Starting Lineups:
Boston Red Sox Minnesota Twins
1. Lewis cf Nixon cf
2. Valentin 3b Gates 3b
3. Vaughn dh Molitor dh
4. Garciaparra ss Ortiz 1b
5. O'Leary lf Lawton rf
6. Stanley 1b Walker 2b
7. Bragg rf Steinbach c
8. Hatteberg c Ochoa lf
9. Benjamin 2b Meares ss
Martinez p Radke p
RED SOX 1ST: Lewis was called out on strikes; Valentin doubled
to left; Vaughn singled to center [Valentin scored]; Garciaparra
flied to center; O'Leary struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Red
Sox 1, Twins 0.
TWINS 1ST: Nixon doubled to third; Gates walked; Molitor lined
to second; Ortiz was called out on strikes; Lawton lined to
shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Red Sox 1, Twins 0.
RED SOX 2ND: Stanley doubled to third; Bragg singled to right
[Stanley to third]; Radke balked [Stanley scored, Bragg to
second]; Hatteberg popped to third; Benjamin struck out; Lewis
grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Red
Sox 2, Twins 0.
TWINS 2ND: Walker lined to right; Steinbach grounded out
(pitcher to first); Ochoa grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 2, Twins 0.
RED SOX 3RD: Valentin homered to left; Vaughn singled to
shortstop; Garciaparra struck out; O'Leary singled to second
[Vaughn to second]; Stanley flied to center; Bragg singled to
second [Vaughn scored, O'Leary to third]; Hatteberg flied to
center; 2 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Red Sox 4, Twins 0.
TWINS 3RD: Meares lined to first; Nixon was called out on
strikes; Gates flied to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 4,
Twins 0.
RED SOX 4TH: Benjamin singled to second; Lewis grounded out
(pitcher to first) [Benjamin to second]; Valentin grounded out
(pitcher to first); Vaughn was walked intentionally; Garciaparra
forced Vaughn (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Red
Sox 4, Twins 0.
TWINS 4TH: Molitor singled to center; Ortiz forced Molitor
(second to shortstop); Lawton singled to center [Ortiz to
second]; Walker forced Lawton (second to shortstop) [Ortiz to
third]; Steinbach forced Walker (third to second); 0 R, 2 H, 0
E, 2 LOB. Red Sox 4, Twins 0.
RED SOX 5TH: O'Leary grounded out (second to first); Stanley
grounded out (shortstop to first); Bragg singled to third;
Hatteberg flied to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 4, Twins
0.
TWINS 5TH: Ochoa struck out; Meares singled to shortstop [Meares
to second (error by Garciaparra)]; Nixon reached on an error by
Martinez; Gates struck out; Molitor grounded out (third to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 2 E, 2 LOB. Red Sox 4, Twins 0.
RED SOX 6TH: Benjamin struck out; Lewis grounded out (second to
first); Valentin doubled to left; Vaughn singled to second
[Valentin scored]; Garciaparra grounded out (pitcher to first);
1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 5, Twins 0.
TWINS 6TH: Ortiz grounded out (shortstop to first); Lawton was
hit by a pitch; Walker grounded into a double play (second to
shortstop to first) [Lawton out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB. Red Sox 5, Twins 0.
RED SOX 7TH: TEWKSBURY REPLACED RADKE (PITCHING); O'Leary
walked; Stanley singled to center [O'Leary to second]; Bragg was
called out on strikes; Hatteberg was hit by a pitch [O'Leary to
third, Stanley to second]; Benjamin grounded into a double play
(pitcher to catcher to first) [O'Leary out at home]; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 2 LOB. Red Sox 5, Twins 0.
TWINS 7TH: CORSI REPLACED MARTINEZ (PITCHING); Steinbach singled
to shortstop; Ochoa singled to second [Steinbach to second];
Meares grounded into a double play (shortstop to first)
[Steinbach to third, Ochoa out at second]; Nixon walked; Gates
forced Nixon (shortstop unassisted); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Red
Sox 5, Twins 0.
RED SOX 8TH: CARRASCO REPLACED TEWKSBURY (PITCHING); Lewis
struck out; Valentin flied to right; Vaughn struck out; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 5, Twins 0.
TWINS 8TH: Molitor singled to right; SWINDELL REPLACED CORSI
(PITCHING); COOMER BATTED FOR ORTIZ; Coomer doubled [Molitor to
third]; Lawton hit into a double play (pitcher to first to third
to catcher) [Molitor stayed at third, Coomer out at third];
Walker singled to center [Molitor scored]; GORDON REPLACED
SWINDELL (PITCHING); Steinbach struck out; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Red Sox 5, Twins 1.
RED SOX 9TH: AGUILERA REPLACED CARRASCO (PITCHING); COOMER
STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); Garciaparra grounded out (third to
first); O'Leary grounded out (second to first); Stanley singled
to left; Bragg singled to center [Stanley to second]; Hatteberg
struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Red Sox 5, Twins 1.
TWINS 9TH: VALENTIN BATTED FOR OCHOA; Valentin flied to right;
Meares reached on an error by Garciaparra; Nixon grounded into a
double play (shortstop to first) [Meares out at second]; 0 R, 0
H, 1 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 5, Twins 1.
Final Totals R H E LOB
Red Sox 5 15 3 12
Twins 1 9 0 9
