BATTING - 2B: Bartlett (20,off Beckett); Punto (18,off Beckett).
3B: Kubel (2,off Beckett).
HR: Cuddyer (16,2nd inning off Beckett 0 on 0 out); Jones (2,6th inning off
Beckett 0 on 1 out).
SF: Hunter (5,off Beckett).
GDP: LeCroy (1,off Beckett).
Team LOB: 5.
BASERUNNING - SB: Buscher (1,2nd base off Beckett/Varitek); Bartlett (23,2nd base off Corey/Varitek);
Cuddyer (5,2nd base off Okajima/Varitek).
CS: Hunter (9,2nd base by Beckett/Varitek).
Starting Lineups:
Minnesota Twins Boston Red Sox
1. Bartlett ss Pedroia 2b
2. Kubel lf Ramirez lf
3. Hunter cf Ortiz dh
4. Morneau dh Lowell 3b
5. Cuddyer rf Drew rf
6. Jones 1b Varitek c
7. LeCroy c Ellsbury cf
8. Buscher 3b Hinske 1b
9. Punto 2b Lugo ss
Bonser p Beckett p
TWINS 1ST: Bartlett singled to right; Kubel tripled to right
[Bartlett scored]; Hunter reached on a fielder's choice [Kubel
out at home (shortstop to catcher)]; Morneau struck out while
Hunter was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); 1 R, 2
H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Twins 1, Red Sox 0.
RED SOX 1ST: Pedroia singled to center; Ramirez forced Pedroia
(third to second); Ortiz doubled to center [Ramirez scored];
Lowell grounded out (shortstop to first) [Ortiz to third]; Drew
singled to center [Ortiz scored]; Drew stole second; Varitek
walked; Ellsbury struck out but Drew advanced to third and
Varitek advanced to second and Ellsbury advanced to first on an
error by LeCroy; Hinske grounded out (first to pitcher); 2 R, 3
H, 1 E, 3 LOB. Twins 1, Red Sox 2.
TWINS 2ND: Cuddyer homered to left; Jones was called out on
strikes; LeCroy struck out; Buscher singled to center; Buscher
stole second; Punto flied to center; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Twins 2, Red Sox 2.
RED SOX 2ND: Lugo grounded out (third to first); Pedroia
grounded out (second to first); Ramirez flied to center; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Twins 2, Red Sox 2.
TWINS 3RD: Bartlett doubled to center; Kubel grounded out
(second to first) [Bartlett to third]; Hunter out on a sacrifice
fly to center [Bartlett scored]; Morneau singled to third;
Cuddyer flied to right; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Twins 3, Red Sox
2.
RED SOX 3RD: Ortiz singled to right; Lowell grounded into a
double play (third to second to first) [Ortiz out at second];
Drew walked; Varitek was hit by a pitch [Drew to second];
Ellsbury forced Varitek (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2
LOB. Twins 3, Red Sox 2.
TWINS 4TH: Jones singled to center; LeCroy grounded into a
double play (shortstop to first) [Jones out at second]; Buscher
lined to shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Twins 3, Red Sox 2.
RED SOX 4TH: Hinske struck out; Lugo flied to right; Pedroia
singled to right; Pedroia stole second; Ramirez flied to right;
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Twins 3, Red Sox 2.
TWINS 5TH: DREW CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING CF); KIELTY REPLACED
ELLSBURY (PLAYING RF); Punto doubled to center; Red Sox
center fielder Jacoby Ellsbury left the game due to an injured
leg; Bartlett was called out on strikes; Kubel lined to
third; Hunter singled to second [Punto scored, Hunter to second
(error by Beckett)]; Morneau flied to right; 1 R, 2 H, 1 E, 1
LOB. Twins 4, Red Sox 2.
RED SOX 5TH: Ortiz homered to right; Lowell lined to third; Drew
grounded out (third to first); Varitek flied to left; 1 R, 1 H,
0 E, 0 LOB. Twins 4, Red Sox 3.
TWINS 6TH: Cuddyer struck out; Jones homered to center; LeCroy
struck out; Buscher popped to third; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Twins 5, Red Sox 3.
RED SOX 6TH: RINCON REPLACED BONSER (PITCHING); Kielty grounded
out (second to first); Hinske flied to left; Lugo grounded out
(first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Twins 5, Red Sox 3.
TWINS 7TH: COREY REPLACED BECKETT (PITCHING); Punto struck out;
Bartlett singled to left; Bartlett stole second; Kubel flied to
center [Bartlett to third]; On a bunt Hunter grounded out
(pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Twins 5, Red Sox 3.
RED SOX 7TH: Pedroia flied to center; Ramirez singled to second;
MOSS RAN FOR RAMIREZ; PERKINS REPLACED RINCON (PITCHING); Ortiz
singled to left [Moss to second]; GUERRIER REPLACED PERKINS
(PITCHING); Lowell grounded into a double play (second to
shortstop to first) [Ortiz out at second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Twins 5, Red Sox 3.
TWINS 8TH: MOSS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); OKAJIMA REPLACED
COREY (PITCHING); Morneau flied to right; Cuddyer singled to
center; Jones struck out; Cuddyer stole second; LeCroy struck
out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Twins 5, Red Sox 3.
RED SOX 8TH: RODRIGUEZ REPLACED BUSCHER (PLAYING 3B); Drew was
called out on strikes; Varitek homered to left; Kielty struck
out; Hinske singled to right; Lugo singled to second [Hinske to
third]; NATHAN REPLACED GUERRIER (PITCHING); Lugo stole second;
Pedroia popped to first; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Twins 5, Red Sox
4.
TWINS 9TH: DELCARMEN REPLACED OKAJIMA (PITCHING); Rodriguez
grounded out (second to first); Punto was called out on strikes;
Bartlett grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Twins 5, Red Sox 4.
RED SOX 9TH: Moss doubled to left; Ortiz walked; CLAYTON RAN FOR
ORTIZ; Lowell grounded out (first unassisted) [Moss to third,
Clayton to second]; Drew was walked intentionally; Varitek
struck out; YOUKILIS BATTED FOR KIELTY; Youkilis struck out; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Twins 5, Red Sox 4.
Final Totals R H E LOB
Twins 5 12 1 5
Red Sox 4 12 1 12
