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Boston Red Sox @ Minnesota Twins

2015-05-26 · Night game · Target Field · Att: 23268 · 58°F, overcast · Wind 7 mph L to R · 2:36

Minnesota Twins defeated Boston Red Sox 2–1. Minnesota Twins opened the scoring in the 1st — Trevor Plouffe doubles (9) on a line drive to right fielder Rusney Castillo. Brian Dozier scores. The game's biggest swing came in the 8th: Hanley Ramirez lines out to right fielder Eddie Rosario — worth 18% in win probability.

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Line score

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

W: Mike Pelfrey L: Clay Buchholz SV: Glen Perkins

Umpires — HP: Lance Barrett · 1B: Dale Scott · 2B: Dan Iassogna · 3B: CB Bucknor · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Boston Red Sox — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Dustin Pedroia	4	0	1	0	0	0
Mookie Betts	3	0	1	0	1	0
Pablo Sandoval	4	0	1	0	0	1
Hanley Ramirez	4	0	0	0	0	1
David Ortiz	4	1	1	0	0	0
Mike Napoli	3	0	1	1	1	0
Xander Bogaerts	4	0	0	0	0	1
Rusney Castillo	3	0	0	0	0	1
Sandy Leon	3	0	2	0	0	0

Minnesota Twins — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Brian Dozier	4	1	1	0	0	2
Torii Hunter	3	0	1	0	1	0
Joe Mauer	3	0	0	0	0	0
Trevor Plouffe	4	1	2	1	0	0
Kurt Suzuki	4	0	1	1	0	0
Eduardo Escobar	3	0	0	0	0	1
Eddie Rosario	3	0	1	0	0	0
Aaron Hicks	3	0	0	0	0	0
Danny Santana	3	0	1	0	0	1

Boston Red Sox — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Clay Buchholz	7.1	7	1	4
Alexi Ogando	0.2	0	0	0

Minnesota Twins — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Mike Pelfrey	7.0	5	1	4
Blaine Boyer	0.2	1	1	0
Glen Perkins	1.1	1	0	0

Play-by-play

Top 1

Dustin Pedroia: 53/G56S-
Mookie Betts: S8/L8LM
Pablo Sandoval: 64(1)3/GDP/G6M

Bot 1

Brian Dozier: D7/L7LS+
Torii Hunter: W
Joe Mauer: 46(1)3/GDP/G4+.2-3
Trevor Plouffe: D9/L9LS.3-H
Kurt Suzuki: D7/L7LM.2-H
Eduardo Escobar: K

Top 2

Hanley Ramirez: 5/F5DF
David Ortiz: D7/F7D+
Mike Napoli: S8/L8LS-.2-H
Xander Bogaerts: K
Rusney Castillo: 4(1)/FO/G4

Bot 2

Eddie Rosario: 9/F9M
Aaron Hicks: 63/MREV/G6S-
Danny Santana: 31/G3

Top 3

Sandy Leon: S7/L7S
Dustin Pedroia: 8/L8LD+
Mookie Betts: 9/L9LMF
Pablo Sandoval: 8/F8LXD+

Bot 3

Brian Dozier: K
Torii Hunter: 8/F89D
Joe Mauer: 43/G4+

Top 4

Hanley Ramirez: K
David Ortiz: 7/F7D
Mike Napoli: W
Xander Bogaerts: 53/G56+

Bot 4

Trevor Plouffe: S6/G6
Kurt Suzuki: 7/L78D+
Eduardo Escobar: E4/G4S-.1-2
Eddie Rosario: S9/G34.2-3;1-2
Aaron Hicks: 6(1)3/GDP/G6M

Top 5

Rusney Castillo: K
Sandy Leon: S8/L8LS
Dustin Pedroia: 64(1)3/GDP/G6

Bot 5

Danny Santana: S8/L4MD
Brian Dozier: 53/G56.1-2
Torii Hunter: 9/F9D+.2-3
Joe Mauer: HP
Trevor Plouffe: 8/F8LM

Top 6

Mookie Betts: 63/G6
Pablo Sandoval: K
Hanley Ramirez: 6/L6D

Bot 6

Kurt Suzuki: 9/L89M
Eduardo Escobar: 43/G4
Eddie Rosario: 9/L89M

Top 7

David Ortiz: 63/G6M
Mike Napoli: 53/G56
Xander Bogaerts: 23/BG15S

Bot 7

Aaron Hicks: 31/G34
Danny Santana: K
Brian Dozier: K

Top 8

Rusney Castillo: 13/G-
Sandy Leon: 53/G6S-
Dustin Pedroia: S8/G6M
Mookie Betts: WP.1-2
Mookie Betts: W
Pablo Sandoval: S4/G4MD.2-3;1-2
Hanley Ramirez: 9/F9D

Bot 8

Torii Hunter: S8/L8LS+
Joe Mauer: 64(1)/FO/G6+
Trevor Plouffe: 4/F34D
Kurt Suzuki: 9/L9LS

Top 9

David Ortiz: 43/G4
Mike Napoli: 9/F89M
Xander Bogaerts: 9/F89M

Notes & reviews

replay,2,hicka001,MIN,scotd901,MIN04,,N,M,MIN,C $when Aaron Hicks was called out at 1B, Twins manager Paul Molitor challenged the ruling; the call was upheld by replay

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