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CHW
@LAA		4
2
TOR
@BAL		2
7
TBR
@CLE		1
5
DET
@KCR		1
6
BOS
@MIN		2
5
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@OAK		3
4
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@TEX		3
7
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@ARI		5
6
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@CHC		1
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@CIN		4
6
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@COL		7
1
STL
@MIL		8
1
WSN
@NYM		1
6
FLA
@PHI		3
5
ATL
@SFG		0
4
Tuesday, May 26, 2009 7:10PM
, Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome
Attendance: 20,019, Time of Game: 2:52
Red Sox
2
27-19
⇐ Lost 1 ⇒
1st
 at Twins
5
23-24
⇐ Won 1 ⇒
3rd, 3½ GB
L: Jon Lester (3-5)
S: Joe Nathan (7)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Red Sox         0  0  0   0  1  0   1  0  0    2  9  0
Twins           0  0  0   0  5  0   0  0  X    5  7  1

Boston Red Sox

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Jacoby Ellsbury CF 5 2 2 0 0 0 .303 .709 17 12 0.007 1.04 0.090 -0.083 0.1 3 0 2·SB
Dustin Pedroia 2B 4 0 2 1 0 1 .341 .872 12 10 0.108 1.14 0.160 -0.052 0.8 3 4 2B
J.D. Drew RF 3 0 0 0 1 0 .263 .866 14 8 -0.058 1.13 0.020 -0.078 -0.2 0 0
Kevin Youkilis 3B 4 0 1 0 0 3 .379 1.158 15 11 -0.068 1.35 0.043 -0.110 -0.7 0 2
Jason Bay LF 4 0 0 0 0 2 .282 1.011 17 13 -0.115 1.14 0.000 -0.115 -1.3 0 0
David Ortiz DH 3 0 1 0 1 1 .197 .611 19 10 0.085 0.77 0.104 -0.018 0.7 2B
Jason Varitek C 4 0 1 0 0 1 .238 .805 10 6 -0.109 1.15 0.009 -0.118 -1.1 9 0
Jeff Bailey 1B 4 0 0 0 0 1 .185 .696 12 9 -0.115 1.05 0.000 -0.115 -1.2 8 1
Julio Lugo SS 4 0 2 0 0 0 .271 .700 16 11 0.005 0.80 0.055 -0.050 -0.1 1 2
Jon Lester P
   Daniel Bard P
   Takashi Saito P
Team Totals 35 2 9 1 2 9 .257 .612 132 90 -0.260 1.06 0.481 -0.739 -2.8 24 9
2B: D Pedroia (15, off N Blackburn); D Ortiz (12, off N Blackburn).
TB: D Pedroia 3; D Ortiz 2; J Ellsbury 2; J Lugo 2; K Youkilis; J Varitek.
RBI: D Pedroia (16).
Team LOB: 8.
With RISP: 1 for 11.
Fielding
DP: 1. D Pedroia-J Bailey.
Baserunning
SB: J Ellsbury 2 (20, 2nd base off N Blackburn/J Mauer 2).

Minnesota Twins

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Denard Span CF-LF 1 0 0 1 1 0 .301 .799 15 8 0.073 0.89 0.075 -0.002 0.4 3 0 SB,HBP,SH
Joe Mauer C 3 1 0 0 1 2 .429 1.400 26 14 -0.117 1.12 0.010 -0.128 -1.6 9 0
Justin Morneau 1B 3 1 2 3 1 0 .347 1.098 16 8 0.176 0.91 0.214 -0.038 2.4 4 2 HR,IW
Michael Cuddyer RF 4 0 1 0 0 0 .285 .888 16 11 0.024 0.58 0.061 -0.037 -0.2 1 0 2B
Jason Kubel DH 3 0 0 0 1 1 .333 .897 17 11 -0.025 0.52 0.007 -0.032 -0.2
Brendan Harris 3B 3 1 1 0 0 2 .257 .653 18 11 -0.010 0.78 0.057 -0.067 -0.3 1 1 HBP
Delmon Young LF 4 0 0 0 0 2 .242 .569 12 10 -0.100 0.98 0.000 -0.100 -1.4 3 0
   Carlos Gomez CF 0 0 0 0 0 0 .225 .619 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 1 0
Matt Tolbert 2B 4 1 1 0 0 1 .200 .541 18 12 0.019 0.78 0.053 -0.034 -0.3 1 2
Nick Punto SS 3 1 2 1 0 0 .193 .516 4 3 0.200 1.28 0.218 -0.018 2.0 3 2 2B
Nick Blackburn P
   Matt Guerrier P
   Joe Nathan P 1
Team Totals 28 5 7 5 4 8 .250 .811 142 88 0.240 0.86 0.695 -0.456 0.7 27 7
2B: N Punto (3, off D Bard); M Cuddyer (10, off J Lester).
HR: J Morneau (14, off J Lester; 5th inn, 2 on, 2 outs to RF).
SH: D Span (3, off D Bard).
IBB: J Morneau (7, by D Bard).
HBP: D Span (5, by J Lester); B Harris (1, by T Saito).
TB: J Morneau 5; N Punto 3; M Cuddyer 2; M Tolbert; B Harris.
RBI: J Morneau 3 (44); D Span (22); N Punto (12).
2-out RBI: J Morneau 3.
Team LOB: 6.
With RISP: 2 for 9.
Fielding
E: N Punto (4).
Baserunning
SB: D Span (10, 2nd base off J Lester/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, L (3-5) 6 6 5 5 3 4 1 6.07 26 100 62 37 8 17 10 8 4 0 41 -0.261 1.06 -1.8
Daniel Bard 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 1.50 5 22 13 8 2 3 1 2 1 0 0 0 0.014 0.36 0.5
Takashi Saito 1 0 0 0 0 3 0 3.18 4 20 13 3 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.007 0.12 0.5
Team Totals 8 7 5 5 4 8 1 5.62 35 142 88 48 15 25 11 10 5 0 41 0 0 -0.240 1.06 -0.7

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
Nick Blackburn, W (4-2) 7 8 2 1 2 7 0 3.55 30 111 75 39 10 26 8 13 7 0 60 0.178 1.18 1.8
Matt Guerrier, H (6) 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 3.86 3 11 8 5 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0.046 0.59 0.5
Joe Nathan, S (7) 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 2.60 4 10 7 6 0 1 2 2 0 0 0 0 0.036 0.46 0.5
Team Totals 9 9 2 1 2 9 0 1.00 37 132 90 50 12 28 10 16 7 0 60 0 0 0.260 0.86 2.8
Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: T Saito (2; B Harris); J Lester (2; D Span).
IBB: D Bard (1; J Morneau).
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Tony Randazzo, 1B - Chris Guccione, 2B - Todd Tichenor, 3B - Jerry Layne.
Time of Game: 2:52.
Attendance: 20,019.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: 70° F, Wind 0mph.

Starting Lineups

Boston Red Sox         Minnesota Twins
1 Jacoby Ellsbury CF 1 Denard Span CF
2 Dustin Pedroia 2B 2 Joe Mauer C
3 J.D. Drew RF 3 Justin Morneau 1B
4 Kevin Youkilis 3B 4 Michael Cuddyer RF
5 Jason Bay LF 5 Jason Kubel DH
6 David Ortiz DH 6 Brendan Harris 3B
7 Jason Varitek C 7 Delmon Young LF
8 Jeff Bailey 1B 8 Matt Tolbert 2B
9 Julio Lugo SS 9 Nick Punto SS
Jon Lester P Nick Blackburn P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
b5 2-1 2 1-3 2,(1-0)  RRR MIN J. Morneau J. Lester 21% 92% Home Run (Line Drive to Deep RF); Punto Scores; Mauer Scores
b5 0-1 1 12- 1,(0-0)  R MIN N. Punto J. Lester 20% 68% Single to RF (Line Drive to CF-RF); Harris Scores; Tolbert to 3B; Punto to 2B/Adv on throw
t5 0-0 1 -2- 3,(1-1)  R BOS D. Pedroia N. Blackburn -13% 35% Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF Line); Ellsbury Scores
b1 0-0 0 1-- 7,(3-2)  OO MIN J. Mauer J. Lester -7% 51% Line Drive Double Play: 2B; Span out at 1B/2B-1B
t2 0-0 0 --- 6,(3-2)  BOS D. Ortiz N. Blackburn -6% 44% Double to RF (Line Drive to CF-RF)

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' Nick Blackburn facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- 3,(1-1)  BOS J. Ellsbury N. Blackburn -3% 47% Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
t1 0-0 0 1-- 5,(1-2)  O BOS D. Pedroia N. Blackburn 3% 50% Strikeout Swinging
t1 0-0 1 1-- 1,(0-0)  BOS J. Drew N. Blackburn -1% 48% Ellsbury Steals 2B
t1 0-0 1 -2- 7,(3-2)  BOS J. Drew N. Blackburn -2% 46% Walk
t1 0-0 1 12- 4,(1-2)  O BOS K. Youkilis N. Blackburn 4% 51% Strikeout Swinging
t1 0-0 2 12- 3,(0-2)  O BOS J. Bay N. Blackburn 4% 55% Flyball: CF (Deep LF-CF)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 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 --- 7,(3-2)  MIN D. Span J. Lester 3% 58% Walk
b1 0-0 0 1-- 7,(3-2)  OO MIN J. Mauer J. Lester -7% 51% Line Drive Double Play: 2B; Span out at 1B/2B-1B
b1 0-0 2 --- 5,(2-2)  O MIN J. Morneau J. Lester -1% 50% Single to SS (Ground Ball); Morneau out at 2B/2B-SS
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Twins 0.
Top of the 2nd, Red Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Twins' Nick Blackburn facing 6-7-8
t2 0-0 0 --- 6,(3-2)  BOS D. Ortiz N. Blackburn -6% 44% Double to RF (Line Drive to CF-RF)
t2 0-0 0 -2- 6,(3-2)  O BOS J. Varitek N. Blackburn 4% 48% Strikeout Swinging
t2 0-0 1 -2- 6,(2-2)  O BOS J. Bailey N. Blackburn 4% 52% Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
t2 0-0 2 -2- 4,(1-2)  O BOS J. Lugo N. Blackburn 3% 55% Foul Popfly: 1B (1B Foul)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 0, Twins 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Twins Batting, Tied 0-0, Red Sox' Jon Lester facing 4-5-6
b2 0-0 0 --- 6,(2-2)  MIN M. Cuddyer J. Lester 6% 61% Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF Line)
b2 0-0 0 -2- 2,(0-1)  O MIN J. Kubel J. Lester -2% 60% Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS); Cuddyer to 3B
b2 0-0 1 --3 6,(2-2)  O MIN B. Harris J. Lester -6% 54% Strikeout Looking
b2 0-0 2 --3 5,(1-2)  O MIN D. Young J. Lester -4% 50% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 0, Twins 0.
Top of the 3rd, Red Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Twins' Nick Blackburn facing 1-2-3
t3 0-0 0 --- 2,(1-0)  O BOS J. Ellsbury N. Blackburn 3% 53% Flyball: CF (Deep CF-RF)
t3 0-0 1 --- 2,(0-1)  O BOS D. Pedroia N. Blackburn 2% 54% Flyball: LF (Deep LF Line)
t3 0-0 2 --- 1,(0-0)  O BOS J. Drew N. Blackburn 1% 56% Flyball: RF (Deep CF-RF)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Twins 0.
Bottom of the 3rd, Twins Batting, Tied 0-0, Red Sox' Jon Lester facing 8-9-1
b3 0-0 0 --- 5,(2-2)  O MIN M. Tolbert J. Lester -3% 53% Popfly: 2B (Deep 2B)
b3 0-0 1 --- 1,(0-0)  O MIN N. Punto J. Lester -2% 51% Groundout: 2B-1B
b3 0-0 2 --- 5,(1-2)  MIN D. Span J. Lester 1% 53% Hit By Pitch
b3 0-0 2 1-- 3,(2-0)  MIN J. Mauer J. Lester 1% 54% Span Steals 2B
b3 0-0 2 -2- 6,(3-2)  O MIN J. Mauer J. Lester -4% 50% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 0, Twins 0.
Top of the 4th, Red Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Twins' Nick Blackburn facing 4-5-6
t4 0-0 0 --- 3,(1-1)  BOS K. Youkilis N. Blackburn -4% 46% Single to LF (Line Drive)
t4 0-0 0 1-- 3,(0-2)  O BOS J. Bay N. Blackburn 4% 50% Strikeout Looking
t4 0-0 1 1-- 5,(3-1)  BOS D. Ortiz N. Blackburn -4% 46% Walk; Youkilis to 2B
t4 0-0 1 12- 1,(0-0)  O BOS J. Varitek N. Blackburn 5% 51% Lineout: LF (Deep LF Line)
t4 0-0 2 12- 3,(0-2)  O BOS J. Bailey N. Blackburn 5% 56% Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Red Sox 0, Twins 0.
Bottom of the 4th, Twins Batting, Tied 0-0, Red Sox' Jon Lester facing 3-4-5
b4 0-0 0 --- 4,(1-2)  O MIN J. Morneau J. Lester -3% 53% Groundout: 1B unassisted (2B-1B)
b4 0-0 1 --- 1,(0-0)  O MIN M. Cuddyer J. Lester -2% 51% Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
b4 0-0 2 --- 5,(1-2)  O MIN J. Kubel J. Lester -1% 50% Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Twins 0.
Top of the 5th, Red Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Twins' Nick Blackburn facing 9-1-2
t5 0-0 0 --- 3,(1-1)  BOS J. Lugo N. Blackburn -5% 45% Single to LF (Line Drive to LF Line)
t5 0-0 0 1-- 3,(1-1)  O BOS J. Ellsbury N. Blackburn 4% 50% Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
t5 0-0 1 1-- 2,(0-1)  BOS D. Pedroia N. Blackburn -2% 48% Ellsbury Steals 2B
t5 0-0 1 -2- 3,(1-1)  R BOS D. Pedroia N. Blackburn -13% 35% Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF Line); Ellsbury Scores
t5 1-0 1 -2- 3,(1-1)  O BOS J. Drew N. Blackburn 3% 38% Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS); Pedroia to 3B
t5 1-0 2 --3 3,(0-2)  O BOS K. Youkilis N. Blackburn 4% 42% Strikeout Swinging
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 1, Twins 0.
Bottom of the 5th, Twins Batting, Behind 0-1, Red Sox' Jon Lester facing 6-7-8
b5 0-1 0 --- 3,(1-1)  MIN B. Harris J. Lester 5% 47% Single to LF (Ground Ball thru Weak 3B)
b5 0-1 0 1-- 2,(0-1)  O MIN D. Young J. Lester -5% 42% Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
b5 0-1 1 1-- 2,(0-1)  MIN M. Tolbert J. Lester 5% 48% Single to SS (Ground Ball to Weak SS); Harris to 2B
b5 0-1 1 12- 1,(0-0)  R MIN N. Punto J. Lester 20% 68% Single to RF (Line Drive to CF-RF); Harris Scores; Tolbert to 3B; Punto to 2B/Adv on throw
b5 1-1 1 -23 2,(1-0)  RO MIN D. Span J. Lester 2% 69% Groundout: 2B-1B; Tolbert Scores; Punto to 3B
b5 2-1 2 --3 5,(3-1)  MIN J. Mauer J. Lester 1% 70% Walk
b5 2-1 2 1-3 2,(1-0)  RRR MIN J. Morneau J. Lester 21% 92% Home Run (Line Drive to Deep RF); Punto Scores; Mauer Scores
b5 5-1 2 --- 3,(1-1)  O MIN M. Cuddyer J. Lester -0% 91% Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
5 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 1, Twins 5.
Top of the 6th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 1-5, Twins' Nick Blackburn facing 5-6-7
t6 1-5 0 --- 7,(3-2)  O BOS J. Bay N. Blackburn 2% 93% Lineout: 3B
t6 1-5 1 --- 6,(2-2)  O BOS D. Ortiz N. Blackburn 1% 94% Strikeout Swinging
t6 1-5 2 --- 1,(0-0)  BOS J. Varitek N. Blackburn -1% 93% Single to 2B (Ground Ball to SS-2B)
t6 1-5 2 1-- 1,(0-0)  O BOS J. Bailey N. Blackburn 1% 95% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B (Weak SS)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 1, Twins 5.
Bottom of the 6th, Twins Batting, Ahead 5-1, Red Sox' Jon Lester facing 5-6-7
b6 5-1 0 --- 6,(3-2)  MIN J. Kubel J. Lester 1% 96% Walk
b6 5-1 0 1-- 5,(2-2)  O MIN B. Harris J. Lester -1% 95% Strikeout Looking
b6 5-1 1 1-- 1,(0-0)  O MIN D. Young J. Lester -1% 94% Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
b6 5-1 2 1-- 3,(1-1)  O MIN M. Tolbert J. Lester -1% 94% Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 1, Twins 5.
Top of the 7th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 1-5, Twins' Nick Blackburn facing 9-1-2
t7 1-5 0 --- 7,(3-2)  O BOS J. Lugo N. Blackburn 2% 95% Flyball: CF
t7 1-5 1 --- 5,(1-2)  BOS J. Ellsbury N. Blackburn -2% 94% Single to LF (Ground Ball thru Weak 3B)
t7 1-5 1 1-- 2,(0-1)  BOS D. Pedroia N. Blackburn -3% 91% Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF); Ellsbury to 2B
t7 1-5 1 12- 3,(1-1)  ROO BOS J. Drew N. Blackburn 3% 94% Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B (Weak SS); Ellsbury Scores/No RBI/unER/Adv on E6 (throw to 1B); Drew out at 2B/1B-SS
1 run, 2 hits, 1 error, 0 LOB. Red Sox 2, Twins 5.
Bottom of the 7th, Twins Batting, Ahead 5-2, Red Sox' Daniel Bard facing 9-1-2
Daniel Bard replaces Jon Lester pitching
b7 5-2 0 --- 2,(1-0)  MIN N. Punto D. Bard 2% 96% Double to CF (Line Drive to Deep CF)
b7 5-2 0 -2- 1,(0-0)  O MIN D. Span D. Bard -0% 95% Bunt Groundout: 1B-2B/Sacrifice (P's Left); Punto to 3B
b7 5-2 1 --3 8,(2-2)  O MIN J. Mauer D. Bard -2% 94% Strikeout Swinging
b7 5-2 2 --3 5,(3-1)  MIN J. Morneau D. Bard 0% 94% Intentional Walk
b7 5-2 2 1-3 6,(2-2)  O MIN M. Cuddyer D. Bard -1% 92% Popfly: C (Front of Home)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Red Sox 2, Twins 5.
Top of the 8th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 2-5, Twins' Matt Guerrier facing 4-5-6
Matt Guerrier replaces Nick Blackburn pitching
t8 2-5 0 --- 5,(2-2)  O BOS K. Youkilis M. Guerrier 2% 95% Strikeout Swinging
t8 2-5 1 --- 4,(1-2)  O BOS J. Bay M. Guerrier 1% 96% Strikeout Looking
t8 2-5 2 --- 2,(0-1)  O BOS D. Ortiz M. Guerrier 1% 97% Flyball: LF (Short LF)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 2, Twins 5.
Bottom of the 8th, Twins Batting, Ahead 5-2, Red Sox' Takashi Saito facing 5-6-7
Takashi Saito replaces Daniel Bard pitching
b8 5-2 0 --- 4,(1-2)  O MIN J. Kubel T. Saito -0% 97% Strikeout Swinging
b8 5-2 1 --- 4,(1-2)  MIN B. Harris T. Saito 0% 97% Hit By Pitch
b8 5-2 1 1-- 4,(1-2)  O MIN D. Young T. Saito -0% 97% Strikeout Swinging
b8 5-2 2 1-- 8,(3-2)  O MIN M. Tolbert T. Saito -0% 96% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 2, Twins 5.
Top of the 9th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 2-5, Twins' Joe Nathan facing 7-8-9
Joe Nathan replaces Matt Guerrier pitching
Denard Span moves from CF to LF
Carlos Gomez replaces Delmon Young (LF) playing CF batting 7th
t9 2-5 0 --- 2,(1-0)  O BOS J. Varitek J. Nathan 2% 98% Groundout: 1B-P (2B-1B)
t9 2-5 1 --- 2,(1-0)  O BOS J. Bailey J. Nathan 1% 100% Foul Popfly: 1B (1B Foul)
t9 2-5 2 --- 2,(0-1)  BOS J. Lugo J. Nathan -1% 99% Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
t9 2-5 2 1-- 4,(1-2)  O BOS J. Ellsbury J. Nathan 1% 100% Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 2, Twins 5.

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