Red Sox 6, 
Twins 5
| W: | D. Aardsma (3-2) |
| L: | M. Guerrier (4-4) |
| SV: | J. Papelbon (27) |
| Minnesota Twins | ||||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG |
| C Gomez CF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | .263 |
| a-J Kubel PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .266 |
| A Casilla 2B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | .313 |
| J Mauer C | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .324 |
| J Morneau 1B | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .313 |
| C Monroe DH | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | .211 |
| D Young LF | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .288 |
| B Harris 3B | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .254 |
| N Punto SS | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .297 |
| D Span RF | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .315 |
| Totals | 34 | 5 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 16 | |
| a-struck out swinging for C Gomez in the 9th | ||||||||
| BATTING 2B: B Harris (14, J Lester); N Punto (7, J Papelbon) 3B: B Harris (2, J Lester) RBI: B Harris 2 (27), N Punto (15), D Span (6), D Young (34) S: D Span 2-out RBI: B Harris 2, N Punto GIDP: J Mauer, B Harris Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: A Casilla 2, C Monroe 1 Team LOB: 6 | ||||||||
| BASERUNNING CS: C Gomez (9, 2nd base by J Lester/K Cash); N Punto (2, 2nd base by J Lester/K Cash) Picked Off: C Gomez (1st base by J Lester); N Punto (1st base by J Lester) | ||||||||
| Minnesota Twins | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
| N Blackburn | 6.2 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 85-60 | 3.72 |
| D Reyes (H, 10) | 0.1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7-5 | 2.59 |
| M Guerrier (L, 4-4; B, 3) | 1.0 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 22-16 | 3.56 |
| Totals | 8.0 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 114-81 | |
| PITCHING WP: M Guerrier Batters faced: N Blackburn 26; D Reyes 2; M Guerrier 7 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: N Blackburn 10-8; D Reyes 0-0; M Guerrier 1-0 Game Scores: N Blackburn 56 | |||||||||
| Boston Red Sox | ||||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG |
| J Ellsbury CF-LF | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .271 |
| D Pedroia 2B | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .313 |
| J Drew RF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .298 |
| C Crisp CF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .259 |
| M Ramirez DH | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .280 |
| M Lowell 3B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | .295 |
| K Youkilis 1B | 4 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .314 |
| B Moss LF-RF | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .279 |
| J Lugo SS | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .264 |
| K Cash C | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .233 |
| a-S Casey PH | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .360 |
| b-J Bailey PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .000 |
| J Varitek C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .215 |
| Totals | 34 | 6 | 11 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 11 | |
| a-hit for K Cash in the 7th b-struck out looking for S Casey in the 7th | ||||||||
| BATTING 2B: J Drew (17, N Blackburn); J Ellsbury (10, D Reyes); K Youkilis (24, M Guerrier) 3B: K Youkilis (4, N Blackburn) HR: M Ramirez (17, 8th inning off M Guerrier 1 on, 1 Out) RBI: J Drew 2 (53), B Moss 2 (10), M Ramirez 2 (56) SF: B Moss 2-out RBI: B Moss Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: J Lugo 1, K Cash 1 Team LOB: 5 | ||||||||
| BASERUNNING SB: B Moss (1, 2nd base off M Guerrier/J Mauer) | ||||||||
| FIELDING E: M Lowell (6, ground ball) DP: 2 (J Lugo-D Pedroia-K Youkilis 2). PB: K Cash. | ||||||||
| Boston Red Sox | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
| J Lester | 7.1 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 117-78 | 3.38 |
| D Aardsma (W, 3-2) | 0.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11-8 | 2.84 |
| J Papelbon (S, 27) | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 22-16 | 2.27 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 150-102 | |
| PITCHING Batters faced: J Lester 32; D Aardsma 2; J Papelbon 4 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: J Lester 11-3; D Aardsma 2-0; J Papelbon 2-0 Game Scores: J Lester 43 | |||||||||
| Scoring Summary | ||||
| MIN | BOS | |||
 | 1st | J Drew doubled to deep left, J Ellsbury scored. | 0 | 1 |
 | 4th | B Harris tripled to deep right, C Monroe and D Young scored. | 2 | 1 |
| 4th | N Punto singled to center, B Harris scored. | 3 | 1 |
| 7th | D Span singled to left center, B Harris scored. | 4 | 1 |
| 7th | B Moss hit sacrifice fly to left, K Youkilis scored. | 4 | 2 |
| 8th | D Young singled to right, J Mauer scored, J Morneau to third. | 5 | 2 |
| 8th | J Drew grounded out to second, J Ellsbury scored, D Pedroia to second. | 5 | 3 |
| 8th | M Ramirez homered to left center, D Pedroia scored. | 5 | 5 |
| 8th | B Moss singled to center, K Youkilis scored. | 5 | 6 |
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| Game Notes |
| DUSTIN PEDROIA'S SINGLE IN THE BOTTOM OF THE SIXTH INNING EXTENDED HIS HITTING STREAK TO 16 GAMES. |
| Game Information | |
| Stadium | Fenway Park, Boston, MA |
| Attendance | 37,925 (102.7% full) - % is based on regular season capacity |
| Game Time | 2:51 |
| Weather | 84 degrees, cloudy |
| Wind | 13 mph |
| Umpires | Home Plate - Sam Holbrook, First Base - Scott Barry, Second Base - Charlie Reliford, Third Base - Greg Gibson |
MLB Scores
Tuesday, July 8th 2008
| Minnesota | 5 | Final |
| Boston | 6 |
| Cleveland | 2 | Final |
| Detroit | 9 |
| Tampa Bay | 0 | Final |
| NY Yankees | 5 |
| St. Louis | 2 | Final |
| Philadelphia | 0 |
| Houston | 3 | Final |
| Pittsburgh | 4 |
| Baltimore | 6 | Final |
| Toronto | 7 |
| Arizona | 2 | Final |
| Washington | 0 |
| San Francisco | 0 | Final |
| NY Mets | 7 |
| Colorado | 3 | Final |
| Milwaukee | 7 |
| LA Angels | 2 | Final |
| Texas | 3 |
| Cincinnati | 3 | Final |
| Chi Cubs | 7 |
| Chi White Sox | 8 | Final |
| Kansas City | 7 | in 13 |
| Seattle | 0 | Final |
| Oakland | 2 |
| Florida | 1 | Final |
| San Diego | 10 |
| Atlanta | 9 | Final |
| LA Dodgers | 3 |
