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Minnesota Twins @ Boston Red Sox

2000-07-24 · Night game · Fenway Park · Att: 33469 · 73°F, cloudy · Wind 10 mph R to L · 2:58

Minnesota Twins defeated Boston Red Sox 4–2. Minnesota Twins put up 2 in the 3rd. Eric Milton earned the win. Ron Coomer went 3-for-4 with 1 HR and 2 RBI.

Line score

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

W: Eric Milton L: Tomo Ohka SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: Mike DiMuro · 1B: Jerry Crawford · 2B: Mike Everitt · 3B: Brian Gorman · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Minnesota Twins — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	SO
Cristian Guzman	5	0	2	0	0
Denny Hocking	5	1	2	0	0
Matt Lawton	5	0	1	0	1
Ron Coomer	4	1	3	2	0
David Ortiz	4	1	1	0	1
Corey Koskie	4	0	1	1	2
Chad Allen	4	0	1	0	0
Jacque Jones	4	1	2	0	2
Chad Moeller	4	0	1	1	0

Boston Red Sox — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Jose Offerman	3	0	0	0	1	1
Jeff Frye	4	0	1	0	0	1
Bernard Gilkey	4	0	0	0	0	1
Nomar Garciaparra	4	1	1	0	0	1
Troy O'Leary	4	0	0	0	0	2
Israel Alcantara	4	1	1	2	0	1
Sean Berry	4	0	0	0	0	2
Scott Hatteberg	3	0	1	0	0	0
Darren Lewis	3	0	2	0	0	0

Minnesota Twins — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Eric Milton	8.0	4	1	8
Bob Wells	0.1	1	0	0
Eddie Guardado	0.2	1	0	1

Boston Red Sox — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	SO
Tomo Ohka	5.0	11	3
Bryce Florie	3.0	2	2
Rod Beck	1.0	1	1

Play-by-play

Top 1

Cristian Guzman: 3/L3S-
Denny Hocking: S8/G4M
Matt Lawton: 8/F8LD
Ron Coomer: 9/F89D+

Bot 1

Jose Offerman: 8/F8RM
Jeff Frye: 5/FL
Bernard Gilkey: 4/L4

Top 2

David Ortiz: S7/L7M+
Corey Koskie: WP.1-2
Corey Koskie: D9/L34D+.2-H
Chad Allen: 43/G4.2-3
Jacque Jones: K
Chad Moeller: 43/G4+

Bot 2

Nomar Garciaparra: 7/F7D
Troy O'Leary: K/C
Israel Alcantara: K

Top 3

Cristian Guzman: S8/L8RM
Denny Hocking: CS2(24)
Denny Hocking: S9/G34
Matt Lawton: 13.1-2
Ron Coomer: HR/F7D+.2-H
David Ortiz: 43/G34+

Bot 3

Sean Berry: K
Scott Hatteberg: 63/G6
Darren Lewis: S9/L89S
Jose Offerman: 63/G6

Top 4

Corey Koskie: K
Chad Allen: 9/F9M
Jacque Jones: S7/L78D+
Chad Moeller: D/L78XD+.1-H
Cristian Guzman: 43/G4

Bot 4

Jeff Frye: D/F78XD+
Bernard Gilkey: 5/P56S
Nomar Garciaparra: K
Troy O'Leary: K/C

Top 5

Denny Hocking: 43/G34
Matt Lawton: 43/G4
Ron Coomer: S7/L56+
David Ortiz: 3E1/G34.1-2
Corey Koskie: K

Bot 5

Israel Alcantara: 8/F8RD
Sean Berry: 4/P3
Scott Hatteberg: S7/G5+
Darren Lewis: 7/L7M

Top 6

Chad Allen: S9/P9LS
Jacque Jones: S/F78S.1-2
Chad Moeller: 64(1)3/GDP/G6.2-3
Cristian Guzman: 43/G4

Bot 6

Jose Offerman: W
Jeff Frye: 8/F8LD
Bernard Gilkey: K/C
Nomar Garciaparra: 7/F7M

Top 7

Denny Hocking: 13/G13
Matt Lawton: S7/L7LD+.BX2(74)
Ron Coomer: S8/G4M
David Ortiz: K

Bot 7

Troy O'Leary: 7/F7D
Israel Alcantara: 7/F78M
Sean Berry: 63/G6+

Top 8

Corey Koskie: 3/G3
Chad Allen: 13/G13+
Jacque Jones: K

Bot 8

Scott Hatteberg: 8/F78D+
Darren Lewis: S9/L4D
Jose Offerman: K
Jeff Frye: K

Top 9

Chad Moeller: 4/P34D
Cristian Guzman: S8/L4MD
Denny Hocking: 46(1)/FO/G4.B-2(E6/TH1)
Matt Lawton: K/C

Bot 9

Bernard Gilkey: 53/G5+
Nomar Garciaparra: D8/L8LXD+
Troy O'Leary: 43/G4.2-3
Israel Alcantara: HR/F78D+.3-H
Sean Berry: K/C

Notes & reviews

Everett begins 10 game suspension for head-butting umpire on 7-15

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