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Wednesday, May 27, 2009, 7:10PM
, Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome
Attendance: 28,221, Time of Game: 3:10
Red Sox
2
27-20
⇐ Lost 2 ⇒
 at Twins
4
24-24
⇐ Won 2 ⇒
W: Kevin Slowey (7-1)
S: Joe Nathan (8)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Red Sox         0  0  1   0  0  1   0  0  0    2  6  1
Twins           0  0  3   0  0  1   0  0  X    4 13  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 4 1 2 0 0 0 .307 .715 11 8 0.031 0.97 0.077 -0.046 0.3 1 0 SB
Dustin Pedroia 2B 4 0 1 0 0 0 .339 .865 21 11 0.051 1.05 0.105 -0.054 0.6 1 5 SB
J.D. Drew RF 3 0 0 0 1 1 .257 .852 23 12 -0.072 1.61 0.065 -0.137 -0.6 2 0
Kevin Youkilis 1B 2 0 0 1 1 1 .373 1.140 17 10 -0.020 1.56 0.048 -0.068 -0.4 6 0 SF
Jason Bay LF 4 1 1 1 0 1 .281 1.018 8 6 -0.045 1.38 0.113 -0.158 -0.3 3 0 HR,GDP
David Ortiz DH 4 0 0 0 0 1 .193 .597 17 12 -0.111 1.08 0.000 -0.111 -0.8
Mike Lowell 3B 4 0 2 0 0 0 .309 .871 15 11 -0.011 0.71 0.034 -0.044 -0.1 0 0
George Kottaras C 4 0 0 0 0 2 .179 .543 18 11 -0.087 0.77 0.000 -0.087 -0.7 9 1
Nick Green SS 3 0 0 0 0 0 .299 .771 5 5 -0.091 1.16 0.000 -0.091 -0.7 2 2
Daisuke Matsuzaka P 0 0
   Manny Delcarmen P 0 0
   Justin Masterson P 0 0
Team Totals 32 2 6 2 2 6 .188 .510 135 86 -0.355 1.14 0.442 -0.796 -2.8 24 8
HR: J Bay (14, off K Slowey; 6th inn, 0 on, 1 out to LF-CF).
SF: K Youkilis (1, off K Slowey).
TB: J Bay 4; J Ellsbury 2; M Lowell 2; D Pedroia.
GIDP: J Bay (3).
RBI: J Bay (48); K Youkilis (29).
Team LOB: 6.
With RISP: 0 for 5.
Fielding
DP: 1. D Pedroia-N Green-K Youkilis.
E: G Kottaras (1).
Baserunning
SB: J Ellsbury (21, 2nd base off K Slowey/J Mauer); D Pedroia (7, 3rd base off K Slowey/J Mauer).

Minnesota Twins

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Denard Span CF-LF 4 2 4 0 1 0 .316 .827 19 11 0.220 0.96 0.220 0.000 2.3 5 0 SB
Joe Mauer C 3 0 1 1 1 0 .425 1.376 19 9 -0.033 1.10 0.037 -0.070 -0.5 6 0 SF
Justin Morneau 1B 5 1 1 0 0 2 .343 1.086 22 17 -0.066 1.03 0.045 -0.111 -1.1 7 1 2B
Jason Kubel DH 3 1 2 1 2 0 .340 .920 23 11 0.146 1.03 0.151 -0.005 1.5 2B,IW
Michael Cuddyer RF 4 0 1 1 0 3 .284 .888 28 18 0.003 1.29 0.105 -0.102 -0.0 4 0 2B,HBP
Brendan Harris 3B 5 0 2 1 0 0 .264 .660 17 10 0.043 0.96 0.120 -0.077 0.0 0 1
Delmon Young LF 4 0 2 0 0 1 .253 .585 10 7 -0.012 0.80 0.042 -0.053 -0.2 0 0
   Carlos Gomez PR-CF 0 0 0 0 0 0 .225 .619 0.017 0.59 0.017 0.000 0.3 0 0
Matt Tolbert 2B 2 0 0 0 1 1 .194 .535 11 7 -0.041 0.90 0.024 -0.065 -0.6 2 3 SH
Nick Punto SS 4 0 0 0 0 0 .187 .501 13 9 -0.133 0.76 0.006 -0.139 -1.9 2 2 SB,GDP
Kevin Slowey P 1 0
   Jose Mijares P 0 0
   Matt Guerrier P 0 0
   Joe Nathan P 0 0
Team Totals 34 4 13 4 5 7 .382 .934 162 99 0.144 0.97 0.767 -0.622 -0.3 27 7
2B: J Morneau (14, off D Matsuzaka); M Cuddyer (11, off J Masterson); J Kubel (12, off D Matsuzaka).
SF: J Mauer (3, off D Matsuzaka).
SH: M Tolbert (4, off J Masterson).
IBB: J Kubel (3, by M Delcarmen).
HBP: M Cuddyer (1, by J Masterson).
TB: D Span 4; J Kubel 3; M Cuddyer 2; J Morneau 2; D Young 2; B Harris 2; J Mauer.
GIDP: N Punto (4).
RBI: B Harris (9); M Cuddyer (32); J Kubel (25); J Mauer (32).
2-out RBI: M Cuddyer; B Harris.
Team LOB: 14.
With RISP: 2 for 13.
Fielding
DP: 1. M Tolbert-N Punto-J Morneau.
E: N Punto (5).
Baserunning
SB: D Span (11, 2nd base off D Matsuzaka/G Kottaras); N Punto (5, 2nd base off J Masterson/G Kottaras).

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
Daisuke Matsuzaka, L (0-3) 5 9 3 3 3 6 0 8.82 26 102 63 36 11 16 6 11 3 0 40 -0.114 1.01 -0.3
Manny Delcarmen 0.2 2 1 1 1 1 0 1.25 5 18 11 5 4 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 -0.017 1.31 -0.3
Justin Masterson 2.1 2 0 0 1 0 0 4.24 11 42 25 19 0 6 6 3 2 0 3 1 -0.015 0.73 0.9
Team Totals 8 13 4 4 5 7 0 4.50 42 162 99 60 15 24 14 15 5 0 40 3 1 -0.146 1.14 0.3

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
Kevin Slowey, W (7-1) 6 6 2 2 1 5 1 4.11 26 99 67 43 7 17 6 14 3 0 56 0.124 1.13 1.2
Jose Mijares, H (5) 1.1 0 0 0 1 0 0 2.35 5 17 8 6 0 2 1 3 1 0 0 0 0.067 1.07 0.5
Matt Guerrier, H (7) 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 3.75 1 2 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0.085 2.00 0.6
Joe Nathan, S (8) 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 2.45 3 17 10 4 4 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0.078 1.00 0.5
Team Totals 9 6 2 2 2 6 1 2.00 35 135 86 54 11 21 9 18 4 0 56 1 0 0.354 0.97 2.8
Balks: None.
WP: D Matsuzaka 4 (5); M Delcarmen (1); J Masterson (1).
HBP: J Masterson (5; M Cuddyer).
IBB: M Delcarmen (1; J Kubel).
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Chris Guccione, 1B - Todd Tichenor, 2B - Jerry Layne, 3B - Tony Randazzo.
Time of Game: 3:10.
Attendance: 28,221.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: 69° 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 1B 4 Jason Kubel DH
5 Jason Bay LF 5 Michael Cuddyer RF
6 David Ortiz DH 6 Brendan Harris 3B
7 Mike Lowell 3B 7 Delmon Young LF
8 George Kottaras C 8 Matt Tolbert 2B
9 Nick Green SS 9 Nick Punto SS
Daisuke Matsuzaka P Kevin Slowey P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
t6 1-3 1 --- 1,(0-0)  R BOS J. Bay K. Slowey -11% 69% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
b3 1-1 1 -2- 3,(1-1)  R MIN J. Kubel D. Matsuzaka 11% 68% Double to RF (Line Drive to Deep RF Line); Morneau Scores
b3 2-1 2 -2- 5,(2-2)  R MIN B. Harris D. Matsuzaka 10% 75% Single to LF (Ground Ball thru Weak 3B); Kubel Scores; Harris to 2B/Adv on throw to Hm
b6 3-2 2 123 8,(2-2)  R MIN M. Cuddyer J. Masterson 10% 85% Hit By Pitch; Span Scores; Mauer to 3B; Kubel to 2B
t8 2-4 1 1-- 2,(1-0)  OO BOS J. Bay M. Guerrier 9% 94% Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B

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' Kevin Slowey facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- 6,(1-2)  O BOS J. Ellsbury K. Slowey 2% 52% Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
t1 0-0 1 --- 6,(3-2)  BOS D. Pedroia K. Slowey -4% 48% Reached on E6 (throw) (Ground Ball to Weak SS); Pedroia to 2B
t1 0-0 1 -2- 2,(0-1)  BOS J. Drew K. Slowey -3% 46% Pedroia Steals 3B
t1 0-0 1 --3 9,(3-2)  O BOS J. Drew K. Slowey 6% 51% Strikeout Swinging
t1 0-0 2 --3 5,(1-2)  O BOS K. Youkilis K. Slowey 4% 55% Groundout: 1B-P (Weak 2B-1B)
0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Red Sox 0, Twins 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Twins Batting, Tied 0-0, Red Sox' Daisuke Matsuzaka facing 1-2-3
b1 0-0 0 --- 4,(2-1)  MIN D. Span D. Matsuzaka 3% 58% Single to CF (Line Drive)
b1 0-0 0 1-- 3,(0-2)  O MIN J. Mauer D. Matsuzaka -3% 55% Flyball: LF
b1 0-0 1 1-- 4,(0-2)  O MIN J. Morneau D. Matsuzaka -3% 52% Strikeout Swinging
b1 0-0 2 1-- 5,(1-2)  MIN J. Kubel D. Matsuzaka 1% 53% Wild Pitch; Span to 2B
b1 0-0 2 -2- 7,(3-2)  MIN J. Kubel D. Matsuzaka 2% 55% Walk, Wild Pitch; Span to 3B
b1 0-0 2 1-3 6,(3-2)  O MIN M. Cuddyer D. Matsuzaka -5% 50% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Red Sox 0, Twins 0.
Top of the 2nd, Red Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Twins' Kevin Slowey facing 5-6-7
t2 0-0 0 --- 3,(0-2)  O BOS J. Bay K. Slowey 2% 52% Strikeout Swinging
t2 0-0 1 --- 3,(0-2)  O BOS D. Ortiz K. Slowey 2% 54% Strikeout Swinging
t2 0-0 2 --- 2,(0-1)  BOS M. Lowell K. Slowey -1% 53% Single to LF (Line Drive to LF-CF)
t2 0-0 2 1-- 1,(0-0)  O BOS G. Kottaras K. Slowey 2% 55% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 0, Twins 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Twins Batting, Tied 0-0, Red Sox' Daisuke Matsuzaka facing 6-7-8
b2 0-0 0 --- 1,(0-0)  O MIN B. Harris D. Matsuzaka -2% 53% Foul Popfly: C (Behind Home)
b2 0-0 1 --- 4,(2-1)  MIN D. Young D. Matsuzaka 3% 55% Single to LF (Line Drive)
b2 0-0 1 1-- 3,(0-2)  O MIN M. Tolbert D. Matsuzaka -3% 52% Strikeout Swinging
b2 0-0 2 1-- 6,(3-2)  O MIN N. Punto D. Matsuzaka -2% 50% Popfly: SS (Deep SS-2B)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 0, Twins 0.
Top of the 3rd, Red Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Twins' Kevin Slowey facing 9-1-2
t3 0-0 0 --- 2,(0-1)  O BOS N. Green K. Slowey 3% 53% Flyball: RF
t3 0-0 1 --- 2,(1-0)  BOS J. Ellsbury K. Slowey -3% 50% Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
t3 0-0 1 1-- 4,(2-1)  BOS D. Pedroia K. Slowey -4% 46% Single to CF (Line Drive); Ellsbury to 2B
t3 0-0 1 12- 4,(3-0)  BOS J. Drew K. Slowey -6% 39% Walk; Ellsbury to 3B; Pedroia to 2B
t3 0-0 1 123 3,(1-1)  RO BOS K. Youkilis K. Slowey -0% 39% Flyball: RF/Sacrifice Fly (CF-RF); Ellsbury Scores; Pedroia to 3B
t3 1-0 2 1-3 2,(1-0)  O BOS J. Bay K. Slowey 5% 44% Foul Popfly: 2B (1B Foul)
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Red Sox 1, Twins 0.
Bottom of the 3rd, Twins Batting, Behind 0-1, Red Sox' Daisuke Matsuzaka facing 1-2-3
b3 0-1 0 --- 4,(1-2)  MIN D. Span D. Matsuzaka 4% 48% Single to P (Ground Ball to P's Right)
b3 0-1 0 1-- 1,(0-0)  MIN J. Mauer D. Matsuzaka 6% 55% Span Steals 2B; Span to 3B/Adv on E2 (throw to 2B)
b3 0-1 0 --3 4,(3-0)  RO MIN J. Mauer D. Matsuzaka -2% 53% Flyball: LF/Sacrifice Fly; Span Scores
b3 1-1 1 --- 4,(0-2)  MIN J. Morneau D. Matsuzaka 5% 58% Double to RF (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
b3 1-1 1 -2- 3,(1-1)  R MIN J. Kubel D. Matsuzaka 11% 68% Double to RF (Line Drive to Deep RF Line); Morneau Scores
b3 2-1 1 -2- 4,(0-2)  O MIN M. Cuddyer D. Matsuzaka -3% 65% Strikeout Swinging
b3 2-1 2 -2- 5,(2-2)  R MIN B. Harris D. Matsuzaka 10% 75% Single to LF (Ground Ball thru Weak 3B); Kubel Scores; Harris to 2B/Adv on throw to Hm
b3 3-1 2 -2- 4,(1-2)  O MIN D. Young D. Matsuzaka -2% 73% Strikeout Swinging
3 runs, 4 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Red Sox 1, Twins 3.
Top of the 4th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 1-3, Twins' Kevin Slowey facing 6-7-8
t4 1-3 0 --- 2,(0-1)  O BOS D. Ortiz K. Slowey 3% 75% Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
t4 1-3 1 --- 4,(1-2)  O BOS M. Lowell K. Slowey 2% 77% Foul Popfly: 1B (1B Foul)
t4 1-3 2 --- 5,(2-2)  O BOS G. Kottaras K. Slowey 1% 78% Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 1, Twins 3.
Bottom of the 4th, Twins Batting, Ahead 3-1, Red Sox' Daisuke Matsuzaka facing 8-9-1
b4 3-1 0 --- 6,(3-2)  MIN M. Tolbert D. Matsuzaka 2% 81% Walk
b4 3-1 0 1-- 2,(0-1)  OO MIN N. Punto D. Matsuzaka -5% 76% Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
b4 3-1 2 --- 1,(0-0)  MIN D. Span D. Matsuzaka 1% 76% Single to SS (Ground Ball to Weak SS)
b4 3-1 2 1-- 1,(0-0)  MIN J. Mauer D. Matsuzaka 1% 77% Wild Pitch; Span to 2B
b4 3-1 2 -2- 4,(3-0)  MIN J. Mauer D. Matsuzaka 1% 78% Walk
b4 3-1 2 12- 2,(0-1)  MIN J. Morneau D. Matsuzaka 1% 78% Wild Pitch; Span to 3B
b4 3-1 2 1-3 6,(2-2)  O MIN J. Morneau D. Matsuzaka -4% 75% Flyball: RF (CF-RF)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Red Sox 1, Twins 3.
Top of the 5th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 1-3, Twins' Kevin Slowey facing 9-1-2
t5 1-3 0 --- 2,(0-1)  O BOS N. Green K. Slowey 3% 78% Flyball: RF (CF-RF)
t5 1-3 1 --- 1,(0-0)  BOS J. Ellsbury K. Slowey -3% 74% Single to LF (Ground Ball thru Weak 3B)
t5 1-3 1 1-- 2,(0-1)  BOS D. Pedroia K. Slowey -2% 73% Ellsbury Steals 2B
t5 1-3 1 -2- 5,(3-1)  O BOS D. Pedroia K. Slowey 4% 77% Flyball: CF (Deep CF-RF); Ellsbury to 3B
t5 1-3 2 --3 7,(2-2)  O BOS J. Drew K. Slowey 4% 81% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 1, Twins 3.
Bottom of the 5th, Twins Batting, Ahead 3-1, Red Sox' Daisuke Matsuzaka facing 4-5-6
b5 3-1 0 --- 4,(2-1)  MIN J. Kubel D. Matsuzaka 2% 83% Single to CF (Ground Ball)
b5 3-1 0 1-- 6,(3-2)  O MIN M. Cuddyer D. Matsuzaka -2% 81% Strikeout Swinging
b5 3-1 1 1-- 5,(2-2)  MIN B. Harris D. Matsuzaka 2% 83% Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole); Kubel to 2B
b5 3-1 1 12- 1,(0-0)  O MIN D. Young D. Matsuzaka -3% 80% Popfly: 1B
b5 3-1 2 12- 1,(0-0)  O MIN M. Tolbert D. Matsuzaka -3% 77% Foul Flyball: RF (RF Foul)
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Red Sox 1, Twins 3.
Top of the 6th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 1-3, Twins' Kevin Slowey facing 4-5-6
t6 1-3 0 --- 4,(1-2)  O BOS K. Youkilis K. Slowey 3% 81% Strikeout Swinging
t6 1-3 1 --- 1,(0-0)  R BOS J. Bay K. Slowey -11% 69% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
t6 2-3 1 --- 7,(3-2)  O BOS D. Ortiz K. Slowey 3% 72% Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
t6 2-3 2 --- 2,(0-1)  BOS M. Lowell K. Slowey -2% 70% Single to RF (Line Drive)
t6 2-3 2 1-- 7,(3-2)  O BOS G. Kottaras K. Slowey 4% 74% Strikeout Swinging
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 2, Twins 3.
Bottom of the 6th, Twins Batting, Ahead 3-2, Red Sox' Manny Delcarmen facing 9-1-2
Manny Delcarmen replaces Daisuke Matsuzaka pitching
b6 3-2 0 --- 1,(0-0)  O MIN N. Punto M. Delcarmen -2% 72% Foul Flyball: LF (LF Foul)
b6 3-2 1 --- 5,(1-2)  MIN D. Span M. Delcarmen 2% 74% Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
b6 3-2 1 1-- 4,(2-1)  MIN J. Mauer M. Delcarmen 3% 77% Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); Span to 2B
b6 3-2 1 12- 3,(0-2)  O MIN J. Morneau M. Delcarmen -4% 73% Strikeout Swinging
b6 3-2 2 12- 1,(0-0)  MIN J. Kubel M. Delcarmen 1% 74% Wild Pitch; Span to 3B; Mauer to 2B
b6 3-2 2 -23 5,(3-1)  MIN J. Kubel M. Delcarmen 1% 75% Intentional Walk
Justin Masterson replaces Manny Delcarmen pitching
b6 3-2 2 123 8,(2-2)  R MIN M. Cuddyer J. Masterson 10% 85% Hit By Pitch; Span Scores; Mauer to 3B; Kubel to 2B
b6 4-2 2 123 4,(2-1)  O MIN B. Harris J. Masterson -4% 81% Groundout: 2B-1B
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Red Sox 2, Twins 4.
Top of the 7th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 2-4, Twins' Jose Mijares facing 9-1-2
Jose Mijares replaces Kevin Slowey pitching
t7 2-4 0 --- 1,(0-0)  O BOS N. Green J. Mijares 4% 85% Flyball: RF
t7 2-4 1 --- 2,(1-0)  O BOS J. Ellsbury J. Mijares 2% 87% Lineout: SS (Weak SS)
t7 2-4 2 --- 6,(2-2)  O BOS D. Pedroia J. Mijares 1% 88% Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak SS)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 2, Twins 4.
Bottom of the 7th, Twins Batting, Ahead 4-2, Red Sox' Justin Masterson facing 7-8-9
b7 4-2 0 --- 1,(0-0)  MIN D. Young J. Masterson 2% 90% Single to CF (Line Drive)
Carlos Gomez pinch runs for Delmon Young (LF) batting 7th
b7 4-2 0 1-- 1,(0-0)  O MIN M. Tolbert J. Masterson -1% 89% Bunt Groundout: C-2B/Sacrifice (Front of Home); Gomez to 2B
b7 4-2 1 -2- 1,(0-0)  MIN N. Punto J. Masterson 2% 91% Wild Pitch; Gomez to 3B
b7 4-2 1 --3 4,(1-2)  O MIN N. Punto J. Masterson -4% 87% Fielder's Choice 2B; Gomez out at Hm/2B-C
b7 4-2 2 1-- 3,(1-1)  MIN D. Span J. Masterson 1% 88% Punto Steals 2B
b7 4-2 2 -2- 5,(3-1)  MIN D. Span J. Masterson 0% 88% Walk
b7 4-2 2 12- 4,(1-2)  O MIN J. Mauer J. Masterson -2% 86% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Red Sox 2, Twins 4.
Top of the 8th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 2-4, Twins' Jose Mijares facing 3-4-5
Denard Span moves from CF to LF
Carlos Gomez moves from PR to CF
t8 2-4 0 --- 3,(2-0)  O BOS J. Drew J. Mijares 4% 90% Popfly: 2B (Deep 2B)
t8 2-4 1 --- 5,(3-1)  BOS K. Youkilis J. Mijares -5% 85% Walk
Matt Guerrier replaces Jose Mijares pitching
t8 2-4 1 1-- 2,(1-0)  OO BOS J. Bay M. Guerrier 9% 94% Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 2, Twins 4.
Bottom of the 8th, Twins Batting, Ahead 4-2, Red Sox' Justin Masterson facing 3-4-5
b8 4-2 0 --- 5,(3-1)  O MIN J. Morneau J. Masterson -1% 93% Groundout: 2B-1B
b8 4-2 1 --- 4,(1-2)  O MIN J. Kubel J. Masterson -1% 93% Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
b8 4-2 2 --- 4,(1-2)  MIN M. Cuddyer J. Masterson 1% 93% Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF Line)
b8 4-2 2 -2- 2,(1-0)  O MIN B. Harris J. Masterson -1% 92% Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 2, Twins 4.
Top of the 9th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 2-4, Twins' Joe Nathan facing 6-7-8
Joe Nathan replaces Matt Guerrier pitching
t9 2-4 0 --- 5,(2-2)  O BOS D. Ortiz J. Nathan 4% 96% Foul Popfly: 1B (1B Foul)
t9 2-4 1 --- 7,(3-2)  O BOS M. Lowell J. Nathan 3% 99% Groundout: 2B-1B
t9 2-4 2 --- 5,(2-2)  O BOS G. Kottaras J. Nathan 1% 100% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 2, Twins 4.

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Play-by-Play Explanation

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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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