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Minnesota Twins @ Boston Red Sox

2016-07-23 · Night game · Fenway Park · Att: 37600 · 79°F, cloudy · Wind 7 mph to CF · 4:11

Minnesota Twins defeated Boston Red Sox 11–9. Minnesota Twins opened the scoring in the 1st — Brian Dozier out on a sacrifice fly to right fielder Michael Martinez. Robbie Grossman scores. Boston Red Sox took the lead in the 2nd — Hanley Ramirez homers (12) on a fly ball to left center field. Dustin Pedroia scores. David Ortiz scores. Minnesota Twins took the lead in the 7th — Eduardo Nunez singles on a ground ball to center fielder Jackie Bradley Jr. Eddie Rosario scores. Juan Centeno scores. Byron Buxton to 3rd. The game's biggest swing came in the 7th: Eduardo Nunez singles on a ground ball to center fielder Jackie Bradley Jr. Eddie Rosario scores. Juan Centeno scores. Byron Buxton to 3rd — worth 28% in win probability.

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Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
MIN	1	3	0	0	0	1	5	1	0	11	19
BOS	1	5	0	1	0	1	1	0	0	9	15

W: Ryan Pressly L: Tom Layne SV: Brandon Kintzler

Umpires — HP: Clint Fagan · 1B: Paul Emmel · 2B: Bob Davidson · 3B: Dan Iassogna · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Minnesota Twins — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Eduardo Nunez	6	0	2	3	0	2
Robbie Grossman	5	1	1	0	1	2
Miguel Sano	5	2	3	1	1	0
Brian Dozier	4	0	1	1	0	1
Max Kepler	5	1	2	1	0	1
Kennys Vargas	5	1	2	1	0	2
Eddie Rosario	4	3	4	1	0	0
Kurt Suzuki	1	1	1	1	0	0
Byron Buxton	3	1	1	1	1	1
Juan Centeno	4	1	2	0	0	0

Boston Red Sox — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Brock Holt	6	2	2	0	0	1
Dustin Pedroia	6	2	2	1	0	1
Xander Bogaerts	6	1	4	0	0	1
David Ortiz	3	2	3	2	1	0
Hanley Ramirez	3	1	1	3	2	0
Jackie Bradley	4	0	3	2	0	0
Aaron Hill	4	0	0	0	1	0
Sandy Leon	4	0	0	0	1	2
Michael Martinez	3	1	0	0	1	2
Bryce Brentz	1	0	0	0	0	0

Minnesota Twins — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Ricky Nolasco	2.0	6	3	2
Buddy Boshers	1.2	3	1	2
Michael Tonkin	0.1	0	0	0
Taylor Rogers	1.1	2	0	1
Ryan Pressly	1.1	3	1	1
Fernando Abad	1.1	1	1	1
Brandon Kintzler	1.0	0	0	0

Boston Red Sox — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
David Price	5.2	11	2	4
Clay Buchholz	1.0	3	0	2
Tommy Layne	0.0	2	1	0
Heath Hembree	0.1	3	0	1
Robbie Ross	1.0	0	0	0
Brad Ziegler	1.0	0	0	2

Play-by-play

Top 1

Eduardo Nunez: 31/G34S
Robbie Grossman: T9/F89D+
Miguel Sano: W
Brian Dozier: 9/SF/F89D+.3-H
Max Kepler: S7/G6+.1-2
Kennys Vargas: K

Bot 1

Brock Holt: S8/G4
Dustin Pedroia: 8/F8RXD+
Xander Bogaerts: S7/L7LM+.1-3
David Ortiz: 8/SF/F8RM.3-H;1-2(TH)
Hanley Ramirez: W
Jackie Bradley: HP.2-3;1-2
Aaron Hill: 64(1)/FO/G6+

Top 2

Eddie Rosario: S9/G34
Kurt Suzuki: D7/F78XD+.1-H
Byron Buxton: S5/BG56S.2-H(E5/TH)(NR);B-3
Eduardo Nunez: S7/L7LD+.3-H;BX2(74)
Robbie Grossman: W
Miguel Sano: S9/L89M.1-2
Brian Dozier: 5(2)3/GDP/G56S

Bot 2

Sandy Leon: K
Michael Martinez: W
Brock Holt: S9/G34+.1-3
Dustin Pedroia: DGR/L9LD+.3-H;1-3
Xander Bogaerts: K
David Ortiz: W+WP.3-H(NR);2-3
Hanley Ramirez: HR/F78XD+.3-H;1-H
Jackie Bradley: S16/G13+
Aaron Hill: 63/G56

Top 3

Max Kepler: 3/F23-
Kennys Vargas: S7/G5+
Eddie Rosario: S7/L7S.1-2
Juan Centeno: 64(1)3/GDP/G6

Bot 3

Sandy Leon: W
Michael Martinez: K
Brock Holt: K
Dustin Pedroia: 3/G3S

Top 4

Byron Buxton: 13/G34S-
Eduardo Nunez: K
Robbie Grossman: 9/F9D

Bot 4

Xander Bogaerts: D7/L7D+
David Ortiz: S6/F56-.2-2
Hanley Ramirez: 5(2)3/GDP.1-2
Jackie Bradley: D7/F7D.2-H
Aaron Hill: 53/G56

Top 5

Miguel Sano: 13/G-
Brian Dozier: 8/F8RD+
Max Kepler: K

Bot 5

Sandy Leon: 63/G6
Michael Martinez: 8/F8RD
Brock Holt: 5/F5F-

Top 6

Kennys Vargas: K
Eddie Rosario: S6/G4M
Juan Centeno: S8/G4M.1-3
Byron Buxton: 9/SF/L89D+.3-H
Eduardo Nunez: K

Bot 6

Dustin Pedroia: K
Xander Bogaerts: S48/L4D+
David Ortiz: S9/L9LS+.1-3
Hanley Ramirez: 4/F34-
Jackie Bradley: S5/G6S-.3-H;1-3(E5/TH)
Aaron Hill: W.1-2
Sandy Leon: 43/G34+

Top 7

Robbie Grossman: 5/F6S-
Miguel Sano: S7/L56
Brian Dozier: K
Max Kepler: T9/F9D+.1-H
Kennys Vargas: D76/F5D-.3-H
Eddie Rosario: S8/MREV/G6+.2-H;B-2(TH)
Juan Centeno: S6/G6-.2-3
Byron Buxton: W.1-2
Eduardo Nunez: S8/G4M.3-H;2-H;1-3
Robbie Grossman: SB2
Robbie Grossman: K

Bot 7

Michael Martinez: K23
Brock Holt: 63/G6
Dustin Pedroia: S8/L8LM+
Xander Bogaerts: S7/L7D+.1-2
David Ortiz: D7/L7LD+.2-H;1-3
Hanley Ramirez: IW
Jackie Bradley: 9/F9D+

Top 8

Miguel Sano: HR/F78XD+
Brian Dozier: D8/F78D+
Max Kepler: 8/F8LD+
Kennys Vargas: PB.2-3
Kennys Vargas: 43/G4S
Eddie Rosario: HP
Juan Centeno: 13/G-

Bot 8

Aaron Hill: 9/F9D+
Sandy Leon: K
Bryce Brentz: 7/F7LM

Top 9

Byron Buxton: K
Eduardo Nunez: 8/F8LD+
Robbie Grossman: K+WP.B-1
Miguel Sano: 4/F4-

Bot 9

Brock Holt: 43/G34
Dustin Pedroia: 43/G4
Xander Bogaerts: 53/G5

Notes & reviews

Twins catcher Kurt Suzuki left the game due to an injured head
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