Starting Lineups:
Boston Red Sox Minnesota Twins
1. Lewis rf Nixon cf
2. Valentin 3b Gates 3b
3. Vaughn 1b Lawton rf
4. Garciaparra ss Cordova lf
5. Stanley dh Ortiz dh
6. O'Leary lf Coomer 1b
7. Buford cf Walker 2b
8. Varitek c Steinbach c
9. Benjamin 2b Meares ss
Avery p Milton p
RED SOX 1ST: Lewis struck out; Valentin popped to second; Vaughn
walked; Garciaparra lined to first; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Red
Sox 0, Twins 0.
TWINS 1ST: Nixon popped to first; Gates grounded out (shortstop
to first); Lawton grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Twins 0.
RED SOX 2ND: Stanley walked; O'Leary walked [Stanley to second];
Buford homered to left [Stanley scored, O'Leary scored]; Varitek
struck out; Benjamin struck out; Lewis walked; Valentin walked
[Lewis to second]; RITCHIE REPLACED MILTON (PITCHING); Vaughn
lined to left; 3 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Red Sox 3, Twins 0.
TWINS 2ND: Cordova singled to shortstop [Cordova to second
(error by Garciaparra)]; Ortiz struck out; Coomer grounded out
(second to first) [Cordova to third]; Walker grounded out
(second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 3, Twins 0.
RED SOX 3RD: Garciaparra flied to right; Stanley doubled to
left; O'Leary struck out; Buford lined to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
1 LOB. Red Sox 3, Twins 0.
TWINS 3RD: Steinbach lined to left; Meares singled to center;
Nixon grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first)
[Meares out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 3, Twins
0.
RED SOX 4TH: Varitek was called out on strikes; Benjamin singled
to center; Ritchie threw a wild pitch [Benjamin to second];
Lewis lined to right; Valentin walked; Vaughn singled to first
[Benjamin scored, Valentin to second]; Garciaparra homered to
left [Valentin scored, Vaughn scored]; Stanley grounded out
(third to first); 4 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 7, Twins 0.
TWINS 4TH: Gates lined to second; Lawton homered to right;
Cordova grounded out (shortstop to first); Ortiz lined to first;
1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 7, Twins 1.
RED SOX 5TH: MILLER REPLACED RITCHIE (PITCHING); O'Leary
grounded out (shortstop to first); Buford walked; Varitek
grounded into a double play (shortstop to first) [Buford out at
second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 7, Twins 1.
TWINS 5TH: Coomer grounded out (shortstop to first); Walker
walked; Walker stole second; Steinbach grounded out (shortstop
to first); Meares grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
1 LOB. Red Sox 7, Twins 1.
RED SOX 6TH: Benjamin singled to center; Lewis grounded out
(first unassisted) [Benjamin to second]; Valentin lined to
right; Vaughn doubled to center [Benjamin scored]; Garciaparra
singled to pitcher [Vaughn to third]; Stanley was called out on
strikes; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Red Sox 8, Twins 1.
TWINS 6TH: Nixon flied to center; Gates popped to first; Lawton
walked; Cordova singled to center [Lawton to second]; Ortiz
walked [Lawton to third, Cordova to second]; Coomer forced Ortiz
(shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Red Sox 8, Twins 1.
RED SOX 7TH: OCHOA REPLACED NIXON (PLAYING CF); O'Leary struck
out; Buford singled to center; Varitek singled to shortstop
[Buford to second]; Benjamin lined to left; Lewis flied to
right; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Red Sox 8, Twins 1.
TWINS 7TH: Walker grounded out (first to pitcher); Steinbach
flied to center; Meares flied to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Red Sox 8, Twins 1.
RED SOX 8TH: VALENTIN REPLACED STEINBACH (PLAYING C ); Valentin
walked; SERAFINI REPLACED MILLER (PITCHING); Vaughn flied to
left; Serafini threw a wild pitch [Valentin to second];
Garciaparra singled to center [Valentin scored]; Stanley flied
to right; O'Leary singled to center [Garciaparra to second];
Buford popped to catcher; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Red Sox 9,
Twins 1.
TWINS 8TH: CORSI REPLACED AVERY (PITCHING); Ochoa was called out
on strikes; Gates grounded out (shortstop to first); Lawton
singled to right; Cordova flied to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Red Sox 9, Twins 1.
RED SOX 9TH: Varitek struck out; Benjamin grounded out (third to
first); Lewis flied to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 9,
Twins 1.
TWINS 9TH: BENJAMIN CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 3B); SADLER
REPLACED VALENTIN (PLAYING 2B); Ortiz grounded out (second to
first); MOLITOR BATTED FOR COOMER; Molitor popped to second;
Walker doubled to center; Corsi threw a wild pitch [Walker to
third]; Valentin walked while Walker advanced to home on a wild
pitch; Meares forced Valentin (third to second); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E,
1 LOB. Red Sox 9, Twins 2.
Final Totals R H E LOB
Red Sox 9 12 1 10
Twins 2 6 0 7
