Minnesota Twins @ Boston Red Sox

89-61, 39-37 Away

Final

81-70, 44-30 Home


MIN
BOS

1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
0	4	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	7	14	0
0	0	0	0	1	2	0	0	0	3	8	0

M. Garza2-5

5.2 IP, 5 H, 3 ER, 4 K, 3 BB

T. Wakefield7-10

3.1 IP, 8 H, 6 ER, 3 K, 2 BB

Twins Hitting

hitters
L. Castillo2B
N. Punto3B
J. MauerC
M. CuddyerRF
J. Morneau1B
T. HunterCF
L. FordCF
R. WhiteLF
J. TynerLF
P. NevinDH
J. BartlettSS
team

AB	R	H	RBI	HR	BB	K	AVG	OBP	SLG
5	0	3	0	0	0	0	.295	.355	.371
4	0	0	0	0	1	0	.293	.362	.386
5	0	1	0	0	0	1	.342	.427	.492
5	1	1	0	0	0	2	.278	.357	.503
5	2	5	1	0	0	0	.326	.381	.578
3	1	2	2	1	1	0	.274	.336	.478
1	0	0	0	0	0	1	.217	.279	.294
4	1	1	1	0	0	1	.232	.261	.353
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.321	.354	.368
3	1	0	0	0	1	1	.242	.323	.439
4	1	1	3	1	0	0	.324	.383	.421
40	7	14	7	2	3	6

Batting
2BJ Morneau 2 (36, T Wakefield, L DiNardo); M Cuddyer (39, B Corey)
HRJ Bartlett (2, 2nd inning off T Wakefield 2 on, 1 Out); T Hunter (27, 3rd inning off T Wakefield 1 on, 1 Out)
RBIR White (34), J Bartlett 3 (28), T Hunter 2 (86), J Morneau (124)
GIDPJ Mauer
Team LOB9

Baserunning
SBL Castillo 2 (23, 2nd base off T Wakefield/D Mirabelli 2)

Fielding
DP1 (L Castillo-J Bartlett-J Morneau)

Red Sox Hitting

hitters
C. CrispCF
M. Loretta2B-1B
D. OrtizDH
K. YoukilisLF
D. MurphyLF
aG. KaplerPH-LF
T. NixonRF
M. Lowell3B
E. Hinske1B
bD. PedroiaPH-2B
D. MirabelliC
A. GonzalezSS
cJ. VaritekPH
A. CoraSS
team

AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG	OBP	SLG
4	0	0	0	1	0	.264	.317	.385
4	0	0	0	0	0	.291	.352	.364
5	0	0	0	0	3	.279	.402	.620
1	0	1	0	0	0	.287	.386	.438
1	1	0	0	1	0	.235	.316	.471
1	0	0	0	0	1	.241	.328	.352
3	0	0	0	1	2	.278	.388	.412
4	1	1	0	0	1	.285	.342	.467
3	1	2	1	0	0	.259	.342	.471
1	0	1	0	0	0	.172	.238	.276
3	0	2	1	1	0	.192	.272	.337
2	0	0	1	0	0	.253	.298	.392
1	0	0	0	0	0	.241	.333	.407
0	0	0	0	0	0	.244	.322	.300
33	3	7	3	4	7

a-struck out swinging for D Murphy in the 7th

b-singled to right for E Hinske in the 8th

c-fouled out to third for A Gonzalez in the 8th

Batting
2BD Mirabelli (6, J Crain)
RBIA Gonzalez (46), E Hinske (32), D Mirabelli (25)
2Out RBIE Hinske, D Mirabelli
SFA Gonzalez
GIDPM Lowell
Team LOB9

Fielding
DP1 (M Loretta-A Gonzalez-E Hinske)

Twins Pitching

pitchers
M. Garza(W,3-6)
J. Crain(H,10)
D. Reyes(H,19)
J. Rincon(H,26)
J. Nathan
team

IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	PC-ST	ERA
5.2	5	3	3	3	4	93-57	5.40
0.2	1	0	0	0	0	11-8	3.77
1.1	1	0	0	0	2	14-12	0.94
0.1	0	0	0	1	0	8-2	2.88
1.0	0	0	0	0	1	10-8	1.73
9.0	7	3	3	4	7	136-87

Pitching
WPD Reyes
Ground Balls-Fly BallsM Garza 6-7; J Crain 1-1; D Reyes 3-0; J Rincon 0-1; J Nathan 2-0
Game ScoresM Garza 48

Red Sox Pitching

pitchers
T. Wakefield(L,7-11)
L. DiNardo
B. Corey
J. Lopez
team

IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	PC-ST	ERA
3.1	8	6	6	2	3	2	75-51	4.50
3.2	4	0	0	1	1	0	61-38	7.17
1.1	1	1	1	0	1	0	13-11	2.65
0.2	1	0	0	0	1	0	13-10	3.21
9.0	14	7	7	3	6	2	162-110

Pitching
WPT Wakefield
HBPM Loretta (By J Crain)
Ground Balls-Fly BallsT Wakefield 3-4; L DiNardo 7-3; B Corey 1-2; J Lopez 0-1
Game ScoresT Wakefield 21

Scoring Summary

		MIN	BOS
2nd	R White singled to left, J Morneau scored.	1	0
2nd	J Bartlett homered to left, R White and P Nevin scored.	4	0
3rd	T Hunter homered to left, J Morneau scored.	6	0
5th	A Gonzalez hit sacrifice fly to left, E Hinske scored.	6	1
6th	E Hinske singled to right, D Murphy scored, M Lowell to second.	6	2
6th	D Mirabelli doubled to left, M Lowell scored, E Hinske to third.	6	3
9th	J Morneau singled to left, M Cuddyer scored, J Morneau to second advancing on throw.	7	3

Twins
7
Red Sox
3

Game 1

20/9

Twins
8
Red Sox
2

Game 2

21/9

Twins
0
Red Sox
6

Game 3

22/9

Fenway Park

12:05 AM, 20 September 2006

Boston, Massachusetts

Attendance: 36,242

Game Time:3:03

Umpires:
Home Plate Umpire - Bill Welke
First Base Umpire - Marty Foster
Second Base Umpire - Tim Mcclelland
Third Base Umpire - Fieldin Culbreth

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

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Toronto	94	68	.580	-	W4
New York	94	68	.580	-	W8
Boston	89	73	.549	5	W1
Tampa Bay	77	85	.475	17	L4
Baltimore	75	87	.463	19	L3

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Minnesota Twins @ Boston Red Sox

M. Garza2-5

T. Wakefield7-10

Scoring Summary

Inning

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