Twins 7, 
Red Sox 6
| W: | J. Crain (1-1) |
| L: | J. Papelbon (2-2) |
| Boston Red Sox | ||||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG |
| J Ellsbury CF-LF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | .288 |
| D Pedroia 2B | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | .304 |
| D Ortiz DH | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | .241 |
| M Ramirez LF | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | .312 |
| C Crisp CF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .315 |
| M Lowell 3B | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .269 |
| K Youkilis 1B | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .316 |
| J Drew RF | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | .279 |
| J Varitek C | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .250 |
| J Lugo SS | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | .285 |
| Totals | 39 | 6 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 21 | |
| BATTING 2B: D Ortiz (7, B Bonser); M Lowell (7, B Bonser) RBI: J Varitek (14), J Lugo (9), M Lowell 2 (7), K Youkilis (28) Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: D Ortiz 1, J Varitek 1, D Pedroia 1, J Ellsbury 2, M Ramirez 2 Team LOB: 11 | ||||||||
| BASERUNNING SB: K Youkilis (2, 2nd base off B Bonser/J Mauer); J Lugo (5, 2nd base off B Bonser/J Mauer); J Ellsbury (14, 2nd base off J Rincon/J Mauer) CS: J Drew (1, 2nd base by J Rincon/J Mauer) | ||||||||
| FIELDING E: J Lugo (11, ground ball) DP: 1 (J Lugo-D Pedroia-K Youkilis). Outfield Assist: J Ellsbury (D Young at Home). | ||||||||
| Boston Red Sox | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
| J Lester | 5.1 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 94-58 | 4.06 |
| D Aardsma (H, 2) | 0.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9-5 | 2.60 |
| H Okajima (H, 8) | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 15-11 | 0.53 |
| J Papelbon (L, 2-2; B, 2) | 0.2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 18-11 | 2.55 |
| Totals | 8.2 | 11 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 136-85 | |
| PITCHING WP: J Lester Batters faced: J Lester 25; D Aardsma 2; H Okajima 6; J Papelbon 5 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: J Lester 10-4; D Aardsma 0-0; H Okajima 3-2; J Papelbon 1-1 Game Scores: J Lester 37 | |||||||||
| Minnesota Twins | ||||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG |
| C Gomez CF | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .278 |
| B Harris 2B | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .259 |
| M Lamb 3B | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .213 |
| J Mauer C | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .343 |
| J Morneau 1B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | .262 |
| M Cuddyer RF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .273 |
| J Kubel DH | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .230 |
| D Young LF | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .271 |
| M Tolbert 3B-2B | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | .297 |
| A Everett SS | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .209 |
| Totals | 35 | 7 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 7 | |
| BATTING 2B: A Everett 2 (4, J Lester, D Aardsma); M Tolbert (5, J Lester) RBI: J Morneau (26), M Cuddyer (11), B Harris 2 (9), C Gomez (12), M Lamb 2 (13) S: M Tolbert 2-out RBI: M Cuddyer, B Harris 2, M Lamb 2 GIDP: B Harris Team LOB: 5 | ||||||||
| BASERUNNING SB: C Gomez 2 (15, 2nd base off J Papelbon/J Varitek, 2nd base off J Lester/J Varitek); D Young (7, 3rd base off J Papelbon/J Varitek) | ||||||||
| FIELDING E: C Gomez (3, throw) | ||||||||
| Minnesota Twins | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
| B Bonser | 4.0 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 96-56 | 5.09 |
| J Rincon | 2.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 31-16 | 4.15 |
| M Guerrier | 1.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 17-11 | 3.15 |
| D Reyes | 0.1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7-5 | 0.00 |
| J Crain (W, 1-1) | 1.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 18-13 | 5.06 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 169-101 | |
| PITCHING WP: B Bonser; J Rincon IBB: D Ortiz (By J Rincon) Batters faced: B Bonser 23; J Rincon 8; M Guerrier 5; D Reyes 3; J Crain 5 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: B Bonser 6-4; J Rincon 2-2; M Guerrier 2-2; D Reyes 1-0; J Crain 0-1 Game Scores: B Bonser 24 | |||||||||
| Scoring Summary | ||||
| BOS | MIN | |||
 | 1st | J Morneau grounded out to shortstop, B Harris scored. | 0 | 1 |
| 1st | M Cuddyer singled to center, J Mauer scored. | 0 | 2 |
 | 2nd | J Varitek singled to center, K Youkilis scored, J Drew to third, J Varitek to second on throwing error by center fielder C Gomez. | 1 | 2 |
| 2nd | J Lugo grounded out to third, J Drew scored. | 2 | 2 |
| 2nd | B Harris singled to left center, A Everett and C Gomez scored. | 2 | 4 |
| 4th | C Gomez singled to right, M Tolbert scored, A Everett to second. | 2 | 5 |
| 5th | M Lowell doubled to deep left center, D Pedroia and D Ortiz scored, M Ramirez to third. | 4 | 5 |
| 5th | K Youkilis grounded out to second, M Ramirez scored, M Lowell to third. | 5 | 5 |
| 5th | M Lowell scored on J Rincon's wild pitch. | 6 | 5 |
| 9th | M Lamb singled to left, D Young and C Gomez scored. | 6 | 7 |
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| Game Information | |
| Stadium | Mall of America Field, Minneapolis, MN |
| Attendance | 25,477 (54.6% full) - % is based on regular season capacity |
| Game Time | 3:19 |
| Weather | indoors |
| Umpires | Home Plate - Angel Hernandez, First Base - Eric Cooper, Second Base - Marty Foster, Third Base - Derryl Cousins |
MLB Scores
Friday, May 9th 2008
| Arizona | 1 | Final |
| Chi Cubs | 3 |
| Toronto | 1 | Final |
| Cleveland | 6 |
| NY Yankees | 5 | Final |
| Detroit | 6 |
| Atlanta | 2 | Final |
| Pittsburgh | 3 |
| Cincinnati | Postponed | |
| NY Mets |
| LA Angels | 0 | Final |
| Tampa Bay | 2 |
| Florida | 7 | Final |
| Washington | 3 |
| St. Louis | 3 | Final |
| Milwaukee | 4 |
| Oakland | 0 | Final |
| Texas | 4 |
| Baltimore | 7 | Final |
| Kansas City | 4 |
| Boston | 6 | Final |
| Minnesota | 7 |
| Colorado | 4 | Final |
| San Diego | 2 |
| Chi White Sox | 4 | Final |
| Seattle | 2 |
| Philadelphia | 7 | Final |
| San Francisco | 4 |
| Houston | 7 | Final |
| LA Dodgers | 1 |
