Red Sox 18, 
Twins 5
| W: | J. Beckett (9-5) |
| L: | L. Hernandez (9-6) |
| Minnesota Twins | ||||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG |
| D Span CF | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | .316 |
| A Casilla 2B | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .309 |
| J Mauer C | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .328 |
| J Morneau DH | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .314 |
| J Kubel RF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .266 |
| D Young LF | 5 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .293 |
| M Lamb 1B | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | .227 |
| N Punto SS | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | .302 |
| B Buscher 3B | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .306 |
| a-B Harris PH-3B | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .256 |
| Totals | 38 | 5 | 14 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 22 | |
| a-singled to left for B Buscher in the 6th | ||||||||
| BATTING 2B: A Casilla (11, J Beckett); J Mauer (23, J Beckett); D Young (17, J Beckett) HR: J Morneau (13, 1st inning off J Beckett 1 on, 1 Out); J Kubel (13, 6th inning off J Beckett 0 on, 0 Out) RBI: J Mauer (38), J Morneau 2 (67), J Kubel (44), N Punto (16) Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: A Casilla 2, J Kubel 1, J Morneau 2, N Punto 3 Team LOB: 12 | ||||||||
| BASERUNNING CS: D Span (2, 2nd base by J Beckett) | ||||||||
| FIELDING E: D Span (3, throw) | ||||||||
| Minnesota Twins | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
| L Hernandez (L, 9-6) | 4.1 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 82-55 | 5.44 |
| B Bonser | 1.2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 28-17 | 6.50 |
| C Breslow | 0.1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 11-6 | 2.33 |
| B Bass | 1.1 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 33-20 | 5.27 |
| D Reyes | 0.1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5-4 | 2.92 |
| Totals | 8.0 | 23 | 18 | 18 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 159-102 | |
| PITCHING Batters faced: L Hernandez 24; B Bonser 10; C Breslow 3; B Bass 10; D Reyes 2 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: L Hernandez 7-4; B Bonser 1-3; C Breslow 0-0; B Bass 3-1; D Reyes 0-1 Game Scores: L Hernandez 19 | |||||||||
| Boston Red Sox | ||||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG |
| J Ellsbury CF | 6 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .278 |
| D Pedroia 2B | 6 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | .313 |
| K Youkilis 1B | 5 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | .319 |
| M Ramirez LF | 5 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .285 |
| J Bailey PR-LF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| M Lowell 3B | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .297 |
| S Casey DH | 5 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .371 |
| J Varitek C | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .220 |
| a-K Cash PH-C | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .241 |
| B Moss RF | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | .274 |
| J Lugo SS | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .267 |
| Totals | 46 | 18 | 23 | 18 | 2 | 4 | 23 | |
| a-homered to left for J Varitek in the 8th | ||||||||
| BATTING 2B: M Ramirez 2 (18, L Hernandez 2); J Varitek (14, B Bonser); J Ellsbury (11, B Bonser); S Casey (11, B Bonser); D Pedroia (27, B Bass); K Youkilis (25, B Bass) 3B: B Moss (1, B Bass) HR: K Cash (2, 8th inning off B Bass 0 on, 0 Out); K Youkilis (14, 8th inning off D Reyes 1 on, 2 Out) RBI: M Ramirez 3 (59), M Lowell 2 (56), S Casey 2 (10), K Youkilis 4 (57), J Varitek (28), J Ellsbury (27), D Pedroia 3 (44), K Cash (11), J Lugo (20) SF: K Youkilis 2-out RBI: M Ramirez, M Lowell 2, S Casey, K Youkilis 2 Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: B Moss 1, J Lugo 2, D Pedroia 1, M Ramirez 1 Team LOB: 7 | ||||||||
| BASERUNNING SB: J Lugo (12, 2nd base off L Hernandez/J Mauer) | ||||||||
| FIELDING E: K Youkilis (3, catch); J Lopez (3, throw) DP: 1 (J Lugo-D Pedroia-M Lowell). Outfield Assist: M Ramirez (N Punto at 3rd base). | ||||||||
| Boston Red Sox | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
| J Beckett (W, 9-5) | 5.0 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 104-67 | 3.94 |
| J Lopez (H, 9) | 1.1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 37-24 | 2.25 |
| C Hansen (H, 7) | 0.2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 19-9 | 5.68 |
| M Delcarmen | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10-5 | 4.34 |
| M Timlin | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 19-13 | 6.46 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 14 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 189-118 | |
| PITCHING Batters faced: J Beckett 24; J Lopez 8; C Hansen 5; M Delcarmen 3; M Timlin 4 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: J Beckett 4-8; J Lopez 1-1; C Hansen 1-1; M Delcarmen 3-0; M Timlin 2-0 Game Scores: J Beckett 31 | |||||||||
| Scoring Summary | ||||
| MIN | BOS | |||
 | 1st | J Mauer singled to center, A Casilla scored. | 1 | 0 |
| 1st | J Morneau homered to right, J Mauer scored. | 3 | 0 |
 | 3rd | M Ramirez doubled to right center, J Lugo scored, D Pedroia to third. | 3 | 1 |
| 3rd | M Lowell singled to center, D Pedroia and M Ramirez scored, M Lowell to second advancing on throw. M Lowell to third on throwing error by center fielder D Span. | 3 | 3 |
| 3rd | S Casey singled to center, M Lowell scored. | 3 | 4 |
| 5th | M Ramirez doubled to deep center, K Youkilis scored. | 3 | 5 |
| 5th | S Casey singled to center, M Ramirez scored. | 3 | 6 |
| 6th | J Kubel homered to center. | 4 | 6 |
| 6th | N Punto singled to center, D Young scored. | 5 | 6 |
| 6th | K Youkilis hit sacrifice fly to right, J Ellsbury scored. | 5 | 7 |
| 7th | J Varitek singled to center, M Lowell scored, S Casey to third. | 5 | 8 |
| 7th | J Ellsbury singled to left, S Casey scored, J Varitek to third, J Lugo to second. | 5 | 9 |
| 7th | D Pedroia doubled to deep left, J Varitek, J Lugo and J Ellsbury scored. | 5 | 12 |
| 7th | K Youkilis doubled to deep left, D Pedroia scored. | 5 | 13 |
| 7th | M Ramirez singled to center, K Youkilis scored. | 5 | 14 |
| 8th | K Cash homered to left. | 5 | 15 |
| 8th | J Lugo grounded out to shortstop, B Moss scored. | 5 | 16 |
| 8th | K Youkilis homered to left, D Pedroia scored. | 5 | 18 |
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| Game Notes |
| DUSTIN PEDROIA EXTENDED HIS HITTING STREAK TO 17 GAMES WITH A DOUBLE IN THE BOTTOM OF THE SEVENTH INNING. |
| MINNESOTA MANAGER RON GARDENHIRE WAS EJECTED BY FIRST BASE UMPIRE CHARLIE RELIFORD FOR ARGUING A REVERSAL OF AN OUT CALL ON A FLY BALL IN THE BOTTOM OF THE SEVENTH INNING. |
| Game Information | |
| Stadium | Fenway Park, Boston, MA |
| Attendance | 37,470 (101.4% full) - % is based on regular season capacity |
| Game Time | 3:59 |
| Weather | 87 degrees, sunny |
| Wind | 19 mph |
| Umpires | Home Plate - Scott Barry, First Base - Charlie Reliford, Second Base - Greg Gibson, Third Base - Sam Holbrook |
MLB Scores
Wednesday, July 9th 2008
| Minnesota | 5 | Final |
| Boston | 18 |
| Tampa Bay | 1 | Final |
| NY Yankees | 2 | in 10 |
| Florida | 5 | Final |
| San Diego | 2 |
| Cleveland | 6 | Final |
| Detroit | 8 |
| Houston | 6 | Final |
| Pittsburgh | 4 |
| Baltimore | 8 | Final |
| Toronto | 9 |
| Arizona | 0 | Final |
| Washington | 5 |
| San Francisco | 0 | Final |
| NY Mets | 5 |
| St. Louis | 2 | Final |
| Philadelphia | 4 |
| Colorado | 8 | Final |
| Milwaukee | 3 |
| LA Angels | 4 | Final |
| Texas | 5 |
| Cincinnati | 1 | Final |
| Chi Cubs | 5 |
| Chi White Sox | 7 | Final |
| Kansas City | 6 |
| Seattle | 6 | Final |
| Oakland | 4 |
| Atlanta | 1 | Final |
| LA Dodgers | 2 |