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Saturday, August 4, 2012, 7:12PM
, Fenway Park
Attendance: 37,914, Time of Game: 3:22
Twins
6
47-60
⇐ Won 3 ⇒
 at Red Sox
4
53-55
⇐ Lost 4 ⇒
W: Alex Burnett (4-3)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Twins           0  0  0   0  1  0   0  1  4    6 12  0
Red Sox         1  1  0   0  0  0   0  2  0    4  6  3

Minnesota Twins

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Denard Span CF 4 1 0 0 1 1 .288 .743 19 12 -0.100 1.89 0.086 -0.186 -0.8 4 0
Ben Revere RF 5 1 3 0 0 0 .323 .739 15 10 0.266 1.68 0.299 -0.033 1.5 3 0 SB
Joe Mauer 1B 4 1 1 3 1 0 .320 .858 25 14 0.791 2.69 0.858 -0.067 2.8 8 0 HR
Justin Morneau DH 4 0 2 1 0 0 .272 .797 19 13 0.105 1.59 0.137 -0.032 0.5 SF
Ryan Doumit C 4 0 1 0 0 0 .285 .793 9 6 -0.212 2.08 0.071 -0.283 -0.9 8 0 GDP
Darin Mastroianni LF 3 0 1 0 0 1 .272 .763 16 11 -0.058 0.97 0.024 -0.082 -0.6 1 0 2B
   Josh Willingham PH-LF 1 0 0 0 0 0 .263 .925 4 3 -0.109 3.87 0.000 -0.109 -0.5 0 0
Brian Dozier SS 4 0 1 0 0 2 .240 .603 14 10 -0.076 1.61 0.069 -0.146 -0.9 2 1
Alexi Casilla 2B 3 1 1 0 1 0 .225 .561 14 6 -0.088 1.69 0.087 -0.175 -0.4 1 4 2B,GDP
Jamey Carroll 3B 4 2 2 1 0 0 .246 .620 18 12 0.087 2.30 0.188 -0.101 0.5 0 3
Cole De Vries P 0 0
   Glen Perkins P 0 0
   Alex Burnett P 0 0
   Jared Burton P 0 0
Team Totals 36 6 12 5 3 4 .333 .847 153 97 0.606 1.92 1.819 -1.214 1.3 27 8
2B: D Mastroianni (3, off C Buchholz); A Casilla (12, off A Aceves).
HR: J Mauer (7, off A Aceves; 9th inn, 2 on, 2 outs to LF).
SF: J Morneau (3, off A Aceves).
TB: J Mauer 4; B Revere 3; J Carroll 2; A Casilla 2; D Mastroianni 2; J Morneau 2; R Doumit; B Dozier.
GIDP: A Casilla (4); R Doumit (14).
RBI: J Mauer 3 (53); J Carroll (32); J Morneau (50).
2-out RBI: J Mauer 3.
Team LOB: 7.
With RISP: 4 for 12.
Baserunning
SB: B Revere (26, 2nd base off C Buchholz/K Shoppach).

Boston Red Sox

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Ryan Kalish CF 2 1 0 0 1 1 .206 .482 12 5 0.007 0.64 0.035 -0.028 0.0 2 0
   Pedro Ciriaco PH 1 1 1 1 0 0 .338 .814 2 1 0.255 1.81 0.255 0.000 1.0 HR
   Jacoby Ellsbury CF 0 0 0 0 0 0 .259 .674 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Carl Crawford LF 4 0 1 1 0 1 .254 .759 16 10 0.065 0.81 0.113 -0.048 0.6 2 0 2B
Dustin Pedroia 2B 3 1 0 0 0 0 .262 .717 14 9 -0.033 0.62 0.027 -0.060 -0.3 1 2 SB,HBP
Adrian Gonzalez 1B 4 0 1 0 0 1 .301 .789 18 12 -0.056 0.71 0.012 -0.068 -0.9 8 4
Cody Ross RF 4 0 1 1 0 0 .264 .850 14 11 0.014 0.67 0.078 -0.064 0.3 2 0
Jarrod Saltalamacchia DH 3 0 1 0 1 1 .234 .790 23 12 0.006 0.56 0.037 -0.031 -0.1
Mike Aviles SS 4 1 1 1 0 0 .255 .682 13 10 0.001 1.06 0.094 -0.094 0.1 3 5 HR
Kelly Shoppach C 3 0 0 0 0 3 .258 .832 10 9 -0.059 0.78 0.000 -0.059 -0.7 4 0
   Ryan Lavarnway PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .111 .422 5 2 -0.032 1.25 0.000 -0.032 -0.2
Nick Punto 3B 3 0 0 0 0 1 .204 .585 11 9 -0.046 0.57 0.000 -0.046 -0.5 2 2
   Will Middlebrooks PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .289 .820 1 1 -0.016 0.59 0.000 -0.016 -0.1
Clay Buchholz P 3 0
   Andrew Miller P 0 0
   Alfredo Aceves P 0 0
   Craig Breslow P 0 0
Team Totals 33 4 6 4 2 8 .182 .644 139 91 0.106 0.75 0.651 -0.546 -0.7 27 13
2B: C Crawford (2, off C De Vries).
HR: P Ciriaco (1, off G Perkins; 8th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to LF); M Aviles (11, off C De Vries; 2nd inn, 0 on, 1 out to LF).
HBP: D Pedroia (4, by G Perkins).
TB: M Aviles 4; P Ciriaco 4; C Crawford 2; J Saltalamacchia; A Gonzalez; C Ross.
RBI: M Aviles (52); C Crawford (9); C Ross (52); P Ciriaco (11).
2-out RBI: C Ross.
Team LOB: 5.
With RISP: 1 for 6.
Fielding
DP: 2. D Pedroia-M Aviles-A Gonzalez; A Gonzalez-M Aviles-A Gonzalez.
E: C Buchholz 2 (3); K Shoppach (4).
Baserunning
SB: D Pedroia (7, 2nd base off G Perkins/R Doumit).

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
Cole De Vries 7 4 2 2 2 5 1 3.81 27 109 72 38 9 25 7 13 3 0 64 0.109 0.71 1.7
Glen Perkins 0.2 1 2 2 0 2 1 3.17 4 13 8 3 4 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 -0.246 0.85 -0.8
Alex Burnett, W (4-3) 0.1 1 0 0 0 1 0 2.81 2 8 5 2 1 2 1 0 0 0 1 1 -0.067 0.49 -0.7
Jared Burton, S (5) 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2.25 3 9 6 4 1 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0.097 1.25 0.5
Team Totals 9 6 4 4 2 8 2 4.00 36 139 91 47 15 29 9 16 3 0 64 1 1 -0.107 1.92 0.7

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
Clay Buchholz 7 7 1 0 1 3 0 4.48 27 103 66 39 6 21 16 7 4 0 63 0.350 1.29 2.7
Andrew Miller 0 1 1 1 2 0 0 3.25 3 15 7 2 0 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 -0.367 3.27 -1.8
Alfredo Aceves, BS (6), L (2-7) 1.2 4 4 4 0 1 1 4.37 9 34 23 12 2 9 3 5 1 0 3 1 -0.595 3.58 -2.2
Craig Breslow 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2.53 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0.004 0.17 0.1
Team Totals 9 12 6 5 3 4 1 5.00 40 153 97 54 8 35 20 13 5 0 63 3 1 -0.608 0.75 -1.3
A Miller faced 3 batters in the 8th inning.
Balks: None.
WP: A Burnett (4); A Aceves (3).
HBP: G Perkins (1; D Pedroia).
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - David Rackley, 1B - Wally Bell, 2B - Mike Winters, 3B - Mark Wegner.
Time of Game: 3:22.
Attendance: 37,914.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: 79° F, Wind 9mph in from Centerfield, Cloudy.

Starting Lineups

Minnesota Twins         Boston Red Sox
1 Denard Span CF 1 Ryan Kalish CF
2 Ben Revere RF 2 Carl Crawford LF
3 Joe Mauer 1B 3 Dustin Pedroia 2B
4 Justin Morneau DH 4 Adrian Gonzalez 1B
5 Ryan Doumit C 5 Cody Ross RF
6 Darin Mastroianni LF 6 Jarrod Saltalamacc DH
7 Brian Dozier SS 7 Mike Aviles SS
8 Alexi Casilla 2B 8 Kelly Shoppach C
9 Jamey Carroll 3B 9 Nick Punto 3B
Cole De Vries P Clay Buchholz P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
t9 3-4 2 -23 6,(3-2)  RRR MIN J. Mauer A. Aceves 70% 91% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); Carroll Scores; Revere Scores
b8 2-2 0 --- 2,(1-0)  R BOS P. Ciriaco G. Perkins -26% 13% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
t8 1-2 0 12- 6,(3-2)  MIN J. Mauer A. Miller 16% 63% Walk; Span to 3B; Revere to 2B
t7 1-2 0 1-- 2,(0-1)  OO MIN A. Casilla C. Buchholz -15% 23% Ground Ball Double Play: 1B-SS-1B (Weak 1B)
t8 2-2 1 1-3 1,(0-0)  O MIN R. Doumit A. Aceves -14% 50% Popfly: SS (Weak SS)

Play By Play

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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' Clay Buchholz facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- 5,(2-2)  O MIN D. Span C. Buchholz -2% 48% Strikeout Swinging
t1 0-0 1 --- 3,(1-1)  O MIN B. Revere C. Buchholz -2% 46% Groundout: 1B unassisted
t1 0-0 2 --- 4,(1-2)  O MIN J. Mauer C. Buchholz -1% 45% Groundout: 1B-P (2B-1B)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 0, Red Sox 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Red Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Twins' Cole De Vries facing 1-2-3
b1 0-0 0 --- 5,(3-1)  BOS R. Kalish C. De Vries -3% 42% Walk
b1 0-0 0 1-- 3,(1-1)  R BOS C. Crawford C. De Vries -11% 30% Double to CF (Fly Ball to Deep CF); Kalish Scores
b1 1-0 0 -2- 3,(0-2)  O BOS D. Pedroia C. De Vries 4% 34% Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
b1 1-0 1 -2- 2,(1-0)  O BOS A. Gonzalez C. De Vries 3% 37% Flyball: CF (CF-RF)
b1 1-0 2 -2- 5,(2-2)  O BOS C. Ross C. De Vries 3% 40% Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 0, Red Sox 1.
Top of the 2nd, Twins Batting, Behind 0-1, Red Sox' Clay Buchholz facing 4-5-6
t2 0-1 0 --- 4,(1-2)  MIN J. Morneau C. Buchholz 4% 44% Single to CF (Line Drive)
t2 0-1 0 1-- 1,(1-0)  MIN R. Doumit C. Buchholz 2% 46% Morneau Picked off 1B, safe on E1; Morneau to 2B
t2 0-1 0 -2- 3,(2-0)  MIN R. Doumit C. Buchholz 7% 53% Single to LF (Ground Ball); Morneau to 3B
t2 0-1 0 1-3 5,(2-2)  O MIN D. Mastroianni C. Buchholz -6% 47% Strikeout Looking
t2 0-1 1 1-3 2,(0-1)  O MIN B. Dozier C. Buchholz -7% 40% Lineout: 3B (Weak SS)
t2 0-1 2 1-3 5,(3-1)  MIN A. Casilla C. Buchholz 3% 42% Walk; Doumit to 2B
t2 0-1 2 123 4,(1-2)  O MIN J. Carroll C. Buchholz -8% 34% Groundout: 1B-P (2B-1B)
0 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 3 LOB. Twins 0, Red Sox 1.
Bottom of the 2nd, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 1-0, Twins' Cole De Vries facing 6-7-8
b2 1-0 0 --- 6,(3-2)  O BOS J. Saltalamacchia C. De Vries 2% 37% Lineout: SS (Weak SS)
b2 1-0 1 --- 2,(1-0)  R BOS M. Aviles C. De Vries -9% 27% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
b2 2-0 1 --- 3,(0-2)  O BOS K. Shoppach C. De Vries 1% 28% Strikeout Looking
b2 2-0 2 --- 2,(0-1)  O BOS N. Punto C. De Vries 1% 29% Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 0, Red Sox 2.
Top of the 3rd, Twins Batting, Behind 0-2, Red Sox' Clay Buchholz facing 1-2-3
t3 0-2 0 --- 3,(0-2)  O MIN D. Span C. Buchholz -3% 27% Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
t3 0-2 1 --- 2,(1-0)  O MIN B. Revere C. Buchholz -2% 25% Flyball: LF (LF Line)
t3 0-2 2 --- 4,(1-2)  O MIN J. Mauer C. Buchholz -1% 24% Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 0, Red Sox 2.
Bottom of the 3rd, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 2-0, Twins' Cole De Vries facing 1-2-3
b3 2-0 0 --- 2,(1-0)  O BOS R. Kalish C. De Vries 2% 25% Popfly: SS (Weak SS)
b3 2-0 1 --- 1,(0-0)  O BOS C. Crawford C. De Vries 1% 26% Groundout: 2B-1B
b3 2-0 2 --- 7,(3-2)  O BOS D. Pedroia C. De Vries 1% 27% Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 0, Red Sox 2.
Top of the 4th, Twins Batting, Behind 0-2, Red Sox' Clay Buchholz facing 4-5-6
t4 0-2 0 --- 5,(3-1)  O MIN J. Morneau C. Buchholz -3% 25% Groundout: 2B-1B (SS-2B)
t4 0-2 1 --- 4,(1-2)  O MIN R. Doumit C. Buchholz -2% 23% Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
t4 0-2 2 --- 7,(2-2)  MIN D. Mastroianni C. Buchholz 2% 25% Double to LF (Line Drive)
t4 0-2 2 -2- 4,(1-2)  O MIN B. Dozier C. Buchholz -4% 22% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 0, Red Sox 2.
Bottom of the 4th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 2-0, Twins' Cole De Vries facing 4-5-6
b4 2-0 0 --- 4,(2-1)  O BOS A. Gonzalez C. De Vries 2% 23% Groundout: 2B-1B
b4 2-0 1 --- 2,(0-1)  O BOS C. Ross C. De Vries 1% 24% Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
b4 2-0 2 --- 5,(3-1)  BOS J. Saltalamacchia C. De Vries -1% 23% Walk
b4 2-0 2 1-- 4,(1-2)  O BOS M. Aviles C. De Vries 2% 25% Flyball: CF (Deep LF-CF)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 0, Red Sox 2.
Top of the 5th, Twins Batting, Behind 0-2, Red Sox' Clay Buchholz facing 8-9-1
t5 0-2 0 --- 4,(2-1)  O MIN A. Casilla C. Buchholz -3% 22% Groundout: 1B-P (2B-1B)
t5 0-2 1 --- 5,(1-2)  MIN J. Carroll C. Buchholz 3% 25% Single to 3B (Ground Ball to Weak 3B)
t5 0-2 1 1-- MIN D. Span C. Buchholz 2% 27% Carroll Picked off 1B, safe on E1; Carroll to 2B
t5 0-2 1 -2- 2,(1-0)  O MIN D. Span C. Buchholz -4% 23% Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
t5 0-2 2 -2- 4,(2-1)  R MIN B. Revere C. Buchholz 10% 33% Single to C (Ground Ball to Front of Home); Carroll Scores/Adv on E2 (throw to 1B)/No RBI/unER
t5 1-2 2 1-- 4,(1-2)  MIN J. Mauer C. Buchholz 1% 34% Revere Steals 2B
t5 1-2 2 -2- 5,(2-2)  O MIN J. Mauer C. Buchholz -5% 29% Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
1 run, 2 hits, 2 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 1, Red Sox 2.
Bottom of the 5th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 2-1, Twins' Cole De Vries facing 8-9-1
b5 2-1 0 --- 3,(0-2)  O BOS K. Shoppach C. De Vries 2% 32% Strikeout Swinging
b5 2-1 1 --- 4,(1-2)  O BOS N. Punto C. De Vries 2% 33% Strikeout Swinging
b5 2-1 2 --- 5,(2-2)  O BOS R. Kalish C. De Vries 1% 34% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 1, Red Sox 2.
Top of the 6th, Twins Batting, Behind 1-2, Red Sox' Clay Buchholz facing 4-5-6
t6 1-2 0 --- 4,(1-2)  MIN J. Morneau C. Buchholz 6% 40% Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B)
t6 1-2 0 1-- 1,(0-0)  OO MIN R. Doumit C. Buchholz -12% 28% Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B (2B-1B)
t6 1-2 2 --- 4,(1-2)  O MIN D. Mastroianni C. Buchholz -2% 26% Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 1, Red Sox 2.
Bottom of the 6th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 2-1, Twins' Cole De Vries facing 2-3-4
b6 2-1 0 --- 6,(3-2)  O BOS C. Crawford C. De Vries 2% 28% Groundout: 2B-1B
b6 2-1 1 --- 3,(1-1)  O BOS D. Pedroia C. De Vries 2% 30% Flyball: LF (LF Line)
b6 2-1 2 --- 8,(2-2)  BOS A. Gonzalez C. De Vries -1% 29% Single to RF (Line Drive)
b6 2-1 2 1-- 5,(1-2)  O BOS C. Ross C. De Vries 2% 31% Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 1, Red Sox 2.
Top of the 7th, Twins Batting, Behind 1-2, Red Sox' Clay Buchholz facing 7-8-9
t7 1-2 0 --- 2,(1-0)  MIN B. Dozier C. Buchholz 7% 38% Single to C/Bunt (Bunt to Front of Home)
t7 1-2 0 1-- 2,(0-1)  OO MIN A. Casilla C. Buchholz -15% 23% Ground Ball Double Play: 1B-SS-1B (Weak 1B)
t7 1-2 2 --- 6,(3-2)  O MIN J. Carroll C. Buchholz -2% 21% Lineout: 3B (Weak 3B)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 1, Red Sox 2.
Bottom of the 7th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 2-1, Twins' Cole De Vries facing 6-7-8
b7 2-1 0 --- 6,(1-2)  BOS J. Saltalamacchia C. De Vries -3% 18% Single to CF (Line Drive)
b7 2-1 0 1-- 4,(1-2)  O BOS M. Aviles C. De Vries 3% 21% Flyball: RF (CF-RF)
b7 2-1 1 1-- 4,(1-2)  O BOS K. Shoppach C. De Vries 2% 24% Strikeout Swinging
b7 2-1 2 1-- 5,(1-2)  O BOS N. Punto C. De Vries 2% 26% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 1, Red Sox 2.
Top of the 8th, Twins Batting, Behind 1-2, Red Sox' Andrew Miller facing 1-2-3
Andrew Miller replaces Clay Buchholz pitching
t8 1-2 0 --- 6,(3-2)  MIN D. Span A. Miller 9% 34% Walk
t8 1-2 0 1-- 3,(0-2)  MIN B. Revere A. Miller 13% 47% Single to 3B (Ground Ball to Weak SS); Span to 2B
t8 1-2 0 12- 6,(3-2)  MIN J. Mauer A. Miller 16% 63% Walk; Span to 3B; Revere to 2B
Alfredo Aceves replaces Andrew Miller pitching
t8 1-2 0 123 5,(1-2)  RO MIN J. Morneau A. Aceves 1% 64% Flyball: RF/Sacrifice Fly (RF Line); Span Scores; Revere to 3B
t8 2-2 1 1-3 1,(0-0)  O MIN R. Doumit A. Aceves -14% 50% Popfly: SS (Weak SS)
Josh Willingham pinch hits for Darin Mastroianni (LF) batting 6th
t8 2-2 2 1-3 4,(1-2)  O MIN J. Willingham A. Aceves -11% 39% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B (Weak SS)
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Twins 2, Red Sox 2.
Bottom of the 8th, Red Sox Batting, Tied 2-2, Twins' Glen Perkins facing 1-2-3
Glen Perkins replaces Cole De Vries pitching
Josh Willingham moves from PH to LF
Pedro Ciriaco pinch hits for Ryan Kalish (CF) batting 1st
b8 2-2 0 --- 2,(1-0)  R BOS P. Ciriaco G. Perkins -26% 13% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
b8 3-2 0 --- 6,(2-2)  O BOS C. Crawford G. Perkins 1% 15% Strikeout Looking
b8 3-2 1 --- 1,(0-0)  BOS D. Pedroia G. Perkins -1% 13% Hit By Pitch
b8 3-2 1 1-- 3,(1-1)  BOS A. Gonzalez G. Perkins -1% 12% Pedroia Steals 2B
b8 3-2 1 -2- 4,(1-2)  O BOS A. Gonzalez G. Perkins 2% 14% Strikeout Swinging
Alex Burnett replaces Glen Perkins pitching
b8 3-2 2 -2- 2,(0-1)  R BOS C. Ross A. Burnett -7% 7% Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); Pedroia Scores
b8 4-2 2 1-- 3,(0-2)  BOS J. Saltalamacchia A. Burnett -0% 7% Wild Pitch; Ross to 2B
b8 4-2 2 -2- 6,(3-2)  O BOS J. Saltalamacchia A. Burnett 1% 8% Strikeout Looking
2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 2, Red Sox 4.
Top of the 9th, Twins Batting, Behind 2-4, Red Sox' Alfredo Aceves facing 7-8-9
Jacoby Ellsbury replaces Pedro Ciriaco (PH) playing CF batting 1st
t9 2-4 0 --- 6,(2-2)  O MIN B. Dozier A. Aceves -4% 4% Strikeout Looking
t9 2-4 1 --- 3,(2-0)  MIN A. Casilla A. Aceves 6% 10% Double to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B)
t9 2-4 1 -2- 3,(1-1)  R MIN J. Carroll A. Aceves 8% 18% Single to CF (Line Drive to Short CF); Casilla Scores
t9 3-4 1 1-- 3,(0-2)  O MIN D. Span A. Aceves -9% 8% Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
t9 3-4 2 1-- 3,(1-1)  MIN B. Revere A. Aceves 6% 14% Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Carroll to 2B
t9 3-4 2 12- 1,(0-0)  MIN J. Mauer A. Aceves 6% 20% Wild Pitch; Carroll to 3B; Revere to 2B
t9 3-4 2 -23 6,(3-2)  RRR MIN J. Mauer A. Aceves 70% 91% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); Carroll Scores; Revere Scores
Craig Breslow replaces Alfredo Aceves pitching
t9 6-4 2 --- 1,(0-0)  O MIN J. Morneau C. Breslow -0% 90% Flyball: LF (LF-CF)
4 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 6, Red Sox 4.
Bottom of the 9th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 4-6, Twins' Jared Burton facing 7-8-9
Jared Burton replaces Alex Burnett pitching
b9 4-6 0 --- 3,(0-2)  O BOS M. Aviles J. Burton 5% 95% Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak SS)
Ryan Lavarnway pinch hits for Kelly Shoppach (C) batting 8th
b9 4-6 1 --- 5,(3-1)  O BOS R. Lavarnway J. Burton 3% 98% Flyball: RF (RF Line)
Will Middlebrooks pinch hits for Nick Punto (3B) batting 9th
b9 4-6 2 --- 1,(0-0)  O BOS W. Middlebrooks J. Burton 2% 100% Popfly: 2B (Deep 2B)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 6, Red Sox 4.

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