardsma P
   Jonathan Papelbon P 1
Team Totals 34 6 11 6 0 5 .324 .873 114 81 0.457 1.30 1.165 -0.709 1.4 27 18
2B: J Ellsbury (10, off D Reyes); K Youkilis (24, off M Guerrier); J Drew (17, off N Blackburn).
3B: K Youkilis (4, off N Blackburn).
HR: M Ramirez (17, off M Guerrier; 8th inn, 1 on, 1 out to LF).
SF: B Moss (2, off N Blackburn).
TB: K Youkilis 6; M Ramirez 4; J Ellsbury 3; J Drew 2; D Pedroia 2; B Moss; J Lugo.
RBI: B Moss 2 (10); M Ramirez 2 (56); J Drew 2 (53).
2-out RBI: B Moss.
Team LOB: 5.
With RISP: 3 for 8.
Fielding
DP: 2. J Lugo-D Pedroia-K Youkilis 2.
PB: K Cash (10).
E: M Lowell (6).
Baserunning
SB: B Moss (1, 2nd base off M Guerrier/J Mauer).

Minnesota Twins

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF Pit Str Ctct StS StL GB FB LD Unk GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Nick Blackburn 6.2 6 2 2 0 2 0 3.72 26 85 60 39 7 14 12 12 3 0 56 0.222 1.06 1.8
Dennys Reyes, H (10) 0.1 1 1 1 0 1 0 2.59 2 7 5 2 0 3 0 1 1 0 1 0 -0.027 1.29 -0.4
Matt Guerrier, BS (3), L (4-4) 1 4 3 3 0 2 1 3.56 7 22 16 8 6 2 2 3 0 0 1 1 -0.651 1.97 -2.8
Team Totals 8 11 6 6 0 5 1 6.75 35 114 81 49 13 19 14 16 4 0 56 2 1 -0.456 1.23 -1.4
D Reyes faced 1 batter in the 8th inning.

Boston Red Sox

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF Pit Str Ctct StS StL GB FB LD Unk GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Jon Lester 7.1 9 5 5 3 6 0 3.38 32 117 78 52 13 13 17 6 4 0 43 -0.105 0.93 -0.4
David Aardsma, W (3-2) 0.2 1 0 0 0 0 0 2.84 2 11 8 6 1 1 2 0 0 0 2 1 -0.030 0.89 -0.0
Jonathan Papelbon, S (27) 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 2.27 4 22 16 11 1 4 2 1 0 0 0 0 0.179 3.91 0.6
Team Totals 9 11 5 5 3 7 0 5.00 38 150 102 69 15 18 21 7 4 0 43 2 1 0.044 1.30 0.2
Balks: None.
WP: M Guerrier (1).
HBP: None.
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: J Lester 2 (2; C Gomez, 2nd base (CS), N Punto, 2nd base (CS)).

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Sam Holbrook, 1B - Scott Barry, 2B - Charlie Reliford, 3B - Greg Gibson.
Time of Game: 2:51.
Attendance: 37,925.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: 84° F, Wind 13mph out to Centerfield.

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
b8 3-5 1 -2- 1,(0-0)  RR BOS M. Ramirez M. Guerrier 35% 57% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); Pedroia Scores
b8 5-5 2 --3 3,(1-1)  R BOS B. Moss M. Guerrier 24% 84% Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Youkilis Scores
t4 0-1 2 12- 2,(0-1)  RR MIN B. Harris J. Lester -22% 40% Triple to RF (Line Drive to Deep RF Line); Monroe Scores; Young Scores
t9 5-6 1 --3 6,(3-2)  O MIN J. Kubel J. Papelbon 19% 87% Strikeout Swinging
t9 5-6 0 --- 12,(2-2)  MIN N. Punto J. Papelbon -19% 63% Double to LF (Fly Ball to Deep CF)

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
Top of the 1st, Twins Batting, Tied 0-0, Red Sox' Jon Lester facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- 3,(0-2)  MIN C. Gomez J. Lester -3% 47% Reached on E5 (Ground Ball to Weak 3B)
t1 0-0 0 1-- 5,(3-2)  O MIN A. Casilla J. Lester 6% 52% Gomez Caught Stealing (PO) 2B (P-1B-SS)
t1 0-0 1 --- 7,(3-2)  MIN A. Casilla J. Lester -2% 50% Walk
t1 0-0 1 1-- 3,(1-1)  O MIN J. Mauer J. Lester 2% 52% Groundout: 1B-P (Weak 2B-1B); Casilla to 2B
t1 0-0 2 -2- 4,(3-0)  MIN J. Morneau J. Lester -1% 51% Walk
t1 0-0 2 12- 5,(1-2)  O MIN C. Monroe J. Lester 4% 55% Popfly: 2B (Short CF)
0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Twins 0, Red Sox 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Red Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Twins' Nick Blackburn facing 1-2-3
b1 0-0 0 --- 3,(1-1)  BOS J. Ellsbury N. Blackburn 3% 58% Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF)
b1 0-0 0 1-- 2,(0-1)  O BOS D. Pedroia N. Blackburn -3% 55% Flyball: CF (Short CF)
b1 0-0 1 1-- 2,(0-1)  R BOS J. Drew N. Blackburn 10% 66% Double to LF (Fly Ball); Ellsbury Scores
b1 1-0 1 -2- 3,(0-2)  O BOS M. Ramirez N. Blackburn -4% 62% Fielder's Choice SS; Drew out at 3B/SS-3B
b1 1-0 2 1-- 2,(0-1)  O BOS M. Lowell N. Blackburn -2% 60% Lineout: LF
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 0, Red Sox 1.
Top of the 2nd, Twins Batting, Behind 0-1, Red Sox' Jon Lester facing 6-7-8
t2 0-1 0 --- 5,(2-2)  O MIN D. Young J. Lester 3% 62% Strikeout Swinging
t2 0-1 1 --- 2,(0-1)  O MIN B. Harris J. Lester 2% 64% Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
t2 0-1 2 --- 3,(0-2)  O MIN N. Punto J. Lester 1% 65% Groundout: 1B-P (2B-1B)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 0, Red Sox 1.
Bottom of the 2nd, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 1-0, Twins' Nick Blackburn facing 6-7-8
b2 1-0 0 --- 3,(1-1)  O BOS K. Youkilis N. Blackburn -2% 63% Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
b2 1-0 1 --- 3,(1-1)  O BOS B. Moss N. Blackburn -2% 61% Flyball: CF (Short CF)
b2 1-0 2 --- 3,(1-1)  O BOS J. Lugo N. Blackburn -1% 60% Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 0, Red Sox 1.
Top of the 3rd, Twins Batting, Behind 0-1, Red Sox' Jon Lester facing 9-1-2
t3 0-1 0 --- 3,(0-2)  O MIN D. Span J. Lester 3% 63% Groundout: 1B unassisted
t3 0-1 1 --- 1,(0-0)  O MIN C. Gomez J. Lester 2% 65% Bunt Groundout: 3B-2B (Front of Home)
t3 0-1 2 --- 2,(1-0)  O MIN A. Casilla J. Lester 1% 66% Bunt Popfly: SS (Weak SS)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 0, Red Sox 1.
Bottom of the 3rd, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 1-0, Twins' Nick Blackburn facing 9-1-2
b3 1-0 0 --- 2,(1-0)  O BOS K. Cash N. Blackburn -2% 64% Flyball: RF (Deep CF-RF)
b3 1-0 1 --- 2,(0-1)  O BOS J. Ellsbury N. Blackburn -2% 63% Groundout: 1B unassisted
b3 1-0 2 --- 2,(0-1)  O BOS D. Pedroia N. Blackburn -1% 61% Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 0, Red Sox 1.
Top of the 4th, Twins Batting, Behind 0-1, Red Sox' Jon Lester facing 3-4-5
t4 0-1 0 --- 3,(1-1)  O MIN J. Mauer J. Lester 3% 64% Groundout: 2B-1B
t4 0-1 1 --- 2,(1-0)  MIN J. Morneau J. Lester -3% 61% Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
t4 0-1 1 1-- 6,(2-2)  O MIN C. Monroe J. Lester 4% 65% Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
t4 0-1 2 1-- 2,(1-0)  MIN D. Young J. Lester -2% 62% Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); Monroe to 2B
t4 0-1 2 12- 2,(0-1)  RR MIN B. Harris J. Lester -22% 40% Triple to RF (Line Drive to Deep RF Line); Monroe Scores; Young Scores
t4 2-1 2 --3 3,(2-0)  R MIN N. Punto J. Lester -9% 31% Single to CF (Line Drive); Harris Scores
t4 3-1 2 1-- O MIN D. Span J. Lester 2% 33% Punto Caught Stealing (PO) 2B (P-1B-SS)
3 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 3, Red Sox 1.
Bottom of the 4th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 1-3, Twins' Nick Blackburn facing 3-4-5
b4 1-3 0 --- 6,(3-2)  O BOS J. Drew N. Blackburn -3% 30% Groundout: 1B-P (2B-1B)
b4 1-3 1 --- 2,(0-1)  O BOS M. Ramirez N. Blackburn -2% 28% Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
b4 1-3 2 --- 5,(1-2)  O BOS M. Lowell N. Blackburn -1% 26% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 3, Red Sox 1.
Top of the 5th, Twins Batting, Ahead 3-1, Red Sox' Jon Lester facing 9-1-2
t5 3-1 0 --- 2,(0-1)  MIN D. Span J. Lester -3% 24% Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
t5 3-1 0 1-- 5,(2-2)  O MIN C. Gomez J. Lester 3% 26% Strikeout Swinging
t5 3-1 1 1-- 4,(3-0)  MIN A. Casilla J. Lester -3% 24% Walk; Span to 2B
t5 3-1 1 12- 3,(1-1)  OO MIN J. Mauer J. Lester 7% 31% Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B (Weak SS)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 3, Red Sox 1.
Bottom of the 5th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 1-3, Twins' Nick Blackburn facing 6-7-8
b5 1-3 0 --- 2,(0-1)  BOS K. Youkilis N. Blackburn 5% 36% Single to CF (Line Drive to Deep CF)
b5 1-3 0 1-- 7,(3-2)  O BOS B. Moss N. Blackburn -3% 33% Groundout: P-1B (Front of Home); Youkilis to 2B
b5 1-3 1 -2- 1,(0-0)  O BOS J. Lugo N. Blackburn -4% 29% Groundout: 2B-1B; Youkilis to 3B
b5 1-3 2 --3 3,(0-2)  O BOS K. Cash N. Blackburn -5% 24% Foul Flyball: RF (RF Foul)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 3, Red Sox 1.
Top of the 6th, Twins Batting, Ahead 3-1, Red Sox' Jon Lester facing 4-5-6
t6 3-1 0 --- 1,(0-0)  O MIN J. Morneau J. Lester 2% 26% Lineout: LF
t6 3-1 1 --- 5,(1-2)  O MIN C. Monroe J. Lester 1% 27% Strikeout Swinging
t6 3-1 2 --- 5,(1-2)  O MIN D. Young J. Lester 1% 28% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 3, Red Sox 1.
Bottom of the 6th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 1-3, Twins' Nick Blackburn facing 1-2-3
b6 1-3 0 --- 5,(3-1)  O BOS J. Ellsbury N. Blackburn -4% 24% Groundout: 2B-1B
b6 1-3 1 --- 2,(1-0)  BOS D. Pedroia N. Blackburn 4% 28% Single to LF (Ground Ball thru Weak 3B)
b6 1-3 1 1-- 3,(2-0)  O BOS J. Drew N. Blackburn -5% 24% Flyball: LF
b6 1-3 2 1-- 3,(0-2)  O BOS M. Ramirez N. Blackburn -4% 20% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 3, Red Sox 1.
Top of the 7th, Twins Batting, Ahead 3-1, Red Sox' Jon Lester facing 7-8-9
t7 3-1 0 --- 5,(1-2)  MIN B. Harris J. Lester -5% 15% Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF Line)
t7 3-1 0 -2- 1,(0-0)  O MIN N. Punto J. Lester 1% 16% Groundout: 2B-1B; Harris to 3B
t7 3-1 1 --3 5,(2-2)  R MIN D. Span J. Lester -4% 12% Single to LF (Fly Ball to Short LF); Harris Scores
t7 4-1 1 1-- 4,(0-2)  O MIN C. Gomez J. Lester 1% 13% Strikeout Swinging, Passed Ball; Span to 2B
t7 4-1 2 -2- 5,(2-2)  O MIN A. Casilla J. Lester 2% 15% Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 4, Red Sox 1.
Bottom of the 7th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 1-4, Twins' Nick Blackburn facing 5-6-7
b7 1-4 0 --- 5,(2-2)  O BOS M. Lowell N. Blackburn -3% 11% Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS-2B)
b7 1-4 1 --- 4,(2-1)  BOS K. Youkilis N. Blackburn 7% 18% Triple to CF (Fly Ball to Deep CF)
b7 1-4 1 --3 4,(0-2)  RO BOS B. Moss N. Blackburn -1% 17% Flyball: LF/Sacrifice Fly (Deep LF-CF); Youkilis Scores
b7 2-4 2 --- 6,(3-2)  BOS J. Lugo N. Blackburn 2% 19% Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
Dennys Reyes replaces Nick Blackburn pitching
Jeff Bailey pinch hits for Sean Casey batting 9th
Sean Casey pinch hits for Kevin Cash (C) batting 9th
b7 2-4 2 1-- 3,(0-2)  O BOS J. Bailey D. Reyes -4% 15% Strikeout Looking
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 4, Red Sox 2.
Top of the 8th, Twins Batting, Ahead 4-2, Red Sox' Jon Lester facing 3-4-5
Jason Varitek replaces Jeff Bailey (PH) playing C batting 9th
t8 4-2 0 --- 3,(0-2)  MIN J. Mauer J. Lester -2% 13% Single to LF (Ground Ball thru Weak 3B)
t8 4-2 0 1-- 4,(2-1)  MIN J. Morneau J. Lester -3% 10% Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Mauer to 2B
t8 4-2 0 12- 9,(3-2)  O MIN C. Monroe J. Lester 3% 13% Strikeout Swinging
David Aardsma replaces Jon Lester pitching
t8 4-2 1 12- 6,(2-2)  R MIN D. Young D. Aardsma -7% 6% Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); Mauer Scores; Morneau to 3B
t8 5-2 1 1-3 5,(1-2)  OO MIN B. Harris D. Aardsma 4% 10% Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B (Weak SS)
1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 5, Red Sox 2.
Bottom of the 8th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 2-5, Twins' Dennys Reyes facing 1-2-3
b8 2-5 0 --- 4,(2-1)  BOS J. Ellsbury D. Reyes 7% 17% Double to LF (Line Drive to LF Line)
Matt Guerrier replaces Dennys Reyes pitching
b8 2-5 0 -2- 5,(2-2)  BOS D. Pedroia M. Guerrier 11% 28% Single to RF (Fly Ball to Short CF-RF); Ellsbury to 3B
b8 2-5 0 1-3 4,(2-1)  RO BOS J. Drew M. Guerrier -6% 21% Groundout: 2B-1B (2B-1B); Ellsbury Scores; Pedroia to 2B
b8 3-5 1 -2- 1,(0-0)  RR BOS M. Ramirez M. Guerrier 35% 57% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); Pedroia Scores
b8 5-5 1 --- 3,(0-2)  O BOS M. Lowell M. Guerrier -4% 53% Strikeout Swinging
b8 5-5 2 --- 2,(0-1)  BOS K. Youkilis M. Guerrier 5% 58% Double to LF (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
b8 5-5 2 -2- 2,(0-1)  BOS B. Moss M. Guerrier 1% 60% Wild Pitch; Youkilis to 3B
b8 5-5 2 --3 3,(1-1)  R BOS B. Moss M. Guerrier 24% 84% Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Youkilis Scores
b8 6-5 2 1-- 1,(0-0)  BOS J. Lugo M. Guerrier 1% 85% Moss Steals 2B
b8 6-5 2 -2- 4,(1-2)  O BOS J. Lugo M. Guerrier -3% 82% Strikeout Swinging
4 runs, 5 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 5, Red Sox 6.
Top of the 9th, Twins Batting, Behind 5-6, Red Sox' Jonathan Papelbon facing 8-9-1
Jonathan Papelbon replaces David Aardsma pitching
Jacoby Ellsbury moves from CF to LF
Coco Crisp replaces J.D. Drew (RF) playing CF batting 3rd
Brandon Moss moves from LF to RF
t9 5-6 0 --- 12,(2-2)  MIN N. Punto J. Papelbon -19% 63% Double to LF (Fly Ball to Deep CF)
t9 5-6 0 -2- 1,(0-0)  O MIN D. Span J. Papelbon 5% 67% Bunt Groundout: P-2B/Sacrifice (Front of Home); Punto to 3B
Jason Kubel pinch hits for Carlos Gomez (CF) batting 1st
t9 5-6 1 --3 6,(3-2)  O MIN J. Kubel J. Papelbon 19% 87% Strikeout Swinging
t9 5-6 2 --3 3,(1-1)  O MIN A. Casilla J. Papelbon 13% 100% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 5, Red Sox 6.

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  • Pitcher- The pitcher on the mound when this play occurred.
  • wWPA- Winning Team's Win Probability Added. The amount that this play increased or decreased the eventual winning team's probability of winning the game. More About Win Probability Added
  • wWE- Winning Team's Win Expectancy. The probability of the eventual winning team winning the game prior to this play given two average teams playing each other. More About Win Probability Added
  • Play Detail- This is an explanation of the play that occurred. In some cases, batted ball location and type will be indicated within parentheses. Again, these are best efforts to the record the game as it happened. Also, plays made on the baserunners (including the batter as a baserunner) will be indicated in parentheses after the baserunner's name. Advancement of baserunners is given in cases where the advancement is not easily deduced or obvious from the play. For example, advancement for a walk will not be given, but for a single or double it will be given.

Please report any issues or strangeness you see with the description of plays given above. We have tested several hundred different types of plays, but, in all likelihood, there are still some errors or misinterpretations of the play-by-play data.

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