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Minnesota Twins @ Boston Red Sox

2011-05-06 Β· Night game Β· Fenway Park Β· Att: 37798 Β· 66Β°F, cloudy Β· Wind 21 mph to CF Β· 2:37

Minnesota Twins defeated Boston Red Sox 9–2. Minnesota Twins put up 4 in the 5th. Scott Baker earned the win. Trevor Plouffe went 2-for-4 with 1 HR and 1 RBI.

Line score

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MIN130041000912
BOS01010000027

W: Scott Baker   L: Tim Wakefield   SV: (none)

Umpires β€” HP: Angel Hernandez Β· 1B: Paul Schrieber Β· 2B: Chad Fairchild Β· 3B: Joe West Β· LF: (none) Β· RF: (none)

Minnesota Twins β€” batting

BatterABRHRBIBBSO
Denard Span502200
Trevor Plouffe432110
Justin Morneau411011
Jason Kubel301020
Michael Cuddyer422010
Danny Valencia522200
Ben Revere511001
Drew Butera401000
Alexi Casilla400001

Boston Red Sox β€” batting

BatterABRHRBIBBSO
Jacoby Ellsbury402001
Dustin Pedroia300012
Adrian Gonzalez411100
Kevin Youkilis301010
David Ortiz400000
J. D. Drew411100
Jed Lowrie300001
Carl Crawford301002
Jarrod Saltalamacchia301002

Minnesota Twins β€” pitching

PitcherIPHBBSO
Scott Baker8.0718
Joe Nathan1.0010

Boston Red Sox β€” pitching

PitcherIPHBBSO
Tim Wakefield4.1941
Alfredo Aceves4.2312

Play-by-play

Top 1

  • Denard Span: 8/F8RXD+
  • Trevor Plouffe: HR/F7D+
  • Justin Morneau: W
  • Jason Kubel: 56(1)3/GDP/G56

Bot 1

  • Jacoby Ellsbury: K
  • Dustin Pedroia: W
  • Adrian Gonzalez: 7/F7M
  • Kevin Youkilis: 63/G6S-

Top 2

  • Michael Cuddyer: W
  • Danny Valencia: S6/G6.1-2
  • Ben Revere: S8/L8LS.2-3;1-2
  • Drew Butera: 9/F9S
  • Alexi Casilla: K
  • Denard Span: S9/G34.3-H;2-H;1-3
  • Trevor Plouffe: BK.3-H;1-2
  • Trevor Plouffe: S7/L7S+.2-3;B-2(THH)
  • Justin Morneau: 4/F4-

Bot 2

  • David Ortiz: 8/F78M
  • J. D. Drew: HR/F9LD+
  • Jed Lowrie: 6/F6-
  • Carl Crawford: K

Top 3

  • Jason Kubel: W
  • Michael Cuddyer: 23/G2L-.1-2
  • Danny Valencia: 63/G56
  • Ben Revere: 7/F78M

Bot 3

  • Jarrod Saltalamacchia: K
  • Jacoby Ellsbury: S8/G4M
  • Dustin Pedroia: CS2(24)
  • Dustin Pedroia: K

Top 4

  • Drew Butera: S7/L7D+
  • Alexi Casilla: 64(1)3/GDP/G6
  • Denard Span: 8/L8LS

Bot 4

  • Adrian Gonzalez: HR/F7D+
  • Kevin Youkilis: S7/L7S
  • David Ortiz: 8/F78D
  • J. D. Drew: 46(1)3/GDP/G4

Top 5

  • Trevor Plouffe: W
  • Justin Morneau: S9/G34.1-2
  • Jason Kubel: 6/IF/P6-
  • Michael Cuddyer: S7/L56+.2-3;1-2
  • Danny Valencia: D7/L7LD+.3-H;2-H;1-3
  • Ben Revere: K
  • Drew Butera: E6/G6+.3-H(NR)(UR);2-H(NR)(UR)
  • Alexi Casilla: 1/G13-

Bot 5

  • Jed Lowrie: K
  • Carl Crawford: K
  • Jarrod Saltalamacchia: K

Top 6

  • Denard Span: S8/L6MD+
  • Trevor Plouffe: 54(1)/FO/G56
  • Justin Morneau: K+SB2.1-3(E6)
  • Jason Kubel: BK.3-H
  • Jason Kubel: W
  • Michael Cuddyer: S9/G34-.1-3
  • Danny Valencia: 31/G34S

Bot 6

  • Jacoby Ellsbury: S6/G6
  • Dustin Pedroia: 54(1)3/GDP/G56
  • Adrian Gonzalez: 9/L9D+

Top 7

  • Ben Revere: 53/G15-
  • Drew Butera: 7/F7S
  • Alexi Casilla: 63/G6S-

Bot 7

  • Kevin Youkilis: 9/F9M
  • David Ortiz: 3/G3
  • J. D. Drew: 5/F5-

Top 8

  • Denard Span: 63/G6
  • Trevor Plouffe: 13/G15+
  • Justin Morneau: 9/F89XD+

Bot 8

  • Jed Lowrie: 43/G4
  • Carl Crawford: S8/G4+
  • Jarrod Saltalamacchia: DGR/F8RXD+.1-3
  • Jacoby Ellsbury: 7/F7S
  • Dustin Pedroia: K

Top 9

  • Jason Kubel: D7/F7LS
  • Michael Cuddyer: 6/F6MD-
  • Danny Valencia: 4/F4-
  • Ben Revere: 31/G34-

Bot 9

  • Adrian Gonzalez: 31/G34
  • Kevin Youkilis: W
  • David Ortiz: 9/F89M
  • J. D. Drew: 43/G34-

Notes & reviews

  • Tim Wakefield faked a throw to third and then threw to first, picking off Denard Span and ending the inning; however HP umpire Angel Hernandez called a balk because Wakefield stepped more towards the plate when he faked to third; Red Sox Manager Terry Francona came out to argue and Hernandez told him not to come on the field; Francona said one thing and was ejected by Hernandez; Francona continued arguing, trying to find out the reason for the balk; 3B umpire Joe West tried to intervene by getting between Francona and Hernandez; when West put his hands on Francona, the latter got angry and tried to get by West; eventually, Francona went back to the dugout