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LAA  3
KCR  2

(10)
DET  6
TBD  2

MIN  5
BOS  3

CLE  8
@NYY  4

OAK  9
SEA  6

CHW  8
@TEX  2

TOR  4
BAL  2

SFG  8
@ARI  2

HOU  3
@CHC  2

FLA  3
ATL  2

NYM  5
@PHI  4

STL  6
@PIT  5

LAD  7
@SDP  3

COL  8
@WSN  1

Standings at end of play this day

Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome, Attendance: 21,191

Thursday, June 15, 2006, 7:11PM
Time of Game: 2:46
Red Sox
3
36-28
Lost 4
2nd, 1 GB
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Red Sox         0  0  0   0  0  0   0  2  1    3 12  0
Twins           1  1  1   0  1  0   0  1  X    5 10  1
W: C Silva (3-8), L: T Wakefield (4-8), S: J Nathan (8)
Twins
5
31-34
Won 4
3rd, 11 GB

BATTING

Boston Red Sox               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
K Youkilis 1B                 5   1   2   0    0   1  .319  .936   15    7   0   2B
A Cora 2B-SS                  4   2   3   0    0   0  .275  .707   20    1   0   HBP
D Ortiz DH                    5   0   2   1    0   0  .263  .901   21    0   0   
M Ramirez LF                  5   0   0   0    0   2  .286  .976   16    3   0   GDP
T Nixon RF                    3   0   1   1    0   1  .320  .906   14    2   1   SF
M Lowell 3B                   4   0   3   1    0   0  .318  .883   12    1   3   
C Crisp CF                    4   0   1   0    0   0  .283  .728   12    3   0   
D Mirabelli C                 3   0   0   0    0   0  .156  .489   13    5   1   
  J Varitek PH-C              1   0   0   0    0   0  .251  .748    1    0   1   
A Gonzalez SS                 2   0   0   0    0   0  .237  .620    3    1   2   
  M Loretta PH-2B             2   0   0   0    0   1  .295  .706    7    1   2   

T Wakefield P                                                            0   0
  J Tavarez P                                                            0   0
  J Lopez P                                                              0   0
Totals                       38   3  12   3    0   5              134   24  10
BATTING
2B: K Youkilis (19, off J Rincon).
SF: T Nixon (2, off J Nathan).
HBP: A Cora (4, by J Rincon).
TB: K Youkilis 3; M Lowell 3; A Cora 3; D Ortiz 2; C Crisp; T Nixon.
GIDP: M Ramirez (7).
RBI: T Nixon (35); D Ortiz (57); M Lowell (34).
2-out RBI: D Ortiz; M Lowell.
Team LOB: 10.
With RISP: 3 for 10.
FIELDING
DP: 1. M Lowell-M Loretta-K Youkilis.
PB: D Mirabelli 2 (8).
Minnesota Twins              AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
L Castillo 2B                 3   1   2   1    1   0  .290  .730   13    3   1   CS
N Punto 3B                    3   0   0   1    0   1  .295  .750   18    1   2   SF
J Mauer C                     4   0   2   1    0   0  .378  .966   16    5   0   
M Cuddyer RF                  4   1   1   0    0   3  .268  .903   22    4   0   
J Morneau 1B                  3   0   1   0    1   1  .268  .847   12    7   0   
T Hunter CF                   4   0   2   1    0   0  .261  .752    9    4   0   
J Kubel LF                    4   1   1   1    0   0  .291  .827   13    0   0   HR,GDP
  L Ford LF                   0   0   0   0    0   0  .221  .603         0   0   
R White DH                    3   0   0   0    0   0  .183  .423    6    0   0   
J Bartlett SS                 2   2   1   0    1   0  .500 1.238   16    2   2   2B

C Silva P                                                                1   1
  J Rincon P                                                             0   0
  D Reyes P                                                              0   0
  J Nathan P                                                             0   1
Totals                       30   5  10   5    3   5              125   27   7
BATTING
2B: J Bartlett (1, off T Wakefield).
HR: J Kubel (5, off T Wakefield; 2nd inn, 0 on, 2 outs to RF).
SF: N Punto (1, off T Wakefield).
TB: J Kubel 4; T Hunter 2; J Bartlett 2; J Mauer 2; L Castillo 2; M Cuddyer; J Morneau.
GIDP: J Kubel (4).
RBI: J Kubel (15); L Castillo (23); J Mauer (31); N Punto (6); T Hunter (36).
2-out RBI: J Kubel.
Team LOB: 5.
With RISP: 2 for 9.
FIELDING
DP: 1. N Punto-L Castillo-J Morneau.
E: J Morneau (4).
BASERUNNING
CS: L Castillo (4, 2nd base by T Wakefield/D Mirabelli).

PITCHING

Boston Red Sox                IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
T Wakefield, L (4-8)           6     8   4   3    2   4   1   3.97   27   95-60   39· 7·14    9· 9· 3· 0     44    -     0.56  -0.14
J Tavarez                      1     1   1   1    0   1   0   5.93    4   11-7     5· 2· 0    2· 0· 1· 0          0-0    0.14  -0.00
J Lopez                        1     1   0   0    1   0   0   0.00    3    9-3     2· 0· 1    2· 0· 0· 0          1-1    0.34  -0.02
Totals                         8    10   5   4    3   5   1          34  115-70   46· 9·15   13· 9· 4· 0          1-1 
Minnesota Twins               IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
C Silva, W (3-8)               6     7   0   0    0   2   0   7.07   24   70-50   31· 2·17    6· 8· 8· 0     60    -     0.78   0.21
J Rincon, H (9)                1     1   2   0    0   1   0   1.56    5   17-11    6· 1· 4    1· 2· 0· 0          2-0    1.20   0.04
D Reyes                        0     0   0   0    0   0   0   1.65    1    3-2     1· 1· 0    1· 0· 0· 0          2-0    1.82  -0.08
J Nathan, S (8)                2     4   1   1    0   2   0   2.08   10   42-26   16· 6· 4    4· 3· 1· 0          3-2    1.69   0.16
Totals                         9    12   3   1    0   5   0          40  132-89   54·10·25   12·13· 9· 0          7-2 
J Tavarez faced 1 batter in the 8th inning.
C Silva faced 2 batters in the 7th inning.
J Rincon faced 2 batters in the 8th inning.
D Reyes faced 1 batter in the 8th inning.
Balks: None.
WP: T Wakefield (5).
IBB: None.
HBP: J Rincon (1; A Cora).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Tim Timmons, 1B - Joe Brinkman, 2B - Jeff Nelson, 3B - Derryl Cousins.
Time of Game: 2:46.
Attendance: 21,191.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Weather: 70° F, Wind 0mph.

LINEUPS

   Boston Red Sox                Minnesota Twins                      
1. K Youkilis           1B    1. L Castillo           2B 
2. A Cora               2B    2. N Punto              3B 
3. D Ortiz              DH    3. J Mauer              C  
4. M Ramirez            LF    4. M Cuddyer            RF 
5. T Nixon              RF    5. J Morneau            1B 
6. M Lowell             3B    6. T Hunter             CF 
7. C Crisp              CF    7. J Kubel              LF 
8. D Mirabelli          C     8. R White              DH 
9. A Gonzalez           SS    9. J Bartlett           SS 

   T Wakefield          P        C Silva              P  

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 8   2  4-2  123  1   13%  94% J Varitek       J Nathan        Foul Popfly: 3B (3B Foul)
   b 2   2  0-1  ---  5   10%  71% J Kubel         T Wakefield     Home Run (Fly Ball)
   t 8   0  4-0  12-  3   -8%  81% D Ortiz         D Reyes         Reached on E3 (Ground Ball); Youkilis to 3B; Cora to 2B; Ortiz to 1B
   t 8   0  4-0  123  7    7%  88% M Ramirez       J Nathan        Strikeout Swinging
   t 8   2  4-1  12-  4   -6%  86% M Lowell        J Nathan        Single to LF (Ground Ball); Cora Scores/unER; Ortiz to 2B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Red Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Carlos Silva facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  4   52%  K Youkilis      Strikeout Swinging
          ---  2   50%  A Cora          Single to RF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  6   53%  D Ortiz         Flyball: RF
   O      1--  1   55%  M Ramirez       Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 0, Twins 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Twins Batting, Tied 0-0, Tim Wakefield facing 1-2-3
          ---  6   58%  L Castillo      Walk
          1--      61%  N Punto         Passed Ball; Castillo to 2B
   O      -2-  6   57%  " "             Flyball: LF
          -2-      59%  J Mauer         Wild Pitch; Castillo to 3B
   RO     --3  4   61%  " "             Groundout: SS-1B; Castillo Scores/unER
   O      ---  3   60%  M Cuddyer       Strikeout Swinging
                  1 run, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Twins 1.

Top of the 2nd, Red Sox Batting, Behind 0-1, Carlos Silva facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  2   62%  T Nixon         Flyball: CF
   O      ---  5   64%  M Lowell        Flyball: RF
   O      ---  7   65%  C Crisp         Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Twins 1.

Bottom of the 2nd, Twins Batting, Ahead 1-0, Tim Wakefield facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  3   63%  J Morneau       Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  1   62%  T Hunter        Groundout: SS-1B
   R      ---  5   71%  J Kubel         Home Run (Fly Ball)
   O      ---  2   71%  R White         Groundout: 3B-1B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Twins 2.

Top of the 3rd, Red Sox Batting, Behind 0-2, Carlos Silva facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  7   73%  D Mirabelli     Popfly: P
   O      ---  1   75%  A Gonzalez      Flyball: RF
          ---  2   74%  K Youkilis      Single to CF (Line Drive)
          1--  2   71%  A Cora          Single to LF (Line Drive to LF-CF); Youkilis to 2B
   O      12-  4   76%  D Ortiz         Groundout: SS unassisted/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Red Sox 0, Twins 2.

Bottom of the 3rd, Twins Batting, Ahead 2-0, Tim Wakefield facing 9-1-2
          ---  5   80%  J Bartlett      Double to RF (Line Drive to Deep RF)
   R      -2-  1   85%  L Castillo      Single to CF (Ground Ball); Bartlett Scores
   O      1--      82%  N Punto         Castillo Caught Stealing 2B (C-2B)
   O      ---  4   81%  " "             Flyball: CF (LF-CF)
          ---  6   82%  J Mauer         Single to LF (Line Drive)
          1--      83%  M Cuddyer       Passed Ball; Mauer to 2B
   O      -2-  7   81%  " "             Strikeout Swinging
                  1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 0, Twins 3.

Top of the 4th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 0-3, Carlos Silva facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  1   83%  M Ramirez       Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  6   85%  T Nixon         Strikeout Swinging
          ---  1   83%  M Lowell        Single to LF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  1   86%  C Crisp         Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 0, Twins 3.

Bottom of the 4th, Twins Batting, Ahead 3-0, Tim Wakefield facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  2   84%  J Morneau       Popfly: SS
   O      ---  3   84%  T Hunter        Flyball: RF
   O      ---  2   83%  J Kubel         Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Twins 3.

Top of the 5th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 0-3, Carlos Silva facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  1   85%  D Mirabelli     Lineout: CF (Deep CF)
   O      ---  2   87%  A Gonzalez      Flyball: RF
   O      ---  2   88%  K Youkilis      Lineout: 2B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Twins 3.

Bottom of the 5th, Twins Batting, Ahead 3-0, Tim Wakefield facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  2   87%  R White         Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
          ---  9   88%  J Bartlett      Walk
          1--  4   91%  L Castillo      Single to LF (Ground Ball); Bartlett to 3B
   RO     1-3  1   92%  N Punto         Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly; Bartlett Scores
          1--  1   93%  J Mauer         Single to CF (Ground Ball); Castillo to 3B
   O      1-3  5   91%  M Cuddyer       Strikeout Looking
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Red Sox 0, Twins 4.

Top of the 6th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 0-4, Carlos Silva facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  4   93%  A Cora          Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---  1   91%  D Ortiz         Single to CF (Fly Ball)
   OO     1--  1   95%  M Ramirez       Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Twins 4.

Bottom of the 6th, Twins Batting, Ahead 4-0, Tim Wakefield facing 5-6-7
          ---  3   96%  J Morneau       Single to RF (Ground Ball)
          1--  2   96%  T Hunter        Single to LF (Ground Ball); Morneau to 2B
   O      12-  4   97%  J Kubel         Groundout: 1B unassisted; Morneau to 3B; Hunter to 2B
   O      -23  2   95%  R White         Flyball: RF
   O      -23  2   94%  J Bartlett      Lineout: LF
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Red Sox 0, Twins 4.

Top of the 7th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 0-4, Carlos Silva facing 5-6-7
          ---  5   91%  T Nixon         Single to CF (Line Drive)
          1--  2   86%  M Lowell        Single to SS (Line Drive to Short LF); Nixon to 2B
                  Juan Rincon replaces Carlos Silva pitching
   O      12-  1   91%  C Crisp         Popfly: SS (Short CF)
   O      12-  5   94%  D Mirabelli     Popfly: 2B
                  Mark Loretta pinch hits for Alex Gonzalez batting 9th
   O      12-  4   97%  M Loretta       Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Red Sox 0, Twins 4.

Bottom of the 7th, Twins Batting, Ahead 4-0, Julian Tavarez facing 1-2-3
                  Julian Tavarez replaces Tim Wakefield pitching; Mark Loretta moves to 2B; Alex Cora moves to SS
   O      ---  2   97%  L Castillo      Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  4   96%  N Punto         Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  2   96%  J Mauer         Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Twins 4.

Top of the 8th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 0-4, Juan Rincon facing 1-2-3
          ---  3   93%  K Youkilis      Double to LF (Ground Ball thru Deep LF)
          -2-  4   89%  A Cora          Hit By Pitch
                  Dennys Reyes replaces Juan Rincon pitching
          12-  3   81%  D Ortiz         Reached on E3 (Ground Ball); Youkilis to 3B; Cora to 2B; Ortiz to 1B
                  Joe Nathan replaces Dennys Reyes pitching
   O      123  7   88%  M Ramirez       Strikeout Swinging
   RO     123  1   93%  T Nixon         Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly; Youkilis Scores/unER
   R      12-  4   86%  M Lowell        Single to LF (Ground Ball); Cora Scores/unER; Ortiz to 2B
          12-  3   80%  C Crisp         Single to RF (Ground Ball); Ortiz to 3B; Lowell to 2B
                  Jason Varitek pinch hits for Doug Mirabelli batting 8th
   O      123  1   94%  J Varitek       Foul Popfly: 3B (3B Foul)
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 1 error, 3 LOB. Red Sox 2, Twins 4.

Bottom of the 8th, Twins Batting, Ahead 4-2, Julian Tavarez facing 4-5-6
                  Jason Varitek moves to C
          ---  3   95%  M Cuddyer       Single to CF (Line Drive)
                  Javier Lopez replaces Julian Tavarez pitching
          1--  4   96%  J Morneau       Walk; Cuddyer to 2B
   RO     12-  3   97%  T Hunter        Single to RF (Ground Ball); Cuddyer Scores; Morneau out at 3B/RF-C-3B
   OO     1--  2   96%  J Kubel         Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 2, Twins 5.

Top of the 9th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 2-5, Joe Nathan facing 9-1-2
                  Lew Ford replaces Jason Kubel playing LF batting 7th
   O      ---  3   98%  M Loretta       Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---  4  100%  K Youkilis      Foul Popfly: 1B (1B Foul)
          ---  8   99%  A Cora          Single to LF (Ground Ball)
          1--      99%  D Ortiz         Defensive Indifference; Cora to 2B
   R      -2-  5   96%  " "             Single to CF (Line Drive); Cora Scores
   O      1--  6  100%  M Ramirez       Strikeout Swinging
        1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 3, Twins 5.

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