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Boston Red Sox @ Minnesota Twins

2011-08-10 · Night game · Target Field · Att: 40491 · 79°F, cloudy · Wind 9 mph L to R · 3:08

Minnesota Twins defeated Boston Red Sox 5–2. Minnesota Twins put up 3 in the 8th. Glen Perkins earned the win and Joe Nathan picked up the save. David Ortiz went 2-for-3 with 1 HR and 1 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
BOS	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	2	8
MIN	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	3		5	11

W: Glen Perkins L: Jon Lester SV: Joe Nathan

Umpires — HP: Ted Barrett · 1B: Brian Runge · 2B: Marvin Hudson · 3B: Tim McClelland · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Boston Red Sox — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Jacoby Ellsbury	5	0	1	0	0	1
Marco Scutaro	5	0	1	1	0	0
Adrian Gonzalez	4	0	0	0	0	1
Kevin Youkilis	4	0	1	0	0	1
David Ortiz	3	1	2	1	1	1
Carl Crawford	4	0	1	0	0	0
Jarrod Saltalamacchia	4	0	0	0	0	2
Josh Reddick	3	0	0	0	0	0
Mike Aviles	3	1	2	0	1	0
Dustin Pedroia	1	0	0	0	0	0

Minnesota Twins — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Denard Span	3	0	0	0	2	1
Ben Revere	4	1	1	0	1	2
Joe Mauer	2	2	1	1	2	0
Michael Cuddyer	4	0	1	0	0	0
Jim Thome	4	0	2	2	0	1
Danny Valencia	4	1	1	1	0	0
Delmon Young	2	0	2	0	2	0
Trevor Plouffe	3	0	1	0	0	1
Tsuyoshi Nishioka	4	0	1	1	0	0
Matt Tolbert	1	0	1	0	0	0

Boston Red Sox — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Jon Lester	7.1	8	5	4
Alfredo Aceves	0.1	3	1	0
Andrew Miller	0.1	0	1	1

Minnesota Twins — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Nick Blackburn	6.2	6	2	4
Glen Perkins	1.1	2	0	1
Joe Nathan	1.0	0	0	1

Play-by-play

Top 1

Jacoby Ellsbury: S3/G34S-
Marco Scutaro: 8/F8LXD+
Adrian Gonzalez: 46(1)/FO/G4
Kevin Youkilis: 4/F3F-

Bot 1

Denard Span: 43/G34
Ben Revere: S8/L6D
Joe Mauer: POCS2(136)
Joe Mauer: W
Michael Cuddyer: S9/F34D-.1-3
Jim Thome: S8/L4MD-.3-H;1-3
Danny Valencia: 63/G56

Top 2

David Ortiz: K
Carl Crawford: 3/G34S-
Jarrod Saltalamacchia: K

Bot 2

Delmon Young: W
Trevor Plouffe: K
Tsuyoshi Nishioka: 4/DP.1X1(43)

Top 3

Josh Reddick: 3/G3
Mike Aviles: D7/G
Jacoby Ellsbury: FC1/G15.2X3(165);B-2
Marco Scutaro: 2/F2LF-

Bot 3

Denard Span: 43/G4
Ben Revere: K
Joe Mauer: 3/G3S-

Top 4

Adrian Gonzalez: K
Kevin Youkilis: S8/G6M
David Ortiz: S7/L7M+.1-2
Carl Crawford: 8/F8LM
Jarrod Saltalamacchia: K

Bot 4

Michael Cuddyer: 53/G5
Jim Thome: 53/G56
Danny Valencia: 53/G56S-

Top 5

Josh Reddick: 3/G34S-
Mike Aviles: S9/L4D
Jacoby Ellsbury: 9/F89D+
Marco Scutaro: 7/L7M

Bot 5

Delmon Young: S8/G4M+
Trevor Plouffe: 6(1)3/GDP/G6M
Tsuyoshi Nishioka: 4/F4D-

Top 6

Adrian Gonzalez: 8/F8LS
Kevin Youkilis: 6/L6
David Ortiz: W
Carl Crawford: 8/L8LM

Bot 6

Denard Span: K
Ben Revere: W
Joe Mauer: DGR/L7LM/FINT.1-H
Michael Cuddyer: 3/F3DF-
Jim Thome: K

Top 7

Jarrod Saltalamacchia: 43/G4
Josh Reddick: 43/G4-
Mike Aviles: W
Jacoby Ellsbury: FC1.1X2(1E4);B-1
Marco Scutaro: S7/L7M.2-H(UR);1-2
Adrian Gonzalez: 9/F9LM

Bot 7

Danny Valencia: 53/G5S-
Delmon Young: S8/G6M
Trevor Plouffe: S7/G56.1-2
Tsuyoshi Nishioka: 4/IF/P4S-
Denard Span: W.2-3;1-2
Ben Revere: 3/G3-

Top 8

Kevin Youkilis: K
David Ortiz: HR/F8LXD+
Carl Crawford: S8/L8RS
Jarrod Saltalamacchia: 3/P3F
Dustin Pedroia: 43/G4M+

Bot 8

Joe Mauer: W
Michael Cuddyer: 43/G4S-.1-2
Jim Thome: D7/L78D+.2-H
Danny Valencia: D7.2-H
Delmon Young: IW
Matt Tolbert: S9/F9D+.2-3;1-2
Tsuyoshi Nishioka: S8/G4M+.3-H;2XH(82);1-3;B-2(THH)
Denard Span: W
Ben Revere: K

Top 9

Mike Aviles: 6/F6D-
Jacoby Ellsbury: K
Marco Scutaro: 63/G6M

Notes & reviews

called fan interference by 3B umpire Tim McClelland although the fan did not touch the ball; Ben Revere allowed to score on the interference; the ball bounced past the fan and hit the top of the wall

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