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Boston Red Sox @ Minnesota Twins

2015-05-27 · Day game · Target Field · Att: 30027 · 73°F, cloudy · Wind 12 mph to LF · 2:29

Minnesota Twins defeated Boston Red Sox 6–4. Boston Red Sox opened the scoring in the 3rd — Dustin Pedroia homers (6) on a line drive to left center field. Brock Holt scores. Minnesota Twins took the lead in the 3rd — Joe Mauer singles on a sharp ground ball to center fielder Mookie Betts. Brian Dozier scores. Torii Hunter to 3rd. The game's biggest swing came in the 4th: Aaron Hicks homers (1) on a fly ball to right field. Chris Herrmann scores — 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	0	2	0	2	0	0	0	0	4	7
MIN	0	0	3	2	0	1	0	0		6	8

W: Phil Hughes L: Rick Porcello SV: Glen Perkins

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

Boston Red Sox — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Dustin Pedroia	4	2	2	4	0	0
Mookie Betts	4	0	1	0	0	0
Pablo Sandoval	4	0	1	0	0	1
Hanley Ramirez	3	0	0	0	1	1
David Ortiz	4	0	0	0	0	0
Mike Napoli	4	0	0	0	0	1
Xander Bogaerts	4	0	0	0	0	0
Brock Holt	4	1	2	0	0	0
Blake Swihart	3	1	1	0	0	0

Minnesota Twins — batting

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

Boston Red Sox — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Rick Porcello	7.0	7	2	2
Junichi Tazawa	1.0	1	0	0

Minnesota Twins — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Phil Hughes	6.2	6	0	3
Brian Duensing	0.1	0	0	0
Ryan Pressly	0.2	0	0	0
Aaron Thompson	0.0	1	0	0
Michael Tonkin	0.1	0	1	0
Glen Perkins	1.0	0	0	0

Play-by-play

Top 1

Dustin Pedroia: 8/F8RM
Mookie Betts: S7/F7S
Pablo Sandoval: 9/L9S-
Hanley Ramirez: SB2
Hanley Ramirez: K

Bot 1

Brian Dozier: 8/F8RM
Torii Hunter: 9/F9LD
Joe Mauer: 63/G6

Top 2

David Ortiz: 43/G34+
Mike Napoli: 13/G15S-
Xander Bogaerts: 9/F9S-

Bot 2

Trevor Plouffe: K
Eduardo Escobar: 53/G56S
Eddie Rosario: 43/G4

Top 3

Brock Holt: D9/L89S
Blake Swihart: 43/G4.2-3
Dustin Pedroia: HR/F78D+.3-H
Mookie Betts: 8/F8RD
Pablo Sandoval: K

Bot 3

Chris Herrmann: 43/G34
Aaron Hicks: W
Danny Santana: S7/G5.1-2
Brian Dozier: W.2-3;1-2
Torii Hunter: S3/G3-.3-H;2-H;1-3
Joe Mauer: S8/G6+.3-H;1-3
Trevor Plouffe: 64(1)3/GDP/G6+

Top 4

Hanley Ramirez: 53/G5
David Ortiz: 2/F2L-
Mike Napoli: 9/F9LMF

Bot 4

Eduardo Escobar: 9/F9LD
Eddie Rosario: 8/L8LM
Chris Herrmann: S8/L8LS
Aaron Hicks: HR/F9D+.1-H
Danny Santana: 53/G56S-

Top 5

Xander Bogaerts: 63/G6
Brock Holt: 8/F8LD
Blake Swihart: S9/L9M+
Dustin Pedroia: HR/F78D+.1-H
Mookie Betts: 7/L7M+

Bot 5

Brian Dozier: 9/F9D
Torii Hunter: 43/G4-
Joe Mauer: K

Top 6

Pablo Sandoval: 6/F4M-
Hanley Ramirez: 8/F8LXD+
David Ortiz: 53/G4-

Bot 6

Trevor Plouffe: 9/F9D+
Eduardo Escobar: S8/L4MD-
Eddie Rosario: CS2(26)/MREV
Eddie Rosario: HR/F9D+
Chris Herrmann: 31/G3-

Top 7

Mike Napoli: K
Xander Bogaerts: 13/G13-
Brock Holt: S7/L56D
Blake Swihart: WP.1-2
Blake Swihart: 7/F7D+

Bot 7

Aaron Hicks: 8/F8RXD+
Danny Santana: 3/G3-
Brian Dozier: 9/F89S-

Top 8

Dustin Pedroia: 9/F9LS
Mookie Betts: 53/G56S
Pablo Sandoval: S7
Hanley Ramirez: W.1-2
David Ortiz: 53/G56S-

Bot 8

Torii Hunter: 8/F8LD
Joe Mauer: S8/G6
Trevor Plouffe: 46(1)3/GDP/G4+

Top 9

Mike Napoli: 9/F89M
Xander Bogaerts: 63/G6+
Brock Holt: 8/F8LXD+

Notes & reviews

replay,6,rosae001,MIN,scotd901,MIN04,,Y,M,BOS,A $when Eduardo Escobar was called safe at 2B, Red Sox manager John Farrell challenged the ruling; the call was overturned by replay

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