Red Sox 3-1 Twins (28 May, 2009) Play-by-Play

Minnesota Twins

24-25, 19-11 home


BOS
MIN

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

Red SoxTop 1st
- A. Swarzak pitching for MIN
  BOS
  MIN
- Pitch
  1
  Strike Looking
  2
  Ball
  3
  Fly Out
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
TwinsBottom 1st
- J. Beckett pitching for BOS
  BOS
  MIN
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
Red SoxTop 2nd
- A. Swarzak pitching for MIN
  BOS
  MIN
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
TwinsBottom 2nd
- J. Beckett pitching for BOS
  BOS
  MIN
- 1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
Red SoxTop 3rd
- A. Swarzak pitching for MIN
  BOS
  MIN
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
TwinsBottom 3rd
- J. Beckett pitching for BOS
  BOS
  MIN
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
Red SoxTop 4th
- A. Swarzak pitching for MIN
  BOS
  MIN
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
TwinsBottom 4th
- J. Beckett pitching for BOS
  BOS
  MIN
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
Red SoxTop 5th
- A. Swarzak pitching for MIN
  BOS
  MIN
- 1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
TwinsBottom 5th
- J. Beckett pitching for BOS
  BOS
  MIN
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
Red SoxTop 6th
- A. Swarzak pitching for MIN
  BOS
  MIN
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
TwinsBottom 6th
- J. Beckett pitching for BOS
  BOS
  MIN
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
Red SoxTop 7th
- A. Swarzak pitching for MIN
  BOS
  MIN
- J. Crain pitching for MIN
  BOS
  MIN
- S. Henn pitching for MIN
  BOS
  MIN
- J Mauer catching.
  3
  1
- 2 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors
TwinsBottom 7th
- J. Beckett pitching for BOS
  BOS
  MIN
- G Kottaras catching.
  3
  1
- M Cuddyer hit for S Henn.
  3
  1
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
Red SoxTop 8th
- L. Ayala pitching for MIN
  BOS
  MIN
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
TwinsBottom 8th
- H. Okajima pitching for BOS
  BOS
  MIN
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
Red SoxTop 9th
- L. Ayala pitching for MIN
  BOS
  MIN
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
TwinsBottom 9th
- J. Papelbon pitching for BOS
  BOS
  MIN
- B Buscher hit for L Ayala.
  3
  1
- B Harris to second on fielder's indifference.
  3
  1
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors

Red Sox
6
Twins
5

Game 1

25/5

Red Sox
2
Twins
5

Game 2

27/5

Red Sox
2
Twins
4

Game 3

28/5

Red Sox
3
Twins
1

Game 4

28/5

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

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
New York	94	68	.580	-	W1
Baltimore	91	71	.562	3	W3
Boston	81	81	.500	13	W1
Tampa Bay	80	82	.494	14	L1
Toronto	74	88	.457	20	L3

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Cleveland	92	69	.571	-	L2
Kansas City	86	76	.531	6.5	W1
Detroit	86	76	.531	6.5	L2
Minnesota	82	80	.506	10.5	L4
Chicago	41	121	.253	51.5	W2

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Boston Red Sox

Minnesota Twins

J. Beckett5-2

A. Swarzak1-1

J. Papelbon13

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Pitch
1 Strike Looking
2 Ball
3 Fly Out