Boston Red Sox @ Minnesota Twins
28-20, 11-14 Away
3
28-20, 11-14 Away
Final
24-25, 19-11 Home
1
24-25, 19-11 Home
Red Sox Hitting
- Batting
- 2BJ Bailey (3, A Swarzak)
- HRJ Varitek 2 (10, 5th inning off A Swarzak 0 on, 0 Out; 7th inning off A Swarzak 0 on, 0 Out)
- RBIJ Varitek 2 (22), D Pedroia (17)
- SFD Pedroia
- GIDPM Lowell; J Bailey
- Team LOB6
- Team RISP0-2 (J Lugo 0-1, M Lowell 0-1)
- Fielding
- DP1 (D Pedroia-J Lugo-K Youkilis)
Twins Hitting
| hitters |
|---|
D. SpanCF |
J. MauerDH-C |
J. KubelRF |
J. Crede3B |
D. YoungLF |
| team |
| AB | R | H | RBI | HR | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .311 | .403 | .411 |
| 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .407 | .496 | .824 |
| 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .342 | .424 | .658 |
| 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .331 | .377 | .519 |
| 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .240 | .303 | .504 |
| 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .274 | .320 | .372 |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .245 | .291 | .284 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .250 | .311 | .304 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .284 | .374 | .517 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .183 | .315 | .300 |
| 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .200 | .269 | .271 |
| 30 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 10 |
a-walked for S Henn in the 7th
b-struck out swinging for L Ayala in the 9th
- Batting
- 2BB Harris (5, J Beckett)
- HRJ Crede (9, 2nd inning off J Beckett 0 on, 1 Out)
- RBIJ Crede (22)
- SHD Span
- GIDPM Redmond
- Team LOB7
- Team RISP0-6 (M Tolbert 0-1, J Mauer 0-1, M Redmond 0-1, D Young 0-1, J Morneau 0-1, B Buscher 0-1)
- Fielding
- DP2 (B Harris-M Tolbert-J Morneau, J Crede-M Tolbert-J Morneau)
Red Sox Pitching
| pitchers |
|---|
J. Beckett(W,5-2) |
H. Okajima(H,8) |
J. Papelbon(S,13) |
| team |
| IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7.0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 111-69 | 4.60 |
| 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 15-10 | 2.57 |
| 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 19-13 | 2.45 |
| 9.0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 1 | 145-92 |
- Pitching
- HBPJ Ellsbury (By S Henn)
- First-pitch strikes/Batters FacedJ Beckett 13-27; H Okajima 2-4; J Papelbon 2-4
- Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikesJ Beckett 23-12-19-15; H Okajima 5-1-1-3; J Papelbon 3-2-5-3
- Ground Balls-Fly BallsJ Beckett 9-4; H Okajima 1-1; J Papelbon 0-2
- Game ScoresJ Beckett 71
Twins Pitching
| pitchers |
|---|
A. Swarzak(L,1-1) |
| team |
| IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6.0 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 103-63 | 2.08 |
| 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6-3 | 7.43 |
| 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11-6 | 4.15 |
| 2.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14-12 | 4.37 |
| 9.0 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 134-84 |
- Pitching
- First-pitch strikes/Batters FacedA Swarzak 15-26; J Crain 0-1; S Henn 1-3; L Ayala 5-6
- Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikesA Swarzak 19-7-18-19; J Crain 0-0-2-1; S Henn 1-1-2-2; L Ayala 5-1-0-6
- Ground Balls-Fly BallsA Swarzak 9-6; J Crain 0-1; S Henn 1-1; L Ayala 3-3
- Game ScoresA Swarzak 49
Scoring Summary
Inning | BOS | MIN | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2nd | J Crede homered to left. | 0 | 1 | |
| 5th | J Varitek homered to center. | 1 | 1 | |
| 7th | J Varitek homered to right. | 2 | 1 | |
| 7th | D Pedroia hit sacrifice fly to right, J Bailey scored. | 3 | 1 | |
Series tied 2-2
Game Information
Metrodome
6:10 PM, 28 May 2009
Minneapolis, Minnesota
Attendance: 23,958
Game Time:2:56
- Umpires:
- Home Plate Umpire - Todd Tichenor
- First Base Umpire - Jerry Layne
- Second Base Umpire - Tony Randazzo
- Third Base Umpire - Chris Guccione
2025 American League East Standings
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 |
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