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Friday, May 9, 2008, 7:12PM
, Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome
Attendance: 25,477, Time of Game: 3:19
Red Sox
6
23-15
⇐ Lost 1 ⇒
 at Twins
7
18-16
⇐ Won 1 ⇒
W: Jesse Crain (1-1)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Red Sox         0  2  0   0  4  0   0  0  0    6 12  1
Twins           2  2  0   1  0  0   0  0  2    7 11  1
Winning Run scored with 2 outs

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 0 1 0 1 0 .288 .810 19 11 -0.085 1.28 0.043 -0.128 -0.8 2 1 SB
Dustin Pedroia 2B 5 1 2 0 0 1 .304 .753 24 18 -0.039 1.10 0.059 -0.099 -0.4 2 4
David Ortiz DH 3 1 1 0 2 0 .241 .787 17 6 0.026 1.21 0.095 -0.070 0.3 2B,IW
Manny Ramirez LF 5 1 1 0 0 3 .312 .949 23 15 -0.022 1.32 0.092 -0.114 -0.3 1 0
   Coco Crisp CF 0 0 0 0 0 0 .315 .721 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Mike Lowell 3B 5 1 2 2 0 0 .269 .749 19 12 0.210 1.30 0.269 -0.059 1.6 1 2 2B
Kevin Youkilis 1B 5 1 2 1 0 1 .316 .981 14 10 0.094 1.09 0.113 -0.018 1.0 12 2 SB
J.D. Drew RF 3 1 1 0 2 1 .279 .796 23 10 0.057 1.14 0.145 -0.088 0.4 0 0 CS
Jason Varitek C 5 0 1 1 0 0 .250 .728 15 10 -0.013 1.39 0.122 -0.134 -0.2 6 0
Julio Lugo SS 4 0 1 1 0 1 .285 .690 15 9 -0.021 1.56 0.051 -0.072 -0.2 1 5 SB
Jon Lester P 1 0
   David Aardsma P 0 0
   Hideki Okajima P 0 0
   Jonathan Papelbon P 0 0
Team Totals 39 6 12 5 5 7 .308 .745 169 101 0.207 1.26 0.989 -0.782 1.4 26 14
2B: M Lowell (7, off B Bonser); D Ortiz (7, off B Bonser).
IBB: D Ortiz (3, by J Rincon).
TB: M Lowell 3; D Ortiz 2; K Youkilis 2; D Pedroia 2; J Lugo; J Drew; M Ramirez; J Varitek; J Ellsbury.
RBI: M Lowell 2 (7); J Varitek (14); J Lugo (9); K Youkilis (28).
Team LOB: 11.
With RISP: 4 for 16.
Fielding
DP: 1. J Lugo-D Pedroia-K Youkilis.
E: J Lugo (11).
Outfield Assists: J Ellsbury (D Young at home plate).
Baserunning
SB: J Ellsbury (14, 2nd base off J Rincon/J Mauer); K Youkilis (2, 2nd base off B Bonser/J Mauer); J Lugo (5, 2nd base off B Bonser/J Mauer).
CS: J Drew (1, 2nd base by J Rincon/J Mauer).

Minnesota Twins

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Carlos Gomez CF 4 2 1 1 1 0 .278 .718 17 9 0.081 2.90 0.153 -0.071 0.8 4 0 2·SB
Brendan Harris 2B 3 1 2 2 0 0 .259 .689 9 5 0.152 1.18 0.192 -0.040 1.0 2 2 GDP
   Mike Lamb 3B 2 0 1 2 0 0 .213 .507 6 5 0.720 4.87 0.755 -0.036 1.5 0 1
Joe Mauer C 4 1 1 0 0 0 .343 .859 15 9 0.006 1.01 0.082 -0.076 0.3 6 1
Justin Morneau 1B 4 0 0 1 0 2 .262 .773 21 11 -0.104 1.39 0.000 -0.104 -0.7 9 0
Michael Cuddyer RF 4 0 1 1 0 0 .273 .693 16 9 0.008 0.99 0.083 -0.074 0.5 2 0
Jason Kubel DH 4 0 0 0 0 0 .230 .617 12 10 -0.097 0.93 0.000 -0.097 -0.7
Delmon Young LF 4 1 2 0 0 0 .271 .624 9 7 0.160 2.25 0.199 -0.039 0.2 0 0 SB
Matt Tolbert 3B-2B 3 1 1 0 0 2 .297 .713 15 13 -0.071 1.89 0.051 -0.122 0.0 1 2 2B,SH
Adam Everett SS 3 1 2 0 1 0 .209 .547 16 7 -0.148 1.96 0.033 -0.181 -0.1 3 3 2·2B
Boof Bonser P 0 1
   Juan Rincon P 0 0
   Matt Guerrier P 0 0
   Dennys Reyes P 0 0
   Jesse Crain P 0 0
Team Totals 35 7 11 7 2 4 .314 .751 136 85 0.707 1.89 1.548 -0.840 2.6 27 10
2B: A Everett 2 (4, 1 off J Lester, 1 off D Aardsma); M Tolbert (5, off J Lester).
SH: M Tolbert (2, off J Papelbon).
TB: A Everett 4; M Tolbert 2; D Young 2; B Harris 2; C Gomez; M Cuddyer; M Lamb; J Mauer.
GIDP: B Harris (4).
RBI: M Lamb 2 (13); B Harris 2 (9); C Gomez (12); M Cuddyer (11); J Morneau (26).
2-out RBI: M Lamb 2; B Harris 2; M Cuddyer.
Team LOB: 5.
With RISP: 4 for 8.
Fielding
E: C Gomez (3).
Baserunning
SB: C Gomez 2 (15, 2nd base off J Lester/J Varitek, 2nd base off J Papelbon/J Varitek); D Young (7, 3rd base off J Papelbon/J Varitek).

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 5.1 8 5 3 1 2 0 4.06 25 94 58 39 3 16 14 8 1 0 37 -0.255 0.94 -2.5
David Aardsma, H (2) 0.2 1 0 0 0 1 0 2.60 2 9 5 2 1 2 0 1 1 0 1 0 0.093 1.79 0.5
Hideki Okajima, H (8) 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.53 6 15 11 6 1 4 3 2 0 0 0 0 0.252 1.65 1.0
Jonathan Papelbon, BS (2), L (2-2) 0.2 2 2 2 1 0 0 2.55 5 18 11 10 1 0 2 2 1 0 0 0 -0.796 5.77 -1.7
Team Totals 8.2 11 7 5 2 4 0 5.19 38 136 85 57 6 22 19 13 3 0 37 1 0 -0.706 1.26 -2.6

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
Boof Bonser 4 7 6 6 3 3 0 5.09 23 96 56 32 4 20 7 10 5 0 24 -0.387 1.42 -3.4
Juan Rincon 2 1 0 0 2 1 0 4.15 8 31 16 8 4 4 2 3 1 0 2 2 0.032 1.34 0.5
Matt Guerrier 1.2 0 0 0 0 1 0 3.15 5 17 11 5 3 3 2 2 0 0 0 0 0.097 0.77 0.9
Dennys Reyes 0.1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 3 7 5 3 1 1 1 2 2 0 0 0 0.013 1.04 0.1
Jesse Crain, W (1-1) 1 2 0 0 0 2 0 5.06 5 18 13 8 1 4 1 2 1 0 0 0 0.039 0.94 0.5
Team Totals 9 12 6 6 5 7 0 6.00 44 169 101 56 13 32 13 19 9 0 24 2 2 -0.206 1.89 -1.4
B Bonser faced 4 batters in the 5th inning.
Balks: None.
WP: J Lester (2); B Bonser (4); J Rincon (1).
HBP: None.
IBB: J Rincon (1; D Ortiz).
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Angel Hernandez, 1B - Eric Cooper, 2B - Marty Foster, 3B - Derryl Cousins.
Time of Game: 3:19.
Attendance: 25,477.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: 70° F, Wind 0mph.

Starting Lineups

Boston Red Sox         Minnesota Twins
1 Jacoby Ellsbury CF 1 Carlos Gomez CF
2 Dustin Pedroia 2B 2 Brendan Harris 2B
3 David Ortiz DH 3 Joe Mauer C
4 Manny Ramirez LF 4 Justin Morneau 1B
5 Mike Lowell 3B 5 Michael Cuddyer RF
6 Kevin Youkilis 1B 6 Jason Kubel DH
7 J.D. Drew RF 7 Delmon Young LF
8 Jason Varitek C 8 Matt Tolbert 3B
9 Julio Lugo SS 9 Adam Everett SS
Jon Lester P Boof Bonser P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
b9 5-6 2 -23 5,(1-2)  RR MIN M. Lamb J. Papelbon 76% 100% Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF Line); Young Scores; Gomez Scores
t5 2-5 0 123 3,(1-1)  RR BOS M. Lowell B. Bonser -20% 44% Double to CF (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); Pedroia Scores; Ortiz Scores; Ramirez to 3B
b2 2-2 2 -23 4,(1-2)  RR MIN B. Harris J. Lester 17% 73% Single to LF (Fly Ball to LF-CF); Everett Scores/unER; Gomez Scores/unER
b9 5-6 1 -2- 2,(1-0)  O MIN A. Everett J. Papelbon -14% 14% Foul Popfly: 1B (1B Foul)
b9 5-6 0 --- 3,(1-1)  MIN D. Young J. Papelbon 13% 34% Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)

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, Red Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Twins' Boof Bonser facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- 3,(0-2)  O BOS J. Ellsbury B. Bonser 2% 52% Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
t1 0-0 1 --- 5,(1-2)  O BOS D. Pedroia B. Bonser 2% 54% Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
t1 0-0 2 --- 2,(1-0)  BOS D. Ortiz B. Bonser -2% 52% Double to RF (Line Drive to Deep RF Line)
t1 0-0 2 -2- 7,(3-2)  O BOS M. Ramirez B. Bonser 3% 55% Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 0, Twins 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Twins Batting, Tied 0-0, Red Sox' Jon Lester facing 1-2-3
b1 0-0 0 --- 1,(0-0)  O MIN C. Gomez J. Lester -2% 53% Flyball: LF (Deep LF-CF)
b1 0-0 1 --- 3,(2-0)  MIN B. Harris J. Lester 2% 55% Single to LF (Ground Ball thru Weak 3B)
b1 0-0 1 1-- 4,(2-1)  MIN J. Mauer J. Lester 8% 63% Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Harris to 3B; Mauer to 2B/Adv on throw
b1 0-0 1 -23 3,(1-1)  RO MIN J. Morneau J. Lester 0% 63% Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS); Harris Scores
b1 1-0 2 -2- 9,(3-2)  R MIN M. Cuddyer J. Lester 8% 71% Single to 2B (Ground Ball to SS-2B); Mauer Scores
b1 2-0 2 1-- 6,(1-2)  O MIN J. Kubel J. Lester -2% 70% Groundout: 2B-1B
2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 0, Twins 2.
Top of the 2nd, Red Sox Batting, Behind 0-2, Twins' Boof Bonser facing 5-6-7
t2 0-2 0 --- 5,(2-2)  O BOS M. Lowell B. Bonser 2% 72% Groundout: 2B-1B
t2 0-2 1 --- 3,(0-2)  BOS K. Youkilis B. Bonser -3% 70% Strikeout Swinging, Wild Pitch; Youkilis to 1B
t2 0-2 1 1-- 3,(0-2)  BOS J. Drew B. Bonser -1% 68% Youkilis Steals 2B
t2 0-2 1 -2- 4,(1-2)  BOS J. Drew B. Bonser -5% 63% Single to LF (Line Drive); Youkilis to 3B
t2 0-2 1 1-3 4,(2-1)  R BOS J. Varitek B. Bonser -12% 51% Single to CF (Line Drive); Youkilis Scores; Drew to 3B; Varitek to 2B/Adv on E8 (throw)
t2 1-2 1 -23 3,(1-1)  RO BOS J. Lugo B. Bonser 1% 52% Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B); Drew Scores
t2 2-2 2 -2- 5,(3-1)  BOS J. Ellsbury B. Bonser -1% 51% Walk
t2 2-2 2 12- 6,(2-2)  O BOS D. Pedroia B. Bonser 4% 55% Strikeout Swinging
2 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Red Sox 2, Twins 2.
Bottom of the 2nd, Twins Batting, Tied 2-2, Red Sox' Jon Lester facing 7-8-9
b2 2-2 0 --- 4,(1-2)  O MIN D. Young J. Lester -2% 53% Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
b2 2-2 1 --- 7,(1-2)  O MIN M. Tolbert J. Lester -2% 51% Strikeout Swinging
b2 2-2 2 --- 4,(1-2)  MIN A. Everett J. Lester 2% 53% Double to CF (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
b2 2-2 2 -2- 5,(3-1)  MIN C. Gomez J. Lester 2% 55% Reached on E6 (Ground Ball to Weak SS); Everett to 3B; Gomez to 1B
b2 2-2 2 1-3 3,(1-1)  MIN B. Harris J. Lester 1% 56% Gomez Steals 2B
b2 2-2 2 -23 4,(1-2)  RR MIN B. Harris J. Lester 17% 73% Single to LF (Fly Ball to LF-CF); Everett Scores/unER; Gomez Scores/unER
b2 4-2 2 1-- 6,(3-2)  O MIN J. Mauer J. Lester -2% 71% Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
2 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Red Sox 2, Twins 4.
Top of the 3rd, Red Sox Batting, Behind 2-4, Twins' Boof Bonser facing 3-4-5
t3 2-4 0 --- 4,(1-2)  O BOS D. Ortiz B. Bonser 2% 74% Popfly: 2B (Deep 2B-1B)
t3 2-4 1 --- 4,(1-2)  O BOS M. Ramirez B. Bonser 2% 75% Lineout: SS (Weak SS)
t3 2-4 2 --- 6,(3-2)  O BOS M. Lowell B. Bonser 1% 77% Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 2, Twins 4.
Bottom of the 3rd, Twins Batting, Ahead 4-2, Red Sox' Jon Lester facing 4-5-6
b3 4-2 0 --- 5,(3-1)  O MIN J. Morneau J. Lester -2% 75% Groundout: 1B-P (2B-1B)
b3 4-2 1 --- 3,(2-0)  O MIN M. Cuddyer J. Lester -1% 74% Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
b3 4-2 2 --- 2,(1-0)  O MIN J. Kubel J. Lester -1% 73% Flyball: CF (Deep CF-RF)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 2, Twins 4.
Top of the 4th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 2-4, Twins' Boof Bonser facing 6-7-8
t4 2-4 0 --- 4,(1-2)  BOS K. Youkilis B. Bonser -4% 69% Single to RF (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
t4 2-4 0 1-- 5,(3-1)  BOS J. Drew B. Bonser -7% 62% Walk; Youkilis to 2B
t4 2-4 0 12- 2,(1-0)  O BOS J. Varitek B. Bonser 7% 68% Flyball: RF
t4 2-4 1 12- 6,(3-2)  O BOS J. Lugo B. Bonser 5% 73% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B (Weak SS); Youkilis to 3B
t4 2-4 2 1-3 2,(1-0)  BOS J. Ellsbury B. Bonser -1% 72% Lugo Steals 2B
t4 2-4 2 -23 6,(3-2)  O BOS J. Ellsbury B. Bonser 7% 79% Groundout: P-1B (Weak 2B)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Red Sox 2, Twins 4.
Bottom of the 4th, Twins Batting, Ahead 4-2, Red Sox' Jon Lester facing 7-8-9
b4 4-2 0 --- 1,(0-0)  O MIN D. Young J. Lester -2% 77% Groundout: 2B-1B
b4 4-2 1 --- 2,(0-1)  MIN M. Tolbert J. Lester 3% 80% Double to LF (Fly Ball)
b4 4-2 1 -2- 2,(1-0)  MIN A. Everett J. Lester 2% 82% Wild Pitch; Tolbert to 3B
b4 4-2 1 --3 5,(3-1)  MIN A. Everett J. Lester 1% 83% Walk
b4 4-2 1 1-3 3,(1-1)  R MIN C. Gomez J. Lester 5% 88% Single to RF (Line Drive); Tolbert Scores; Everett to 2B
b4 5-2 1 12- 2,(1-0)  OO MIN B. Harris J. Lester -4% 84% Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B (Weak SS)
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 2, Twins 5.
Top of the 5th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 2-5, Twins' Boof Bonser facing 2-3-4
t5 2-5 0 --- 4,(1-2)  BOS D. Pedroia B. Bonser -4% 80% Single to 2B (Ground Ball)
t5 2-5 0 1-- 4,(3-0)  BOS D. Ortiz B. Bonser -6% 73% Walk; Pedroia to 2B
t5 2-5 0 12- 1,(0-0)  BOS M. Ramirez B. Bonser -9% 64% Single to CF (Line Drive); Pedroia to 3B; Ortiz to 2B
t5 2-5 0 123 3,(1-1)  RR BOS M. Lowell B. Bonser -20% 44% Double to CF (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); Pedroia Scores; Ortiz Scores; Ramirez to 3B
Juan Rincon replaces Boof Bonser pitching
t5 4-5 0 -23 2,(1-0)  RO BOS K. Youkilis J. Rincon -0% 44% Groundout: 2B-1B; Ramirez Scores; Lowell to 3B
t5 5-5 1 --3 1,(0-0)  R BOS J. Drew J. Rincon -5% 39% Wild Pitch; Lowell Scores
t5 6-5 1 --- 5,(3-1)  BOS J. Drew J. Rincon -3% 36% Walk
t5 6-5 1 1-- 2,(1-0)  O BOS J. Varitek J. Rincon 4% 40% Drew Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
t5 6-5 2 --- 3,(1-1)  O BOS J. Varitek J. Rincon 1% 42% Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
4 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 6, Twins 5.
Bottom of the 5th, Twins Batting, Behind 5-6, Red Sox' Jon Lester facing 3-4-5
b5 5-6 0 --- 2,(0-1)  O MIN J. Mauer J. Lester -3% 38% Popfly: SS (Weak SS)
b5 5-6 1 --- 6,(3-2)  O MIN J. Morneau J. Lester -2% 36% Strikeout Swinging
b5 5-6 2 --- 3,(2-0)  O MIN M. Cuddyer J. Lester -2% 34% Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 6, Twins 5.
Top of the 6th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 6-5, Twins' Juan Rincon facing 9-1-2
Matt Tolbert moves from 3B to 2B
Mike Lamb replaces Brendan Harris (2B) playing 3B batting 2nd
t6 6-5 0 --- 2,(1-0)  BOS J. Lugo J. Rincon -4% 30% Single to RF (Line Drive to Short CF-RF)
t6 6-5 0 1-- 3,(0-2)  O BOS J. Ellsbury J. Rincon 4% 34% Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B (Weak 3B)
t6 6-5 1 1-- 1,(0-0)  BOS D. Pedroia J. Rincon -2% 32% Ellsbury Steals 2B
t6 6-5 1 -2- 7,(2-2)  O BOS D. Pedroia J. Rincon 4% 36% Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
t6 6-5 2 -2- 4,(3-0)  BOS D. Ortiz J. Rincon -1% 35% Intentional Walk
t6 6-5 2 12- 5,(2-2)  O BOS M. Ramirez J. Rincon 5% 40% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Red Sox 6, Twins 5.
Bottom of the 6th, Twins Batting, Behind 5-6, Red Sox' Jon Lester facing 6-7-8
b6 5-6 0 --- 3,(0-2)  O MIN J. Kubel J. Lester -4% 36% Groundout: 1B unassisted (2B-1B)
b6 5-6 1 --- 1,(0-0)  MIN D. Young J. Lester 4% 40% Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
David Aardsma replaces Jon Lester pitching
b6 5-6 1 1-- 4,(1-2)  O MIN M. Tolbert D. Aardsma -5% 35% Strikeout Swinging
b6 5-6 2 1-- 5,(3-1)  O MIN A. Everett D. Aardsma -4% 31% Double to CF (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF); Young out at Hm/CF-2B-C
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 6, Twins 5.
Top of the 7th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 6-5, Twins' Matt Guerrier facing 5-6-7
Matt Guerrier replaces Juan Rincon pitching
t7 6-5 0 --- 2,(1-0)  O BOS M. Lowell M. Guerrier 3% 33% Flyball: RF
t7 6-5 1 --- 3,(1-1)  O BOS K. Youkilis M. Guerrier 2% 35% Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
t7 6-5 2 --- 4,(2-1)  O BOS J. Drew M. Guerrier 1% 36% Groundout: 1B unassisted (2B-1B)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 6, Twins 5.
Bottom of the 7th, Twins Batting, Behind 5-6, Red Sox' Hideki Okajima facing 1-2-3
Hideki Okajima replaces David Aardsma pitching
b7 5-6 0 --- 2,(0-1)  O MIN C. Gomez H. Okajima -5% 31% Bunt Groundout: 1B-2B (Weak 1B)
b7 5-6 1 --- 1,(0-0)  O MIN M. Lamb H. Okajima -4% 28% Foul Popfly: 3B (3B Foul)
b7 5-6 2 --- 3,(1-1)  O MIN J. Mauer H. Okajima -2% 25% Groundout: 1B unassisted (2B-1B)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 6, Twins 5.
Top of the 8th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 6-5, Twins' Matt Guerrier facing 8-9-1
t8 6-5 0 --- 4,(1-2)  O BOS J. Varitek M. Guerrier 2% 28% Groundout: 1B unassisted (2B-1B)
t8 6-5 1 --- 4,(1-2)  O BOS J. Lugo M. Guerrier 2% 30% Strikeout Swinging
Dennys Reyes replaces Matt Guerrier pitching
t8 6-5 2 --- 2,(1-0)  BOS J. Ellsbury D. Reyes -1% 28% Single to RF (Line Drive)
t8 6-5 2 1-- 2,(0-1)  BOS D. Pedroia D. Reyes -2% 26% Single to RF (Line Drive to CF-RF); Ellsbury to 2B
t8 6-5 2 12- 3,(1-1)  O BOS D. Ortiz D. Reyes 4% 31% Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B)
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Red Sox 6, Twins 5.
Bottom of the 8th, Twins Batting, Behind 5-6, Red Sox' Hideki Okajima facing 4-5-6
b8 5-6 0 --- 7,(3-2)  O MIN J. Morneau H. Okajima -6% 24% Strikeout Swinging
b8 5-6 1 --- 1,(0-0)  O MIN M. Cuddyer H. Okajima -5% 20% Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
b8 5-6 2 --- 1,(0-0)  O MIN J. Kubel H. Okajima -3% 16% Foul Popfly: C (Behind Home)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 6, Twins 5.
Top of the 9th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 6-5, Twins' Jesse Crain facing 4-5-6
Jesse Crain replaces Dennys Reyes pitching
t9 6-5 0 --- 6,(2-2)  O BOS M. Ramirez J. Crain 2% 18% Strikeout Swinging
t9 6-5 1 --- 3,(0-2)  BOS M. Lowell J. Crain -2% 16% Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF)
t9 6-5 1 1-- 2,(1-0)  BOS K. Youkilis J. Crain -2% 14% Single to 3B (Ground Ball); Lowell to 2B
t9 6-5 1 12- 5,(2-2)  O BOS J. Drew J. Crain 3% 17% Strikeout Looking
t9 6-5 2 12- 2,(0-1)  O BOS J. Varitek J. Crain 3% 20% Popfly: SS (Deep SS-3B Hole)
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Red Sox 6, Twins 5.
Bottom of the 9th, Twins Batting, Behind 5-6, Red Sox' Jonathan Papelbon facing 7-8-9
Jonathan Papelbon replaces Hideki Okajima pitching
Jacoby Ellsbury moves from CF to LF
Coco Crisp replaces Manny Ramirez (LF) playing CF batting 4th
b9 5-6 0 --- 3,(1-1)  MIN D. Young J. Papelbon 13% 34% Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
b9 5-6 0 1-- 2,(0-1)  O MIN M. Tolbert J. Papelbon -5% 28% Bunt Groundout: 3B-1B/Sacrifice (Short 3B Line); Young to 2B
b9 5-6 1 -2- 2,(1-0)  O MIN A. Everett J. Papelbon -14% 14% Foul Popfly: 1B (1B Foul)
b9 5-6 2 -2- 1,(0-0)  MIN C. Gomez J. Papelbon 2% 16% Young Steals 3B
b9 5-6 2 --3 6,(3-2)  MIN C. Gomez J. Papelbon 4% 20% Walk
b9 5-6 2 1-3 2,(0-1)  MIN M. Lamb J. Papelbon 4% 24% Gomez Steals 2B
b9 5-6 2 -23 5,(1-2)  RR MIN M. Lamb J. Papelbon 76% 100% Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF Line); Young Scores; Gomez Scores
2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 6, Twins 7.

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