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Standings
CHW
@LAA		7
10
TOR
@CLE		0
3
TOR
@CLE		3
0		 
(10)
BOS
@MIN		3
7
NYY
@TBR		1
7
SEA
@TEX		12
13		 
(10)
SDP
@CHC		3
12
FLA
@CIN		7
8
STL
@MIL		3
8
WSN
@NYM		10
4
ATL
@PIT		0
5
ATL
@PIT		8
1
HOU
@SFG		7
3
Monday, May 12, 2008 6:09PM
, Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome
Attendance: 18,782, Time of Game: 2:51
Red Sox
3
24-17
⇐ Lost 2 ⇒
1st
 at Twins
7
20-17
⇐ Won 2 ⇒
1st
L: Clay Buchholz (2-3)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Red Sox         3  0  0   0  0  0   0  0  0    3 12  1
Twins           2  0  2   0  3  0   0  0  X    7 11  0

Boston Red Sox

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Coco Crisp CF 4 1 1 0 1 1 .314 .817 19 9 -0.013 0.93 0.070 -0.083 -0.4 1 1 2B
Dustin Pedroia 2B 4 0 1 0 0 0 .304 .746 17 14 -0.062 0.80 0.019 -0.081 -0.5 2 3 SH
David Ortiz DH 5 1 1 1 0 0 .240 .768 15 8 -0.032 0.97 0.055 -0.087 -0.5
Manny Ramirez LF 4 1 2 2 1 0 .304 .937 15 8 0.168 0.65 0.195 -0.027 1.5 0 0 HR
Mike Lowell 3B 4 0 1 0 0 0 .278 .775 12 9 -0.084 0.73 0.012 -0.096 -0.8 1 4 GDP
J.D. Drew RF 4 0 3 0 0 1 .301 .837 12 8 0.049 0.55 0.062 -0.013 0.6 1 0 2B
Jason Varitek C 4 0 0 0 0 1 .252 .733 15 10 -0.097 0.96 0.000 -0.097 -1.3 5 0
Sean Casey 1B 4 0 1 0 0 0 .339 .859 19 11 0.001 0.73 0.047 -0.045 -0.3 10 1
Alex Cora SS 4 0 2 0 0 0 .727 1.587 10 8 -0.026 0.82 0.033 -0.058 0.1 4 6
Clay Buchholz P
   Javier Lopez P 2
   Craig Hansen P
   Mike Timlin P
Team Totals 37 3 12 3 2 3 .324 .818 134 85 -0.096 0.80 0.493 -0.587 -1.6 24 17
2B: C Crisp (6, off L Hernandez); J Drew (6, off L Hernandez).
HR: M Ramirez (8, off L Hernandez; 1st inn, 1 on, 1 out to RF).
SH: D Pedroia (3, off L Hernandez).
TB: M Ramirez 5; J Drew 4; C Crisp 2; A Cora 2; D Ortiz; M Lowell; D Pedroia; S Casey.
GIDP: M Lowell (1).
RBI: M Ramirez 2 (26); D Ortiz (29).
Team LOB: 10.
With RISP: 1 for 6.
Fielding
DP: 3. D Pedroia-A Cora-S Casey 2; C Crisp-A Cora.
E: J Drew (2).
Outfield Assists: C Crisp (D Young at 1st base).

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 1 0 0 2 .268 .690 14 9 -0.064 0.65 0.017 -0.081 -0.7 7 0 CS
Brendan Harris 2B 4 1 1 0 0 1 .259 .682 17 11 -0.025 0.55 0.024 -0.049 -0.7 1 2
   Matt Tolbert 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 .274 .668 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Joe Mauer C 2 3 1 0 2 0 .333 .846 20 8 0.104 0.83 0.112 -0.008 0.8 3 0
Justin Morneau 1B 4 1 2 1 0 0 .292 .815 12 7 0.252 1.28 0.269 -0.017 2.3 4 0
Michael Cuddyer RF 4 1 2 1 0 0 .276 .711 13 8 0.078 1.12 0.112 -0.034 0.7 3 0
Craig Monroe DH 2 1 1 2 2 1 .290 .889 17 7 0.208 1.30 0.210 -0.002 2.4 2B
Delmon Young LF 4 0 2 2 0 1 .271 .623 8 8 -0.038 1.14 0.041 -0.078 0.3 5 0
   Jason Kubel LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 .222 .597 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 1 0
Mike Lamb 3B 3 0 0 0 1 0 .231 .547 14 7 -0.057 0.80 0.040 -0.097 -1.9 1 0 2·GDP
Adam Everett SS 4 0 1 0 0 0 .204 .565 14 8 -0.054 0.66 0.007 -0.060 -0.3 1 1
Livan Hernandez P 1
   Juan Rincon P
   Jesse Crain P
Team Totals 31 7 11 6 5 5 .355 .832 129 73 0.404 0.92 0.832 -0.426 2.9 27 3
2B: C Monroe (6, off C Buchholz).
TB: M Cuddyer 2; C Monroe 2; J Morneau 2; D Young 2; C Gomez; J Mauer; B Harris; A Everett.
GIDP: M Lamb 2 (2).
RBI: C Monroe 2 (15); D Young 2 (12); M Cuddyer (12); J Morneau (28).
Team LOB: 5.
With RISP: 5 for 11.
Fielding
DP: 1. A Everett-B Harris-J Morneau.
Baserunning
CS: C Gomez (3, 2nd base by J Lopez POCS).

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, L (2-3) 4.1 8 7 7 5 4 0 5.53 25 89 49 24 9 16 11 5 4 0 18 -0.438 1.28 -5.0
Javier Lopez 1.2 2 0 0 0 0 0 3.00 5 20 10 6 1 3 4 1 0 0 1 0 0.024 0.26 1.0
Craig Hansen 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 5.06 3 13 8 2 2 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 0.007 0.09 0.5
Mike Timlin 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 9.00 3 7 6 5 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0.003 0.08 0.5
Team Totals 8 11 7 7 5 5 0 7.88 36 129 73 37 12 24 19 7 4 0 18 1 0 -0.404 0.80 -2.9

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
Livan Hernandez, W (6-1) 6 10 3 3 1 1 1 3.90 28 92 59 37 1 21 7 19 6 0 40 0.027 0.94 0.1
Juan Rincon 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 3.60 7 30 17 12 0 5 0 5 0 0 0 0 0.053 0.36 1.0
Jesse Crain 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 4.63 5 12 9 4 1 4 0 4 2 0 0 0 0.015 0.59 0.5
Team Totals 9 12 3 3 2 3 1 3.00 40 134 85 53 2 30 7 28 8 0 40 0 0 0.095 0.92 1.6
Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: None.
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: J Lopez (1; C Gomez, 2nd base (CS)).

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Derryl Cousins, 1B - Angel Hernandez, 2B - Eric Cooper, 3B - Marty Foster.
Time of Game: 2:51.
Attendance: 18,782.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: 70° F, Wind 0mph.

Starting Lineups

Boston Red Sox         Minnesota Twins
1 Coco Crisp 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 J.D. Drew RF 6 Craig Monroe DH
7 Jason Varitek C 7 Delmon Young LF
8 Sean Casey 1B 8 Mike Lamb 3B
9 Alex Cora SS 9 Adam Everett SS
Clay Buchholz P Livan Hernandez P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
b1 0-3 1 12- 4,(2-1)  RR MIN J. Morneau C. Buchholz 16% 47% Single to RF (Line Drive to CF-RF); Harris Scores; Mauer Scores/Adv on E9/No RBI; Morneau to 2B
t1 1-0 1 1-- 3,(1-1)  RR BOS M. Ramirez L. Hernandez -15% 25% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); Ortiz Scores
b5 4-3 1 1-3 2,(1-0)  RR MIN C. Monroe C. Buchholz 12% 89% Double to LF (Ground Ball); Mauer Scores; Cuddyer Scores
b3 2-3 0 1-- 4,(2-1)  MIN J. Morneau C. Buchholz 11% 59% Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); Mauer to 3B
b3 4-3 1 12- 1,(0-0)  OO MIN M. Lamb C. Buchholz -8% 62% Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B

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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' Livan Hernandez facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- 4,(2-1)  BOS C. Crisp L. Hernandez -6% 44% Double to CF (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF)
t1 0-0 0 -2- 1,(0-0)  O BOS D. Pedroia L. Hernandez 1% 46% Bunt Groundout: 2B-1B/Sacrifice; Crisp to 3B
t1 0-0 1 --3 5,(2-2)  R BOS D. Ortiz L. Hernandez -5% 40% Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF-CF); Crisp Scores
t1 1-0 1 1-- 3,(1-1)  RR BOS M. Ramirez L. Hernandez -15% 25% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); Ortiz Scores
t1 3-0 1 --- 7,(3-2)  O BOS M. Lowell L. Hernandez 1% 26% Lineout: CF
t1 3-0 2 --- 2,(1-0)  BOS J. Drew L. Hernandez -1% 25% Double to LF (Ground Ball)
t1 3-0 2 -2- 3,(0-2)  O BOS J. Varitek L. Hernandez 2% 27% Strikeout Looking
3 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 3, Twins 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Twins Batting, Behind 0-3, Red Sox' Clay Buchholz facing 1-2-3
b1 0-3 0 --- 6,(2-2)  O MIN C. Gomez C. Buchholz -2% 24% Strikeout Looking
b1 0-3 1 --- 4,(1-2)  MIN B. Harris C. Buchholz 2% 27% Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
b1 0-3 1 1-- 5,(2-2)  MIN J. Mauer C. Buchholz 4% 30% Single to LF (Line Drive to LF-CF); Harris to 2B
b1 0-3 1 12- 4,(2-1)  RR MIN J. Morneau C. Buchholz 16% 47% Single to RF (Line Drive to CF-RF); Harris Scores; Mauer Scores/Adv on E9/No RBI; Morneau to 2B
b1 2-3 1 -2- 2,(1-0)  O MIN M. Cuddyer C. Buchholz -3% 43% Flyball: RF (CF-RF); Morneau to 3B
b1 2-3 2 --3 5,(3-1)  MIN C. Monroe C. Buchholz 1% 45% Walk
b1 2-3 2 1-3 3,(0-2)  O MIN D. Young C. Buchholz -5% 40% Strikeout Swinging
2 runs, 3 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Red Sox 3, Twins 2.
Top of the 2nd, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 3-2, Twins' Livan Hernandez facing 8-9-1
t2 3-2 0 --- 4,(2-1)  O BOS S. Casey L. Hernandez 2% 42% Groundout: 1B unassisted (2B-1B)
t2 3-2 1 --- 4,(1-2)  O BOS A. Cora L. Hernandez 1% 43% Foul Popfly: 1B (1B Foul)
t2 3-2 2 --- 5,(3-1)  BOS C. Crisp L. Hernandez -1% 42% Walk
t2 3-2 2 1-- 2,(0-1)  O BOS D. Pedroia L. Hernandez 2% 44% Lineout: P (Weak SS-2B)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 3, Twins 2.
Bottom of the 2nd, Twins Batting, Behind 2-3, Red Sox' Clay Buchholz facing 8-9-1
b2 2-3 0 --- 5,(3-1)  MIN M. Lamb C. Buchholz 4% 48% Walk
b2 2-3 0 1-- 4,(1-2)  O MIN A. Everett C. Buchholz -4% 44% Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B (Weak 3B)
b2 2-3 1 1-- 1,(0-0)  O MIN C. Gomez C. Buchholz -3% 41% Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B (Weak 3B)
b2 2-3 2 1-- 3,(0-2)  O MIN B. Harris C. Buchholz -3% 39% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 3, Twins 2.
Top of the 3rd, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 3-2, Twins' Livan Hernandez facing 3-4-5
t3 3-2 0 --- 2,(1-0)  O BOS D. Ortiz L. Hernandez 2% 41% Popfly: SS (Short CF)
t3 3-2 1 --- 3,(2-0)  O BOS M. Ramirez L. Hernandez 2% 43% Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
t3 3-2 2 --- 1,(0-0)  BOS M. Lowell L. Hernandez -1% 41% Single to CF (Line Drive)
t3 3-2 2 1-- 5,(2-2)  BOS J. Drew L. Hernandez -2% 39% Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); Lowell to 2B
t3 3-2 2 12- 2,(0-1)  O BOS J. Varitek L. Hernandez 4% 44% Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Red Sox 3, Twins 2.
Bottom of the 3rd, Twins Batting, Behind 2-3, Red Sox' Clay Buchholz facing 3-4-5
b3 2-3 0 --- 5,(3-1)  MIN J. Mauer C. Buchholz 4% 48% Walk
b3 2-3 0 1-- 4,(2-1)  MIN J. Morneau C. Buchholz 11% 59% Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); Mauer to 3B
b3 2-3 0 1-3 4,(1-2)  R MIN M. Cuddyer C. Buchholz 7% 65% Single to CF (Line Drive); Mauer Scores; Morneau to 2B
b3 3-3 0 12- 6,(3-2)  MIN C. Monroe C. Buchholz 8% 73% Walk; Morneau to 3B; Cuddyer to 2B
b3 3-3 0 123 2,(0-1)  RO MIN D. Young C. Buchholz -3% 70% Groundout: SS-3B/Forceout at 3B (Weak SS); Morneau Scores; Monroe to 2B; Young to 1B
b3 4-3 1 12- 1,(0-0)  OO MIN M. Lamb C. Buchholz -8% 62% Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 3, Twins 4.
Top of the 4th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 3-4, Twins' Livan Hernandez facing 8-9-1
t4 3-4 0 --- 3,(0-2)  BOS S. Casey L. Hernandez -5% 58% Single to RF (Ground Ball)
t4 3-4 0 1-- 1,(0-0)  O BOS A. Cora L. Hernandez 4% 62% Flyball: LF
t4 3-4 1 1-- 5,(3-1)  O BOS C. Crisp L. Hernandez 4% 66% Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
t4 3-4 2 1-- 7,(1-2)  O BOS D. Pedroia L. Hernandez 3% 69% Flyball: LF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 3, Twins 4.
Bottom of the 4th, Twins Batting, Ahead 4-3, Red Sox' Clay Buchholz facing 9-1-2
b4 4-3 0 --- 5,(3-1)  O MIN A. Everett C. Buchholz -2% 66% Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
b4 4-3 1 --- 5,(2-2)  O MIN C. Gomez C. Buchholz -2% 65% Strikeout Swinging
b4 4-3 2 --- 5,(2-2)  O MIN B. Harris C. Buchholz -1% 64% Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 3, Twins 4.
Top of the 5th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 3-4, Twins' Livan Hernandez facing 3-4-5
t5 3-4 0 --- 4,(2-1)  O BOS D. Ortiz L. Hernandez 3% 67% Popfly: 3B (Weak 3B)
t5 3-4 1 --- 2,(0-1)  BOS M. Ramirez L. Hernandez -4% 64% Single to LF (Ground Ball thru Weak 3B)
t5 3-4 1 1-- 2,(0-1)  OO BOS M. Lowell L. Hernandez 7% 71% Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B (Weak SS)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 3, Twins 4.
Bottom of the 5th, Twins Batting, Ahead 4-3, Red Sox' Clay Buchholz facing 3-4-5
b5 4-3 0 --- 5,(3-1)  MIN J. Mauer C. Buchholz 3% 74% Walk
b5 4-3 0 1-- 1,(0-0)  O MIN J. Morneau C. Buchholz -1% 73% Groundout: 1B unassisted (2B-1B); Mauer to 2B
b5 4-3 1 -2- 1,(0-0)  MIN M. Cuddyer C. Buchholz 5% 77% Single to LF (Line Drive); Mauer to 3B
b5 4-3 1 1-3 2,(1-0)  RR MIN C. Monroe C. Buchholz 12% 89% Double to LF (Ground Ball); Mauer Scores; Cuddyer Scores
b5 6-3 1 -2- 1,(0-0)  R MIN D. Young C. Buchholz 4% 93% Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Monroe Scores
Javier Lopez replaces Clay Buchholz pitching
b5 7-3 1 1-- 6,(3-2)  OO MIN M. Lamb J. Lopez -1% 92% Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 3, Twins 7.
Top of the 6th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 3-7, Twins' Livan Hernandez facing 6-7-8
t6 3-7 0 --- 1,(0-0)  BOS J. Drew L. Hernandez -3% 89% Single to RF (Line Drive)
t6 3-7 0 1-- 5,(3-1)  O BOS J. Varitek L. Hernandez 3% 92% Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
t6 3-7 1 1-- 6,(3-2)  O BOS S. Casey L. Hernandez 2% 94% Flyball: LF
t6 3-7 2 1-- 2,(0-1)  BOS A. Cora L. Hernandez -1% 92% Single to LF (Line Drive to LF-CF); Drew to 2B
t6 3-7 2 12- 1,(0-0)  O BOS C. Crisp L. Hernandez 3% 95% Flyball: CF (Short CF)
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Red Sox 3, Twins 7.
Bottom of the 6th, Twins Batting, Ahead 7-3, Red Sox' Javier Lopez facing 9-1-2
b6 7-3 0 --- 2,(1-0)  MIN A. Everett J. Lopez 1% 96% Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
b6 7-3 0 1-- 2,(1-0)  MIN C. Gomez J. Lopez 2% 97% Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); Everett to 3B
b6 7-3 0 1-3 1,(1-0)  O MIN B. Harris J. Lopez -1% 96% Gomez Caught Stealing (PO) 2B (P-1B-SS)
b6 7-3 1 --3 5,(3-1)  O MIN B. Harris J. Lopez -1% 95% Popfly: 1B (2B-1B)
b6 7-3 2 --3 5,(2-2)  O MIN J. Mauer J. Lopez -1% 94% Groundout: P-SS-1B (Weak SS-2B)
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 3, Twins 7.
Top of the 7th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 3-7, Twins' Juan Rincon facing 2-3-4
Juan Rincon replaces Livan Hernandez pitching
Matt Tolbert replaces Brendan Harris playing 2B batting 2nd
t7 3-7 0 --- 4,(1-2)  O BOS D. Pedroia J. Rincon 2% 96% Flyball: RF
t7 3-7 1 --- 3,(2-0)  O BOS D. Ortiz J. Rincon 1% 97% Flyball: LF
t7 3-7 2 --- 6,(3-2)  BOS M. Ramirez J. Rincon -1% 96% Walk
t7 3-7 2 1-- 2,(0-1)  O BOS M. Lowell J. Rincon 1% 97% Flyball: RF (Deep CF-RF)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 3, Twins 7.
Bottom of the 7th, Twins Batting, Ahead 7-3, Red Sox' Craig Hansen facing 4-5-6
Craig Hansen replaces Javier Lopez pitching
b7 7-3 0 --- 3,(1-1)  O MIN J. Morneau C. Hansen -0% 97% Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
b7 7-3 1 --- 6,(3-2)  O MIN M. Cuddyer C. Hansen -0% 97% Groundout: 2B-1B
b7 7-3 2 --- 4,(1-2)  O MIN C. Monroe C. Hansen -0% 96% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 3, Twins 7.
Top of the 8th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 3-7, Twins' Juan Rincon facing 6-7-8
t8 3-7 0 --- 4,(1-2)  O BOS J. Drew J. Rincon 1% 98% Strikeout Looking
t8 3-7 1 --- 5,(2-2)  O BOS J. Varitek J. Rincon 1% 98% Flyball: RF
t8 3-7 2 --- 6,(3-2)  O BOS S. Casey J. Rincon 0% 99% Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 3, Twins 7.
Bottom of the 8th, Twins Batting, Ahead 7-3, Red Sox' Mike Timlin facing 7-8-9
Mike Timlin replaces Craig Hansen pitching
b8 7-3 0 --- 2,(0-1)  MIN D. Young M. Timlin 0% 99% Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
b8 7-3 0 1-- 2,(0-1)  OO MIN M. Lamb M. Timlin -0% 99% Fly Ball Double Play: CF (LF-CF); Young out at 1B/CF-SS
b8 7-3 2 --- 3,(1-1)  O MIN A. Everett M. Timlin -0% 99% Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 3, Twins 7.
Top of the 9th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 3-7, Twins' Jesse Crain facing 9-1-2
Jesse Crain replaces Juan Rincon pitching
Jason Kubel replaces Delmon Young playing LF batting 7th
t9 3-7 0 --- 3,(1-1)  BOS A. Cora J. Crain -2% 97% Single to RF (Line Drive to CF-RF)
t9 3-7 0 1-- 4,(1-2)  O BOS C. Crisp J. Crain 2% 98% Strikeout Swinging
t9 3-7 1 1-- 3,(1-1)  BOS D. Pedroia J. Crain -2% 97% Single to RF (Line Drive to Short CF-RF); Cora to 2B
t9 3-7 1 12- 1,(0-0)  O BOS D. Ortiz J. Crain 2% 99% Flyball: LF (LF Line)
t9 3-7 2 12- 1,(0-0)  O BOS M. Ramirez J. Crain 1% 100% Flyball: CF (Deep CF-RF)
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Red Sox 3, Twins 7.

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  • 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.

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