Minnesota Twins @ Boston Red Sox
54-50, 25-28 Away
3
54-50, 25-28 Away
Final
59-45, 30-18 Home
4
59-45, 30-18 Home
Twins Hitting
- Batting
- 2BT Tiffee (5, M Myers); S Stewart (18, M Timlin)
- HRJ Morneau (14, 4th inning off J Papelbon 0 on, 2 Out); J Jones (15, 6th inning off J Papelbon 0 on, 0 Out)
- RBIJ Morneau (50), J Jones (53)
- 2Out RBIJ Morneau
- SHJ Jones
- Team LOB14
- Baserunning
- SBL Ford (5, 2nd base off J Papelbon/J Varitek)
- Fielding
- DP1 (T Tiffee-J Morneau)
Red Sox Hitting
| hitters |
|---|
J. DamonCF |
D. OrtizDH |
A. SternRF |
K. MillarLF-1B |
A. Cora2B |
G. KaplerRF-LF-RF |
| team |
| AB | R | H | RBI | HR | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .340 | .381 | .488 |
| 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .272 | .336 | .377 |
| 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .300 | .390 | .567 |
| 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .287 | .326 | .448 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .273 | .369 | .569 |
| 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .309 | .387 | .547 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .278 | .369 | .382 |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .283 | .376 | .411 |
| 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .213 | .249 | .298 |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .286 | .286 | .286 |
| 30 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
a-singled to center for A Stern in the 8th
- Batting
- 2BJ Varitek (23, B Radke); E Renteria (17, J Rincon)
- HRD Ortiz (25, 4th inning off B Radke 0 on, 1 Out); J Olerud (3, 4th inning off B Radke 0 on, 1 Out)
- RBID Ortiz (88), J Olerud (18), K Millar (38), M Ramirez (93)
- 2Out RBIM Ramirez
- SFK Millar
- Team LOB4
- Fielding
- EB Mueller (6, throw)
Twins Pitching
- Pitching
- IBBJ Mauer (By M Timlin)
- HBPJ Jones (By J Papelbon)
- Ground Balls-Fly BallsB Radke 7-10; J Rincon 2-0
- Game ScoresB Radke 56
Red Sox Pitching
| pitchers |
|---|
M. Timlin(W,7-3) |
C. Schilling(S,9) |
| team |
| IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5.1 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 100-60 | 3.38 |
| 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 13-6 | 0.00 |
| 1.1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 26-16 | 1.38 |
| 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 15-9 | 6.23 |
| 8.0 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 2 | 154-91 |
- Pitching
- IBBD Ortiz (By J Rincon)
- Ground Balls-Fly BallsJ Papelbon 5-4; M Delcarmen 1-0; M Timlin 1-2; C Schilling 1-2
- Game ScoresJ Papelbon 52
Scoring Summary
Inning | MIN | BOS | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4th | J Morneau homered to right center. | 1 | 0 | |
| 4th | D Ortiz homered to right. | 1 | 1 | |
| 4th | J Olerud homered to right. | 1 | 2 | |
| 6th | J Jones homered to right center. | 2 | 2 | |
| 6th | S Stewart grounded into fielder's choice to third, L Ford scored on throwing error by third baseman B Mueller, M Ryan safe at third on throwing error by third baseman B Mueller. | 3 | 2 | |
| 7th | K Millar hit sacrifice fly to center, J Olerud scored. | 3 | 3 | |
| 8th | M Ramirez singled to center, E Renteria scored, D Ortiz to second. | 3 | 4 | |
BOS wins 3-0
Game Information
Fenway Park
7:05 PM, 31 July 2005
Boston, Massachusetts
Attendance: 34,929
Game Time:3:03
- Umpires:
- Home Plate Umpire - Bill Hohn
- First Base Umpire - Gerry Davis
- Second Base Umpire - Doug Eddings
- Third Base Umpire - Bruce Dreckman
2025 American League Central Standings
| Team | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cleveland | 88 | 74 | .543 | - | W2 |
| Detroit | 87 | 75 | .537 | 1 | L1 |
| Kansas City | 82 | 80 | .506 | 6 | W2 |
| Minnesota | 70 | 92 | .432 | 18 | L1 |
| Chicago | 60 | 102 | .370 | 28 | W1 |
2025 American League East Standings
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