Red Sox Hitting
- Batting
- 2BD Ortiz (12, N Blackburn); D Pedroia (15, N Blackburn)
- RBID Pedroia (16)
- Team LOB8
- Team RISP1-11 (J Bailey 0-2, J Varitek 0-2, J Lugo 0-1, D Pedroia 1-1, J Drew 0-2, K Youkilis 0-2, J Bay 0-1)
- Baserunning
- SBJ Ellsbury 2 (20, 2nd base off N Blackburn/J Mauer 2)
- Fielding
- DP1 (D Pedroia-J Bailey)
Twins Hitting
- Batting
- 2BM Cuddyer (10, J Lester); N Punto (3, D Bard)
- HRJ Morneau (14, 5th inning off J Lester 2 on, 2 Out)
- RBIN Punto (12), D Span (22), J Morneau 3 (44)
- 2Out RBIJ Morneau 3
- SHD Span
- Team LOB6
- Team RISP2-9 (B Harris 0-1, J Mauer 0-2, J Kubel 0-1, D Span 0-1, J Morneau 1-1, M Cuddyer 0-1, D Young 0-1, N Punto 1-1)
- Baserunning
- SBD Span (10, 2nd base off J Lester/J Varitek)
- Fielding
- DP1 (M Tolbert-N Punto-J Morneau-N Punto)
- EN Punto (4, throw)
Red Sox Pitching
- Pitching
- First-pitch strikes/Batters FacedJ Lester 17-26; D Bard 3-5; T Saito 3-4
- Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikesJ Lester 17-9-18-18; D Bard 3-2-5-3; T Saito 5-5-3-0
- Ground Balls-Fly BallsJ Lester 7-5; D Bard 1-1; T Saito 0-0
- Game ScoresJ Lester 41
Twins Pitching
| pitchers |
|---|
N. Blackburn(W,4-2) |
M. Guerrier(H,6) |
J. Nathan(S,7) |
| team |
| IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7.0 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 111-75 | 3.55 |
| 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 11-8 | 3.86 |
| 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10-7 | 2.60 |
| 9.0 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 132-90 |
- Pitching
- IBBJ Morneau (By D Bard)
- HBPD Span (By J Lester); B Harris (By T Saito)
- First-pitch strikes/Batters FacedN Blackburn 24-30; M Guerrier 2-3; J Nathan 2-4
- Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikesN Blackburn 26-11-18-20; M Guerrier 1-2-4-1; J Nathan 1-0-3-3
- Ground Balls-Fly BallsN Blackburn 5-8; M Guerrier 0-1; J Nathan 1-2
- Game ScoresN Blackburn 60
Scoring Summary
Inning | BOS | MIN | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5th | D Pedroia doubled to deep left, J Ellsbury scored. | 1 | 0 | |
| 5th | N Punto singled to right center, B Harris scored, M Tolbert to third, N Punto to second advancing on throw. | 1 | 1 | |
| 5th | D Span grounded out to second, M Tolbert scored, N Punto to third. | 1 | 2 | |
| 5th | J Morneau homered to right, N Punto and J Mauer scored. | 1 | 5 | |
| 7th | J Drew grounded into fielder's choice double play, shortstop to second to first to shortstop, J Ellsbury scored, D Pedroia out at second, J Drew out at second. | 2 | 5 | |
Series tied 2-2
Game Information
Metrodome
1:10 AM, 27 May 2009
Minneapolis, Minnesota
Attendance: 20,019
Game Time:2:52
- Umpires:
- Home Plate Umpire - Tony Randazzo
- First Base Umpire - Chris Guccione
- Second Base Umpire - Todd Tichenor
- Third Base Umpire - Jerry Layne
2024 American League East Standings
2024 American League Central Standings
| Team | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cleveland | 53 | 30 | .639 | - | W1 |
| Minnesota | 48 | 37 | .565 | 6 | W3 |
| Kansas City | 47 | 40 | .540 | 8 | L1 |
| Detroit | 38 | 47 | .447 | 16 | L1 |
| Chicago | 24 | 63 | .276 | 31 | L2 |
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