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@ANA		9
4
DET
@BAL		3
7
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@MIN		5
2
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@OAK		2
9
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@SEA		8
3
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@TBD		7
3		 
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@TEX		5
9
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@ATL		10
3
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@CHC		6
2
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@CIN		6
1
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@FLA		3
7
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@MON		6
5
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@NYM		10
4
STL
@PHI		5
1
MIL
@PIT		0
5
Saturday, August 17, 2002
, Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome
Attendance: 43,345, Time of Game: 2:59
Red Sox
5
70-51
⇐ Won 1 ⇒
2nd, 7 GB
 at Twins
2
72-52
⇐ Lost 1 ⇒
1st
W: Tim Wakefield (7-4)
L: Johan Santana (6-5)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Red Sox         1  1  0   0  1  0   0  1  1    5  9  0
Twins           0  0  0   0  0  0   1  0  1    2  6  1

Boston Red Sox

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Rickey Henderson LF 4 2 3 2 1 0 .242 .773 16 7 0.147 0.94 0.174 -0.027 2.3 1 0 HR,2B
Johnny Damon CF 4 0 1 0 0 1 .290 .810 23 16 0.097 0.88 0.143 -0.046 0.8 3 0 2B,SH
Nomar Garciaparra SS 4 1 1 0 0 2 .309 .887 19 12 -0.085 0.85 0.020 -0.105 -1.0 3 5
Manny Ramirez DH 3 0 1 0 1 1 .321 1.015 18 9 -0.030 0.84 0.035 -0.065 -0.0
Shea Hillenbrand 3B 4 0 0 0 0 0 .301 .815 10 9 -0.081 0.87 0.000 -0.081 -1.4 0 0
Doug Mirabelli C 3 0 0 1 0 1 .218 .711 15 12 -0.030 0.78 0.023 -0.053 -0.6 12 0 SF
Trot Nixon RF 4 1 1 0 0 1 .269 .840 13 9 -0.012 0.48 0.023 -0.035 -0.4 0 0
Tony Clark 1B 4 0 1 0 0 1 .219 .574 21 16 0.013 0.47 0.033 -0.020 -0.1 5 2
Lou Merloni 2B 3 1 1 0 1 0 .267 .768 13 5 0.067 0.75 0.081 -0.014 0.6 1 3
Tim Wakefield P 2
   Bob Howry P
   Alan Embree P
   Ugueth Urbina P
Team Totals 33 5 9 3 3 7 .273 .749 148 95 0.086 0.76 0.532 -0.446 0.1 27 10
2B: J Damon (28, off J Santana); R Henderson (6, off J Rincon).
HR: R Henderson (5, off M Jackson; 9th inn, 0 on, 2 outs to LF).
SF: D Mirabelli (1, off L Hawkins).
SH: J Damon (3, off J Santana).
TB: R Henderson 7; J Damon 2; N Garciaparra; M Ramirez; L Merloni; T Nixon; T Clark.
RBI: R Henderson 2 (16); D Mirabelli (17).
2-out RBI: R Henderson.
Team LOB: 6.
With RISP: 1 for 10.
Fielding
DP: 1. T Clark-N Garciaparra-T Wakefield.
Baserunning
Pickoffs: R Henderson (2nd base by J Rincon).

Minnesota Twins

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Jacque Jones LF 3 0 0 0 0 0 .287 .809 10 6 -0.114 1.13 0.000 -0.114 -1.1 2 0 GDP
   Bobby Kielty PH-LF 1 0 0 0 0 1 .298 .899 5 3 -0.136 5.22 0.000 -0.136 -0.8 0 0
Cristian Guzman SS 4 0 1 0 0 0 .270 .658 13 10 -0.053 0.92 0.026 -0.078 -0.4 1 4
Corey Koskie 3B 4 0 0 0 0 1 .273 .817 14 11 -0.080 0.79 0.000 -0.080 -0.8 1 0
David Ortiz DH 3 1 1 0 1 2 .275 .861 19 13 0.053 0.70 0.086 -0.033 0.4 2B
Torii Hunter CF 4 0 1 0 0 2 .304 .896 12 9 0.052 1.43 0.119 -0.067 0.1 6 0 SB
Doug Mientkiewicz 1B 3 0 0 0 1 1 .252 .748 16 8 0.010 1.14 0.062 -0.051 -0.3 4 1
Dustan Mohr RF 3 1 1 1 1 0 .290 .789 14 6 0.121 1.30 0.151 -0.030 0.9 3 0 2B
A.J. Pierzynski C 4 0 2 1 0 2 .304 .789 18 13 -0.117 1.48 0.033 -0.150 0.1 6 1 2B
Luis Rivas 2B 3 0 0 0 1 3 .263 .713 19 12 -0.151 1.84 0.030 -0.181 -1.1 3 0
Johan Santana P 1 1
   Juan Rincon P 1
   LaTroy Hawkins P
   J.C. Romero P
   Michael Jackson P
Team Totals 32 2 6 2 4 12 .188 .559 140 91 -0.415 1.31 0.507 -0.920 -2.9 27 8
2B: D Mohr (18, off U Urbina); D Ortiz (24, off T Wakefield); A Pierzynski (23, off T Wakefield).
TB: A Pierzynski 3; D Mohr 2; D Ortiz 2; C Guzman; T Hunter.
GIDP: J Jones (5).
RBI: A Pierzynski (39); D Mohr (37).
2-out RBI: A Pierzynski.
Team LOB: 7.
With RISP: 2 for 6.
Fielding
E: D Mientkiewicz (5).
Baserunning
SB: T Hunter (20, 2nd base off T Wakefield/D Mirabelli).

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
Tim Wakefield, W (7-4) 6 4 1 1 3 4 0 3.28 24 93 59 30 10 19 10 7 3 0 61 0.094 1.05 1.4
Bob Howry 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 3.75 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 -0.146 4.00 -1.0
Alan Embree, H (13) 2 0 0 0 0 5 0 1.76 6 25 19 9 7 3 0 1 0 0 3 0 0.446 2.75 2.9
Ugueth Urbina 1 2 1 1 0 3 0 3.56 5 18 13 4 5 4 0 2 2 0 0 0 0.021 0.31 -0.5
Team Totals 9 6 2 2 4 12 0 2.00 36 140 91 43 22 26 10 10 5 0 61 6 1 0.415 0.76 2.9
T Wakefield faced 3 batters in the 7th inning.
B Howry faced 1 batter in the 7th inning.

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
Johan Santana, L (6-5) 5 5 3 2 3 6 0 3.38 23 98 60 33 18 9 4 10 5 0 50 -0.070 1.00 -0.3
Juan Rincon 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 4.64 6 24 16 12 2 2 1 4 1 0 0 0 0.051 0.36 1.1
LaTroy Hawkins 0.2 2 1 1 0 0 0 2.31 4 6 5 4 0 1 1 3 2 0 0 0 -0.062 0.84 -0.8
J.C. Romero 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.64 1 2 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0.013 0.43 0.3
Michael Jackson 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 3.19 4 18 13 11 0 2 0 3 0 1 0 0 -0.016 0.12 -0.5
Team Totals 9 9 5 4 3 7 1 4.00 38 148 95 61 20 14 6 21 8 1 50 1 0 -0.084 1.31 -0.1
Balks: None.
WP: J Santana (12).
HBP: None.
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: J Rincon (1; R Henderson, 2nd base).

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Rick Reed, 1B - Tim Tschida, 2B - Mark Wegner, 3B - Bill Welke.
Time of Game: 2:59.
Attendance: 43,345.
Start Time Weather: 72° F, Wind 0mph, In Dome.

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
b7 0-3 0 123 4,(3-0)  R MIN D. Mohr B. Howry -15% 47% Walk; Ortiz Scores; Hunter to 3B; Mientkiewicz to 2B
b7 1-3 2 123 5,(2-2)  O MIN B. Kielty A. Embree 14% 86% Strikeout Swinging
b7 1-3 1 123 6,(1-2)  O MIN L. Rivas A. Embree 13% 72% Strikeout Swinging
b7 1-3 0 123 5,(1-2)  O MIN A. Pierzynski A. Embree 12% 59% Strikeout Swinging
b7 0-3 0 -2- 1,(0-0)  MIN T. Hunter T. Wakefield -10% 70% Single to LF (Line Drive); Ortiz to 3B

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
Top of the 1st, Red Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Twins' Johan Santana facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- 4,(3-0)  BOS R. Henderson J. Santana 3% 53% Walk
t1 0-0 0 1-- 3,(1-1)  BOS J. Damon J. Santana 10% 63% Double to RF (Line Drive to RF Line); Henderson to 3B
t1 0-0 0 -23 6,(2-2)  RO BOS N. Garciaparra J. Santana 0% 63% Strikeout Swinging (C-1B); Henderson Scores/Wild Pitch; Damon to 3B
t1 1-0 1 --3 4,(3-0)  O BOS M. Ramirez J. Santana -5% 58% Groundout: SS-1B
t1 1-0 2 --3 2,(0-1)  O BOS S. Hillenbrand J. Santana -3% 55% Popfly: 2B
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 1, Twins 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Twins Batting, Behind 0-1, Red Sox' Tim Wakefield facing 1-2-3
b1 0-1 0 --- 2,(1-0)  O MIN J. Jones T. Wakefield 2% 57% Groundout: 2B-1B
b1 0-1 1 --- 3,(0-2)  MIN C. Guzman T. Wakefield -3% 55% Single (Ground Ball)
b1 0-1 1 1-- 2,(0-1)  O MIN C. Koskie T. Wakefield 3% 58% Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
b1 0-1 2 1-- 3,(0-2)  O MIN D. Ortiz T. Wakefield 2% 60% Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 1, Twins 0.
Top of the 2nd, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 1-0, Twins' Johan Santana facing 6-7-8
t2 1-0 0 --- 3,(0-2)  O BOS D. Mirabelli J. Santana -2% 58% Strikeout Swinging
t2 1-0 1 --- 4,(2-1)  BOS T. Nixon J. Santana 2% 60% Single to CF (Line Drive)
t2 1-0 1 1-- 2,(0-1)  BOS T. Clark J. Santana 3% 63% Single to LF (Line Drive); Nixon to 2B
t2 1-0 1 12- 2,(1-0)  BOS L. Merloni J. Santana 5% 69% Single to LF (Line Drive); Nixon to 3B; Clark to 2B
t2 1-0 1 123 4,(2-1)  RO BOS R. Henderson J. Santana 0% 69% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B; Nixon Scores; Clark to 3B
t2 2-0 2 1-3 6,(3-2)  O BOS J. Damon J. Santana -4% 65% Strikeout Swinging
1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Red Sox 2, Twins 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Twins Batting, Behind 0-2, Red Sox' Tim Wakefield facing 5-6-7
b2 0-2 0 --- 5,(1-2)  O MIN T. Hunter T. Wakefield 3% 68% Strikeout Swinging
b2 0-2 1 --- 3,(1-1)  O MIN D. Mientkiewicz T. Wakefield 2% 69% Groundout: 2B-1B
b2 0-2 2 --- 3,(1-1)  O MIN D. Mohr T. Wakefield 1% 71% Flyball: LF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 2, Twins 0.
Top of the 3rd, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 2-0, Twins' Johan Santana facing 3-4-5
t3 2-0 0 --- 6,(3-2)  O BOS N. Garciaparra J. Santana -2% 69% Flyball: LF
t3 2-0 1 --- 5,(2-2)  O BOS M. Ramirez J. Santana -1% 67% Strikeout Swinging
t3 2-0 2 --- 5,(1-2)  O BOS S. Hillenbrand J. Santana -1% 66% Groundout: 1B-P
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 2, Twins 0.
Bottom of the 3rd, Twins Batting, Behind 0-2, Red Sox' Tim Wakefield facing 8-9-1
b3 0-2 0 --- 5,(2-2)  O MIN A. Pierzynski T. Wakefield 3% 69% Strikeout Swinging
b3 0-2 1 --- 5,(3-1)  MIN L. Rivas T. Wakefield -3% 66% Walk
b3 0-2 1 1-- 4,(1-2)  OO MIN J. Jones T. Wakefield 6% 72% Ground Ball Double Play: 1B-SS-P
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 2, Twins 0.
Top of the 4th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 2-0, Twins' Johan Santana facing 6-7-8
t4 2-0 0 --- 8,(2-2)  O BOS D. Mirabelli J. Santana -2% 70% Flyball: LF
t4 2-0 1 --- 3,(0-2)  O BOS T. Nixon J. Santana -1% 69% Strikeout Looking
t4 2-0 2 --- 5,(1-2)  O BOS T. Clark J. Santana -1% 68% Flyball: RF (Short RF)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 2, Twins 0.
Bottom of the 4th, Twins Batting, Behind 0-2, Red Sox' Tim Wakefield facing 2-3-4
b4 0-2 0 --- 2,(0-1)  O MIN C. Guzman T. Wakefield 3% 71% Groundout: SS-1B
b4 0-2 1 --- 5,(1-2)  O MIN C. Koskie T. Wakefield 2% 73% Groundout: SS-1B
b4 0-2 2 --- 8,(3-2)  MIN D. Ortiz T. Wakefield -2% 71% Walk
b4 0-2 2 1-- 1,(0-0)  O MIN T. Hunter T. Wakefield 3% 74% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 2, Twins 0.
Top of the 5th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 2-0, Twins' Johan Santana facing 9-1-2
t5 2-0 0 --- 6,(3-2)  BOS L. Merloni J. Santana 3% 77% Walk
t5 2-0 0 1-- 3,(1-1)  BOS R. Henderson J. Santana 4% 81% Single to CF (Line Drive); Merloni to 2B
t5 2-0 0 12- 3,(1-1)  RO BOS J. Damon J. Santana 5% 86% Bunt Groundout: P-1B/Sacrifice; Merloni Scores/No RBI/Adv on E3 (throw)/unER; Henderson to 3B
t5 3-0 1 --3 5,(1-2)  O BOS N. Garciaparra J. Santana -4% 82% Strikeout Swinging
t5 3-0 2 --3 8,(3-2)  BOS M. Ramirez J. Santana 1% 83% Walk
t5 3-0 2 1-3 1,(0-0)  O BOS S. Hillenbrand J. Santana -3% 80% Flyball: CF
1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 2 LOB. Red Sox 3, Twins 0.
Bottom of the 5th, Twins Batting, Behind 0-3, Red Sox' Tim Wakefield facing 6-7-8
b5 0-3 0 --- 6,(3-2)  O MIN D. Mientkiewicz T. Wakefield 3% 83% Groundout: 1B-P
b5 0-3 1 --- 3,(1-1)  O MIN D. Mohr T. Wakefield 2% 84% Groundout: SS-1B
b5 0-3 2 --- 6,(2-2)  MIN A. Pierzynski T. Wakefield -2% 82% Double to RF (Line Drive to Deep RF)
b5 0-3 2 -2- 4,(1-2)  O MIN L. Rivas T. Wakefield 3% 86% Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 3, Twins 0.
Top of the 6th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 3-0, Twins' Juan Rincon facing 6-7-8
Juan Rincon replaces Johan Santana pitching
t6 3-0 0 --- 3,(1-1)  O BOS D. Mirabelli J. Rincon -1% 84% Flyball: RF
t6 3-0 1 --- 4,(1-2)  O BOS T. Nixon J. Rincon -1% 83% Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
t6 3-0 2 --- 5,(2-2)  O BOS T. Clark J. Rincon -1% 83% Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 3, Twins 0.
Bottom of the 6th, Twins Batting, Behind 0-3, Red Sox' Tim Wakefield facing 1-2-3
b6 0-3 0 --- 4,(2-1)  O MIN J. Jones T. Wakefield 3% 86% Popfly: SS
b6 0-3 1 --- 7,(3-2)  O MIN C. Guzman T. Wakefield 2% 88% Flyball: CF
b6 0-3 2 --- 3,(1-1)  O MIN C. Koskie T. Wakefield 1% 89% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 3, Twins 0.
Top of the 7th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 3-0, Twins' Juan Rincon facing 9-1-2
t7 3-0 0 --- 2,(1-0)  O BOS L. Merloni J. Rincon -1% 88% Groundout: SS-1B
t7 3-0 1 --- 2,(1-0)  BOS R. Henderson J. Rincon 2% 90% Double to LF (Line Drive to LF Line)
t7 3-0 1 -2- 2,(0-2)  O BOS J. Damon J. Rincon -3% 87% Henderson Picked off 2B (P-SS)
t7 3-0 2 --- 8,(2-2)  O BOS J. Damon J. Rincon -1% 86% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 3, Twins 0.
Bottom of the 7th, Twins Batting, Behind 0-3, Red Sox' Tim Wakefield facing 4-5-6
b7 0-3 0 --- 4,(1-2)  MIN D. Ortiz T. Wakefield -7% 79% Double (Line Drive to CF-RF)
b7 0-3 0 -2- 1,(0-0)  MIN T. Hunter T. Wakefield -10% 70% Single to LF (Line Drive); Ortiz to 3B
b7 0-3 0 1-3 3,(2-0)  MIN D. Mientkiewicz T. Wakefield -2% 67% Hunter Steals 2B
b7 0-3 0 -23 4,(3-0)  MIN D. Mientkiewicz T. Wakefield -6% 61% Walk
Bob Howry replaces Tim Wakefield pitching
b7 0-3 0 123 4,(3-0)  R MIN D. Mohr B. Howry -15% 47% Walk; Ortiz Scores; Hunter to 3B; Mientkiewicz to 2B
Alan Embree replaces Bob Howry pitching
b7 1-3 0 123 5,(1-2)  O MIN A. Pierzynski A. Embree 12% 59% Strikeout Swinging
b7 1-3 1 123 6,(1-2)  O MIN L. Rivas A. Embree 13% 72% Strikeout Swinging
Bobby Kielty pinch hits for Jacque Jones (LF) batting 1st
b7 1-3 2 123 5,(2-2)  O MIN B. Kielty A. Embree 14% 86% Strikeout Swinging
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Red Sox 3, Twins 1.
Top of the 8th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 3-1, Twins' LaTroy Hawkins facing 3-4-5
LaTroy Hawkins replaces Juan Rincon pitching
Bobby Kielty moves from PH to LF
t8 3-1 0 --- 2,(1-0)  BOS N. Garciaparra L. Hawkins 2% 88% Single to LF (Line Drive)
t8 3-1 0 1-- 1,(0-0)  BOS M. Ramirez L. Hawkins 3% 90% Single to RF (Line Drive); Garciaparra to 2B
t8 3-1 0 12- 2,(0-1)  O BOS S. Hillenbrand L. Hawkins -1% 90% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B; Garciaparra to 3B
t8 3-1 1 1-3 1,(0-0)  RO BOS D. Mirabelli L. Hawkins 2% 92% Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly; Garciaparra Scores; Hillenbrand to 2B
J.C. Romero replaces LaTroy Hawkins pitching
t8 4-1 2 -2- 2,(1-0)  O BOS T. Nixon J. Romero -1% 91% Flyball: CF
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 4, Twins 1.
Bottom of the 8th, Twins Batting, Behind 1-4, Red Sox' Alan Embree facing 2-3-4
b8 1-4 0 --- 1,(0-0)  O MIN C. Guzman A. Embree 3% 94% Flyball: CF
b8 1-4 1 --- 4,(1-2)  O MIN C. Koskie A. Embree 2% 95% Strikeout Looking
b8 1-4 2 --- 4,(1-2)  O MIN D. Ortiz A. Embree 1% 96% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 4, Twins 1.
Top of the 9th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 4-1, Twins' Michael Jackson facing 8-9-1
Michael Jackson replaces J.C. Romero pitching
t9 4-1 0 --- 9,(2-2)  O BOS T. Clark M. Jackson -0% 96% Flyball: CF (Short CF)
t9 4-1 1 --- 3,(2-0)  O BOS L. Merloni M. Jackson -0% 96% Popfly: 3B
t9 4-1 2 --- 3,(1-1)  R BOS R. Henderson M. Jackson 2% 98% Home Run
t9 5-1 2 --- 3,(0-2)  O BOS J. Damon M. Jackson -0% 98% Flyball: CF
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 5, Twins 1.
Bottom of the 9th, Twins Batting, Behind 1-5, Red Sox' Ugueth Urbina facing 5-6-7
Ugueth Urbina replaces Alan Embree pitching
b9 1-5 0 --- 5,(2-2)  O MIN T. Hunter U. Urbina 1% 99% Strikeout Swinging
b9 1-5 1 --- 3,(0-2)  O MIN D. Mientkiewicz U. Urbina 1% 100% Strikeout Looking
b9 1-5 2 --- 4,(2-1)  MIN D. Mohr U. Urbina -0% 99% Double (Line Drive to CF-RF)
b9 1-5 2 -2- 2,(0-1)  R MIN A. Pierzynski U. Urbina -1% 98% Single to CF (Line Drive); Mohr Scores
b9 2-5 2 1-- 4,(1-2)  O MIN L. Rivas U. Urbina 2% 100% Strikeout Swinging
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 5, Twins 2.

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