AL: MINNESOTA at BOSTON <div class="pre">MINNESOTA AT BOSTON -- LINEUPS MINNESOTA BOSTON AVG HR RBI AVG HR RBI Jason Bartlett SS .269 5 43 Dustin Pedroia 2B .318 8 50 Jason Kubel LF .268 13 65 Manny Ramirez LF .297 20 87 Torii Hunter CF .289 28 106 David Ortiz DH .330 34 116 Justin Morneau DH .275 30 110 Mike Lowell 3B .324 20 116 Michael Cuddyer RF .278 16 81 J.D. Drew RF .266 10 60 Garrett Jones 1B .211 2 4 Kevin Youkilis 1B .286 16 81 Matt Lecroy C .143 0 0 Jason Varitek C .256 16 67 Brian Buscher 3B .250 2 8 Jacoby Ellsbury CF .352 3 18 Nick Punto 2B .212 1 25 Julio Lugo SS .238 8 73 Kevin Slowey RHP (4-0, 4.57) Daisuke Matsuzaka RHP (14-12, 4.48)</div>
AL: MINNESOTA at BOSTON <div class="pre">AL AT BOSTON WARMUPS: MIN - KEVIN SLOWEY (4-0, 4.57) BOS - DAISUKE MATSUZAKA (14-12, 4.48) UMPIRES: HP - RANDY MARSH 1B - BOB DAVIDSON 2B - HUNTER WENDELSTEDT 3B - SAM HOLBROOK WEATHER: 72 Degrees, partly cloudy WIND: 14 mph, left to right</div>
AL: MINNESOTA at BOSTON <div class="pre">AL AT BOSTON STARTING BATS: MIN - KEVIN SLOWEY AND MATT LECROY BOS - DAISUKE MATSUZAKA AND JASON VARITEK DUE UP FOR MINNESOTA: J BARTLETT (.269, 5 HR, 43 RBI) J KUBEL (.268, 13 HR, 65 RBI) T HUNTER (.289, 28 HR, 106 RBI)</div>
AL: MINNESOTA at BOSTON <div class="pre">AL 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E - - - - - - - - - - - - MINNESOTA 0 0 0 0 BOSTON 0 0 0 (BOT 1) CURRENT PITCHERS: MIN - KEVIN SLOWEY BOS - DAISUKE MATSUZAKA DUE UP FOR BOSTON: D PEDROIA (.318, 8 HR, 50 RBI) M RAMIREZ (.297, 20 HR, 87 RBI) D ORTIZ (.330, 34 HR, 116 RBI)</div>
AL: MINNESOTA at BOSTON <div class="pre">MINNESOTA (0) VS BOSTON (0) - MID 1ST - IN PROGRESS MINNESOTA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg J Bartlett ss 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .268 J Kubel lf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .267 T Hunter cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .288 J Morneau dh 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .275 M Cuddyer rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .278 G Jones 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .211 M LeCroy c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .143 B Buscher 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 N Punto 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .212 Totals 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 BATTING: Team LOB - 0. BOSTON ab r h rbi bb so lob avg D Pedroia 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .318 M Ramirez lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .297 D Ortiz dh 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .330 M Lowell 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .324 J Drew rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .266 K Youkilis 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .286 J Varitek c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .256 J Ellsbury cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .352 J Lugo ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .238 Totals 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 BATTING: Team LOB - 0. ---------------------------------------------------- MINNESOTA - 0 -- 0 BOSTON - -- 0 ---------------------------------------------------- MINNESOTA ip h r er bb so hr era K Slowey 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4.57 BOSTON ip h r er bb so hr era D Matsuzaka 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 4.46 Pitches-strikes: D Matsuzaka 16-11. Ground balls-fly balls: D Matsuzaka 1-0. Batters faced: D Matsuzaka 3. UMPIRES: HP--Randy Marsh. 1B--Bob Davidson. 2B--Hunter Wendelstedt. 3B--Sam Holbrook. Weather: 72 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 14 mph, left to right.</div>
AL: MINNESOTA at BOSTON <div class="pre">AL AT BOSTON CONFIRMED STARTERS: MIN - KEVIN SLOWEY BOS - DAISUKE MATSUZAKA</div>
AL: MINNESOTA at BOSTON <div class="pre">AL AT BOSTON - SCORING UPDATE SINGLE BY MIKE LOWELL SCORED DAVID ORTIZ. SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, M LOWELL ON FIRST, 2 OUT CURRENT SCORE: MINNESOTA 0 BOSTON 1 BOTTOM, 1ST DUE UP FOR BOSTON: J DREW (.266, 10 HR, 60 RBI)</div>
AL: MINNESOTA at BOSTON <div class="pre">AL AT BOSTON - SCORING UPDATE DOUBLE BY J.D. DREW SCORED MIKE LOWELL. SITUATION: 2 RUNS IN, J DREW ON SECOND, 2 OUT CURRENT SCORE: MINNESOTA 0 BOSTON 2 BOTTOM, 1ST DUE UP FOR BOSTON: K YOUKILIS (.286, 16 HR, 81 RBI)</div>
AL: MINNESOTA at BOSTON <div class="pre">AL 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E - - - - - - - - - - - - MINNESOTA 0 0 0 0 BOSTON 2 2 3 0 (TOP 2) CURRENT PITCHERS: MIN - KEVIN SLOWEY BOS - DAISUKE MATSUZAKA DUE UP FOR MINNESOTA: J MORNEAU (.275, 30 HR, 110 RBI) M CUDDYER (.278, 16 HR, 81 RBI) G JONES (.211, 2 HR, 4 RBI)</div>
AL: MINNESOTA at BOSTON <div class="pre">MINNESOTA (0) VS BOSTON (2) - END 1ST - IN PROGRESS MINNESOTA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg J Bartlett ss 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .268 J Kubel lf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .267 T Hunter cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .288 J Morneau dh 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .275 M Cuddyer rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .278 G Jones 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .211 M LeCroy c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .143 B Buscher 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 N Punto 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .212 Totals 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 BATTING: Team LOB - 0. BOSTON ab r h rbi bb so lob avg D Pedroia 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .317 M Ramirez lf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .297 D Ortiz dh 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .331 M Lowell 3b 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .325 J Drew rf 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .268 K Youkilis 1b 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .286 J Varitek c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .256 J Ellsbury cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .352 J Lugo ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .238 Totals 6 2 3 2 0 2 1 BATTING: 2B - D Ortiz (52, K Slowey); J Drew (30, K Slowey). RBI - M Lowell (117), J Drew (61). 2-out RBI - M Lowell, J Drew. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - K Youkilis 1. Team LOB - 1. ---------------------------------------------------- MINNESOTA - 0 -- 0 BOSTON - 2 -- 2 ---------------------------------------------------- MINNESOTA ip h r er bb so hr era K Slowey 1 3 2 2 0 2 0 4.79 BOSTON ip h r er bb so hr era D Matsuzaka 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 4.46 Pitches-strikes: K Slowey 29-18; D Matsuzaka 16-11. Ground balls-fly balls: K Slowey 0-1; D Matsuzaka 1-0. Batters faced: K Slowey 6; D Matsuzaka 3. UMPIRES: HP--Randy Marsh. 1B--Bob Davidson. 2B--Hunter Wendelstedt. 3B--Sam Holbrook. Weather: 72 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 14 mph, left to right.</div>
AL: MINNESOTA at BOSTON <div class="pre">AL 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E - - - - - - - - - - - - MINNESOTA 0 0 0 1 0 BOSTON 2 2 3 0 (BOT 2) CURRENT PITCHERS: MIN - KEVIN SLOWEY BOS - DAISUKE MATSUZAKA DUE UP FOR BOSTON: J VARITEK (.256, 16 HR, 67 RBI) J ELLSBURY (.352, 3 HR, 18 RBI) J LUGO (.238, 8 HR, 73 RBI)</div>
AL: MINNESOTA at BOSTON <div class="pre">MINNESOTA (0) VS BOSTON (2) - MID 2ND - IN PROGRESS MINNESOTA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg J Bartlett ss 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .268 J Kubel lf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .267 T Hunter cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .288 J Morneau dh 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .274 M Cuddyer rf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .279 G Jones 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .208 M LeCroy c 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .133 B Buscher 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 N Punto 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .212 Totals 7 0 1 0 0 2 2 BATTING: 2B - M Cuddyer (28, D Matsuzaka). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - M LeCroy 1. Team LOB - 1. BOSTON ab r h rbi bb so lob avg D Pedroia 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .317 M Ramirez lf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .297 D Ortiz dh 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .331 M Lowell 3b 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .325 J Drew rf 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .268 K Youkilis 1b 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .286 J Varitek c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .256 J Ellsbury cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .352 J Lugo ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .238 Totals 6 2 3 2 0 2 1 BATTING: 2B - D Ortiz (52, K Slowey); J Drew (30, K Slowey). RBI - M Lowell (117), J Drew (61). 2-out RBI - M Lowell, J Drew. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - K Youkilis 1. Team LOB - 1. ---------------------------------------------------- MINNESOTA - 00 -- 0 BOSTON - 2 -- 2 ---------------------------------------------------- MINNESOTA ip h r er bb so hr era K Slowey 1 3 2 2 0 2 0 4.79 BOSTON ip h r er bb so hr era D Matsuzaka 2 1 0 0 0 2 0 4.44 Pitches-strikes: K Slowey 29-18; D Matsuzaka 29-18. Ground balls-fly balls: K Slowey 0-1; D Matsuzaka 3-1. Batters faced: K Slowey 6; D Matsuzaka 7. UMPIRES: HP--Randy Marsh. 1B--Bob Davidson. 2B--Hunter Wendelstedt. 3B--Sam Holbrook. Weather: 72 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 14 mph, left to right.</div>
AL: MINNESOTA at BOSTON <div class="pre">AL 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E - - - - - - - - - - - - MINNESOTA 0 0 0 1 0 BOSTON 2 0 2 3 0 (TOP 3) CURRENT PITCHERS: MIN - KEVIN SLOWEY BOS - DAISUKE MATSUZAKA DUE UP FOR MINNESOTA: B BUSCHER (.250, 2 HR, 8 RBI) N PUNTO (.212, 1 HR, 25 RBI) J BARTLETT (.268, 0-FOR-1)</div>
AL: MINNESOTA at BOSTON <div class="pre">MINNESOTA (0) VS BOSTON (2) - END 2ND - IN PROGRESS MINNESOTA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg J Bartlett ss 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .268 J Kubel lf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .267 T Hunter cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .288 J Morneau dh 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .274 M Cuddyer rf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .279 G Jones 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .208 M LeCroy c 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .133 B Buscher 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 N Punto 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .212 Totals 7 0 1 0 0 2 2 BATTING: 2B - M Cuddyer (28, D Matsuzaka). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - M LeCroy 1. Team LOB - 1. BOSTON ab r h rbi bb so lob avg D Pedroia 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .317 M Ramirez lf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .297 D Ortiz dh 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .331 M Lowell 3b 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .325 J Drew rf 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .268 K Youkilis 1b 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .286 J Varitek c 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .255 J Ellsbury cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .349 J Lugo ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .237 Totals 9 2 3 2 0 2 1 BATTING: 2B - D Ortiz (52, K Slowey); J Drew (30, K Slowey). RBI - M Lowell (117), J Drew (61). 2-out RBI - M Lowell, J Drew. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - K Youkilis 1. Team LOB - 1. ---------------------------------------------------- MINNESOTA - 00 -- 0 BOSTON - 20 -- 2 ---------------------------------------------------- MINNESOTA ip h r er bb so hr era K Slowey 2 3 2 2 0 2 0 4.71 BOSTON ip h r er bb so hr era D Matsuzaka 2 1 0 0 0 2 0 4.44 Pitches-strikes: K Slowey 44-27; D Matsuzaka 29-18. Ground balls-fly balls: K Slowey 2-2; D Matsuzaka 3-1. Batters faced: K Slowey 9; D Matsuzaka 7. UMPIRES: HP--Randy Marsh. 1B--Bob Davidson. 2B--Hunter Wendelstedt. 3B--Sam Holbrook. Weather: 72 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 14 mph, left to right.</div>
AL: MINNESOTA at BOSTON <div class="pre">AL 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E - - - - - - - - - - - - MINNESOTA 0 0 0 0 1 0 BOSTON 2 0 2 3 0 (BOT 3) CURRENT PITCHERS: MIN - KEVIN SLOWEY BOS - DAISUKE MATSUZAKA DUE UP FOR BOSTON: D PEDROIA (.317, 0-FOR-1) M RAMIREZ (.297, 0-FOR-1) D ORTIZ (.331, 1-FOR-1)</div>
AL: MINNESOTA at BOSTON <div class="pre">MINNESOTA (0) VS BOSTON (2) - MID 3RD - IN PROGRESS MINNESOTA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg J Bartlett ss 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .268 J Kubel lf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .267 T Hunter cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .288 J Morneau dh 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .274 M Cuddyer rf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .279 G Jones 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .208 M LeCroy c 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .133 B Buscher 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .247 N Punto 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .212 Totals 10 0 1 0 0 2 2 BATTING: 2B - M Cuddyer (28, D Matsuzaka). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - M LeCroy 1. Team LOB - 1. BOSTON ab r h rbi bb so lob avg D Pedroia 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .317 M Ramirez lf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .297 D Ortiz dh 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .331 M Lowell 3b 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .325 J Drew rf 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .268 K Youkilis 1b 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .286 J Varitek c 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .255 J Ellsbury cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .349 J Lugo ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .237 Totals 9 2 3 2 0 2 1 BATTING: 2B - D Ortiz (52, K Slowey); J Drew (30, K Slowey). RBI - M Lowell (117), J Drew (61). 2-out RBI - M Lowell, J Drew. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - K Youkilis 1. Team LOB - 1. ---------------------------------------------------- MINNESOTA - 000 -- 0 BOSTON - 20 -- 2 ---------------------------------------------------- MINNESOTA ip h r er bb so hr era K Slowey 2 3 2 2 0 2 0 4.71 BOSTON ip h r er bb so hr era D Matsuzaka 3 1 0 0 0 2 0 4.42 Pitches-strikes: K Slowey 44-27; D Matsuzaka 40-24. Ground balls-fly balls: K Slowey 2-2; D Matsuzaka 5-2. Batters faced: K Slowey 9; D Matsuzaka 10. UMPIRES: HP--Randy Marsh. 1B--Bob Davidson. 2B--Hunter Wendelstedt. 3B--Sam Holbrook. Weather: 72 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 14 mph, left to right.</div>
AL: MINNESOTA at BOSTON <div class="pre">AL AT BOSTON - SCORING UPDATE GROUND OUT BY MIKE LOWELL SCORED MANNY RAMIREZ. SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, D ORTIZ ON SECOND, 2 OUT CURRENT SCORE: MINNESOTA 0 BOSTON 3 BOTTOM, 3RD DUE UP FOR BOSTON: J DREW (.268, 1-FOR-1, RBI)</div>
AL: MINNESOTA at BOSTON <div class="pre">AL 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E - - - - - - - - - - - - MINNESOTA 0 0 0 0 1 0 BOSTON 2 0 1 3 5 0 (TOP 4) CURRENT PITCHERS: MIN - KEVIN SLOWEY BOS - DAISUKE MATSUZAKA DUE UP FOR MINNESOTA: J KUBEL (.267, 0-FOR-1) T HUNTER (.288, 0-FOR-1) J MORNEAU (.274, 0-FOR-1)</div>
AL: MINNESOTA at BOSTON <div class="pre">MINNESOTA (0) VS BOSTON (3) - END 3RD - IN PROGRESS MINNESOTA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg J Bartlett ss 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .268 J Kubel lf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .267 T Hunter cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .288 J Morneau dh 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .274 M Cuddyer rf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .279 G Jones 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .208 M LeCroy c 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .133 B Buscher 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .247 N Punto 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .212 Totals 10 0 1 0 0 2 2 BATTING: 2B - M Cuddyer (28, D Matsuzaka). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - M LeCroy 1. Team LOB - 1. BOSTON ab r h rbi bb so lob avg D Pedroia 2b 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .318 M Ramirez lf 2 1 0 0 0 1 1 .296 D Ortiz dh 2 1 2 0 0 0 0 .332 M Lowell 3b 2 1 1 2 0 0 0 .324 J Drew rf 2 0 1 1 0 0 1 .267 K Youkilis 1b 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .286 J Varitek c 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .255 J Ellsbury cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .349 J Lugo ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .237 Totals 14 3 5 3 0 2 3 BATTING: 2B - D Ortiz (52, K Slowey); J Drew (30, K Slowey). RBI - M Lowell 2 (118), J Drew (61). 2-out RBI - M Lowell, J Drew. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - J Drew 1, K Youkilis 1. Team LOB - 2. ---------------------------------------------------- MINNESOTA - 000 -- 0 BOSTON - 201 -- 3 ---------------------------------------------------- MINNESOTA ip h r er bb so hr era K Slowey 3 5 3 3 0 2 0 4.78 BOSTON ip h r er bb so hr era D Matsuzaka 3 1 0 0 0 2 0 4.42 WP - K Slowey. Pitches-strikes: K Slowey 58-37; D Matsuzaka 40-24. Ground balls-fly balls: K Slowey 4-3; D Matsuzaka 5-2. Batters faced: K Slowey 14; D Matsuzaka 10. UMPIRES: HP--Randy Marsh. 1B--Bob Davidson. 2B--Hunter Wendelstedt. 3B--Sam Holbrook. Weather: 72 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 14 mph, left to right.</div>
AL: MINNESOTA at BOSTON <div class="pre">AL 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E - - - - - - - - - - - - MINNESOTA 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 BOSTON 2 0 1 3 5 0 (BOT 4) CURRENT PITCHERS: MIN - KEVIN SLOWEY BOS - DAISUKE MATSUZAKA DUE UP FOR BOSTON: K YOUKILIS (.286, 0-FOR-1) J VARITEK (.255, 0-FOR-1) J ELLSBURY (.349, 0-FOR-1)</div>
