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Twins
@ Red Sox
Fenway Park
August 5, 2012
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Boston Red Sox and the Minnesota Twins, played on August 5, 2012 at Fenway Park.
Game Summary
Date | August 5, 2012 |
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Visiting Team |
Minnesota Twins
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Home Team |
Boston Red Sox
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Winning Pitcher | — |
Losing Pitcher | — |
Save | — |
Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
Date | August 5, 2012 |
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Day of Week | Sun |
Day / Night | D |
Visiting Team | Minnesota Twins |
Home Team | Boston Red Sox |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Nick Blackburn |
Home Starting Pitcher | Franklin Morales |
Ballpark | Fenway Park |
City | Boston |
State | MA |
Attendance | 37,019 |
Time of Game | 3 hours 14 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Wally Bell 1B: Mike Winters 2B: Mark Wegner 3B: David Rackley |
Minnesota Twins Lineup
Name | Position |
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Ben Revere | Center Fielder |
Darin Mastroianni | Right Fielder |
Joe Mauer | Catcher |
Josh Willingham | Left Fielder |
Justin Morneau | First Baseman |
Ryan Doumit | DH |
Brian Dozier | Shortstop |
Alexi Casilla | Second Baseman |
Jamey Carroll | Third Baseman |
Ron Gardenhire | Manager |
Boston Red Sox Lineup
Name | Position |
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Jacoby Ellsbury | Center Fielder |
Carl Crawford | Left Fielder |
Dustin Pedroia | Second Baseman |
Adrian Gonzalez | First Baseman |
Cody Ross | DH |
Jarrod Saltalamacchia | Catcher |
Will Middlebrooks | Third Baseman |
Ryan Kalish | Right Fielder |
Mike Aviles | Shortstop |
Bobby Valentine | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Twins
@ Red Sox
Fenway Park
August 5, 2012
Top 1
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Twins, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Revere vs. Morales
Revere hits a ball on the ground towards short. Aviles fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Mastroianni vs. Morales
There goes Revere. The throw from Saltalamacchia and he is safe. Revere steals second. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Mastroianni vs. Morales
Mastroianni strikes out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Mauer vs. Morales
Mauer strikes out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Willingham vs. Morales
Willingham takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 12-
Morneau vs. Morales
Morneau hits a ball on the ground towards first. Gonzalez scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Morneau for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Twins, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Ellsbury vs. Blackburn
Ellsbury strikes out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Crawford vs. Blackburn
Crawford hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Pedroia vs. Blackburn
There goes Crawford. The throw from Mauer and he is safe. Crawford steals second. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: -2-
Pedroia vs. Blackburn
Pedroia hits a ball on the ground towards third. Carroll fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: -2-
Gonzalez vs. Blackburn
Gonzalez hits a popup, foul, towards third. Carroll settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Twins, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Doumit vs. Morales
Doumit hits a fly ball into left field. Crawford settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Dozier vs. Morales
Dozier hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Morales fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Casilla vs. Morales
Casilla strikes out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Twins, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Ross vs. Blackburn
Ross hits a ball on the ground towards third. Carroll fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Saltalamacchia vs. Blackburn
Saltalamacchia strikes out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Middlebrooks vs. Blackburn
Middlebrooks hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Kalish vs. Blackburn
There goes Middlebrooks. The throw from Mauer and he is safe. Middlebrooks steals second. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
Kalish vs. Blackburn
Kalish strikes out. View Play
Top 3
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Twins, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Carroll vs. Morales
Carroll takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Revere vs. Morales
Revere hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Pedroia fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mastroianni vs. Morales
Mastroianni hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Revere moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 12-
Mauer vs. Morales
Morales fires to first and picks off Mastroianni. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Mauer vs. Morales
Mauer hits a ball on the ground between the mound and first base. Morales scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Mauer for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Twins, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Aviles vs. Blackburn
Aviles hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ellsbury vs. Blackburn
Ellsbury hits a fly ball into left field, out of the reach of Willingham. Ellsbury reaches second base with a double. Aviles moves to third. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: -23
Crawford vs. Blackburn
Crawford hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dozier scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Aviles scores. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: -2-
Pedroia vs. Blackburn
Pedroia hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Ellsbury moves to third. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1-3
Gonzalez vs. Blackburn
Gonzalez hits a fly ball into center field for a base hit. Ellsbury scores. Pedroia moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 12-
Ross vs. Blackburn
Ross hits a popup towards third. Carroll settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 12-
Saltalamacchia vs. Blackburn
Saltalamacchia hits a fly ball into center field. Revere settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Twins, 0 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Willingham vs. Morales
Willingham hits a ball on the ground towards short. Aviles scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Morneau vs. Morales
Morneau hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Pedroia scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Doumit vs. Morales
Doumit hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Dozier vs. Morales
Dozier hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Pedroia settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Twins, 0 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Middlebrooks vs. Blackburn
Middlebrooks hits a fly ball into center field. Revere settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Kalish vs. Blackburn
Kalish strikes out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Aviles vs. Blackburn
Aviles hits a popup towards short. Dozier settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Twins, 0 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Casilla vs. Morales
Casilla takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Carroll vs. Morales
There goes Casilla. The throw from Saltalamacchia and he is safe. Casilla steals second. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
Carroll vs. Morales
Carroll hits a ball on the ground towards short. Aviles scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Casilla moves to third. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: --3
Revere vs. Morales
Revere hits a fly ball into center field. Ellsbury settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Casilla tags and scores. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Mastroianni vs. Morales
Mastroianni strikes out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Twins, 1 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Ellsbury vs. Blackburn
Ellsbury hits a popup towards short. Dozier settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Crawford vs. Blackburn
Crawford hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Pedroia vs. Blackburn
Pedroia hits a fly ball into right field. Mastroianni settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Gonzalez vs. Blackburn
Gonzalez hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Ross vs. Blackburn
Ross hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Saltalamacchia vs. Blackburn
Mauer fires to first and picks off Ross. View Play
Top 6
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Twins, 1 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Mauer vs. Morales
Mauer hits a ball on the ground towards short. Aviles scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Willingham vs. Morales
Willingham hits a fly ball into right field. Kalish settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Morneau vs. Morales
Morneau hits a fly ball into center field. Ellsbury settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Twins, 1 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Saltalamacchia vs. Manship
Jeff Manship now pitching.
Saltalamacchia hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Casilla scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Middlebrooks vs. Manship
Middlebrooks hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Kalish vs. Manship
Kalish hits a popup, foul, towards third. Carroll settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Aviles vs. Manship
Aviles hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Middlebrooks moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 12-
Ellsbury vs. Manship
Ellsbury hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Casilla scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Twins, 1 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Doumit vs. Melancon
Mark Melancon now pitching.
Doumit hits a ball on the ground towards first. Gonzalez scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Doumit for the out. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Dozier vs. Melancon
Dozier strikes out. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Casilla vs. Melancon
Casilla hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Pedroia scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Twins, 1 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Crawford vs. Manship
Crawford hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Pedroia vs. Manship
Pedroia hits a ball on the ground towards third. Carroll fields it and throws to first for the out. Crawford moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 3-0, RoB: -2-
Gonzalez vs. Manship
Gonzalez is walked intentionally. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: 12-
Ross vs. Manship
Ross hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Crawford scores. Gonzalez moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Saltalamacchia vs. Manship
Saltalamacchia hits a fly ball towards center. Revere catches it and throws to second to double up Gonzalez. View Play
Top 8
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Twins, 1 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Carroll vs. Melancon
Carroll hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Kalish. Carroll reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Revere vs. Melancon
Revere strikes out. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: -2-
Mastroianni vs. Melancon
Mastroianni hits a popup towards short. Aviles settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Mauer vs. Breslow
Craig Breslow now pitching.
Mauer hits a ball on the ground towards short. Aviles scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Twins, 1 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Middlebrooks vs. Perdomo
Luis Perdomo now pitching.
Middlebrooks strikes out. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Kalish vs. Perdomo
Kalish hits a fly ball into center field, out of the reach of Revere. Kalish reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
Aviles vs. Perdomo
There goes Kalish. The throw from Mauer and he is safe. Kalish steals third. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: --3
Aviles vs. Perdomo
Aviles takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1-3
Ellsbury vs. Perdomo
Ellsbury hits a fly ball into center field. Revere settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Kalish tags and scores. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Red Sox, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Crawford vs. Perdomo
Crawford hits a line drive towards first. Morneau reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Twins, 1 - Red Sox, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Willingham vs. Padilla
Vicente Padilla now pitching.
Willingham hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Red Sox, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Morneau vs. Padilla
Morneau takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Red Sox, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Doumit vs. Padilla
Doumit hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Twins, 4 - Red Sox, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Dozier vs. Aceves
Alfredo Aceves now pitching.
Dozier hits a fly ball into left field. Crawford settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 4 - Red Sox, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Casilla vs. Aceves
Casilla hits a ball on the ground towards third. Middlebrooks fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 4 - Red Sox, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Carroll vs. Aceves
Carroll strikes out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 8/5/2012 -- Minnesota at Boston (D) Minnesota AB R H RBI Boston AB R H RBI Revere B, cf 3 0 1 1 Ellsbury J, cf 4 1 1 1 Mastroianni D, rf 4 0 1 0 Crawford C, lf 5 2 3 1 Mauer J, c 4 0 0 0 Pedroia D, 2b 4 0 1 0 Willingham J, lf 3 1 1 1 Gonzalez A, 1b 3 1 2 3 Morneau J, 1b 3 1 0 0 Ross C, dh 4 0 2 1 Doumit R, dh 4 1 2 2 Saltalamacchia J, c 4 0 0 0 Dozier B, ss 4 0 0 0 Middlebrooks W, 3b 4 0 2 0 Casilla A, 2b 3 1 0 0 Kalish R, rf 4 1 1 0 Carroll J, 3b 3 0 1 0 Aviles M, ss 3 1 2 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 31 4 6 4 35 6 14 6 Minnesota 000 010 003 -- 4 Boston 002 020 11x -- 6 Minnesota IP H R ER BB SO Blackburn N (L) 5.0 9 4 4 0 4 Manship J 2.0 4 1 1 1 0 Perdomo L 1.0 1 1 1 1 1 Boston IP H R ER BB SO Morales F (W) 6.0 3 1 1 3 4 Melancon M 1.2 1 0 0 0 2 Breslow C 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 Padilla V* 0.0 2 3 3 1 0 Aceves A (S) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 * Pitched to 3 batters in 9th DP -- Minnesota 1 LOB -- Minnesota 5, Boston 8 2B -- Ellsbury J, Carroll J, Kalish R HR -- Gonzalez A, Willingham J, Doumit R SB -- Revere B, Crawford C, Middlebrooks W, Casilla A, Kalish R SF -- Revere B, Ellsbury J T -- 3:14 A -- 37019
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