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Red Sox
@ Twins
Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome
May 25, 2009
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Minnesota Twins and the Boston Red Sox, played on May 25, 2009 at Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome.
Game Summary
Date | May 25, 2009 |
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Visiting Team |
Boston Red Sox
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Home Team |
Minnesota Twins
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Winning Pitcher | — |
Losing Pitcher | — |
Save | — |
Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
Date | May 25, 2009 |
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Day of Week | Mon |
Day / Night | D |
Visiting Team | Boston Red Sox |
Home Team | Minnesota Twins |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Brad Penny |
Home Starting Pitcher | Francisco Liriano |
Ballpark | Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome |
City | Minneapolis |
State | MN |
Attendance | 27,636 |
Time of Game | 3 hours 1 minute |
Umpires | HP: Jerry Layne 1B: Tony Randazzo 2B: Chris Guccione 3B: Todd Tichenor |
Boston Red Sox Lineup
Name | Position |
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Jacoby Ellsbury | Center Fielder |
Dustin Pedroia | Second Baseman |
Kevin Youkilis | Third Baseman |
Jason Bay | Left Fielder |
Mike Lowell | DH |
Rocco Baldelli | Right Fielder |
Jason Varitek | Catcher |
Jeff Bailey | First Baseman |
Julio Lugo | Shortstop |
Terry Francona | Manager |
Minnesota Twins Lineup
Name | Position |
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Carlos Gomez | Center Fielder |
Matt Tolbert | Second Baseman |
Justin Morneau | First Baseman |
Jason Kubel | DH |
Michael Cuddyer | Right Fielder |
Brian Buscher | Third Baseman |
Mike Redmond | Catcher |
Delmon Young | Left Fielder |
Nick Punto | Shortstop |
Ron Gardenhire | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Red Sox
@ Twins
Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome
May 25, 2009
Top 1
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Red Sox, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Ellsbury vs. Liriano
Ellsbury strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Pedroia vs. Liriano
Pedroia hits a fly ball into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Youkilis vs. Liriano
Youkilis hits a fly ball into center field. Gomez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Bay vs. Liriano
There goes Pedroia. The throw from Redmond and he is safe. Pedroia steals second. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
Bay vs. Liriano
Bay strikes out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Red Sox, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Gomez vs. Penny
Gomez hits a fly ball into right field. Baldelli settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Tolbert vs. Penny
Tolbert hits a ball on the ground towards first. Bailey scoops it up and throws to first, with Penny covering, for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Morneau vs. Penny
Morneau hits a fly ball into left field. Bay settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Red Sox, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Lowell vs. Liriano
Lowell hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Baldelli vs. Liriano
Baldelli hits a fly ball into right field, out of the reach of Cuddyer. Baldelli reaches second base with a double. Lowell moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: -23
Varitek vs. Liriano
Varitek strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: -23
Bailey vs. Liriano
Bailey strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: -23
Lugo vs. Liriano
Lugo strikes out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Red Sox, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Kubel vs. Penny
Kubel hits a fly ball into left field. Bay settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cuddyer vs. Penny
Cuddyer hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Buscher vs. Penny
Buscher strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Redmond vs. Penny
Redmond hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lugo scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Red Sox, 0 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Ellsbury vs. Liriano
Ellsbury hits a ball on the ground towards short. Punto fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-0, RoB: 1--
Pedroia vs. Liriano
Liriano fires to first and has Ellsbury trapped. There's the throw to Punto who tags Ellsbury for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Pedroia vs. Liriano
Pedroia hits a fly ball into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1--
Youkilis vs. Liriano
Youkilis hits a ball on the ground off the glove of Buscher, and into shallow left field. Youkilis reaches second base with a double. Pedroia moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: -23
Bay vs. Liriano
Bay hits a ball on the ground into left field, out of the reach of Young. Bay reaches second base with a double. Pedroia scores. Youkilis scores. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Lowell vs. Liriano
There goes Bay. The throw from Redmond and he is safe. Bay steals third. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: --3
Lowell vs. Liriano
Lowell hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Bay scores. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Baldelli vs. Liriano
Baldelli strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Varitek vs. Liriano
Varitek hits a fly ball into center field. Gomez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Red Sox, 3 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Young vs. Penny
Young strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Punto vs. Penny
Punto 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 -
Red Sox, 3 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Gomez vs. Penny
Gomez strikes out. View Play
Top 4
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Red Sox, 3 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bailey vs. Liriano
Bailey hits a fly ball into left field. Young settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Lugo vs. Liriano
Lugo strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Ellsbury vs. Liriano
Ellsbury hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Pedroia vs. Liriano
Pedroia hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Ellsbury moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 12-
Youkilis vs. Liriano
Youkilis hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Young. Youkilis reaches second base with a double. Ellsbury scores. Pedroia goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Bay vs. Liriano
Bay hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Tolbert settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Red Sox, 5 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Tolbert vs. Penny
Tolbert hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Morneau vs. Penny
Morneau hits a fly ball into right field. Baldelli settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Kubel vs. Penny
Kubel strikes out. There goes Tolbert. Here's the throw, and he's safe. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Cuddyer vs. Penny
Cuddyer strikes out. View Play
Top 5
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Red Sox, 5 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Lowell vs. Dickey
R.A. Dickey now pitching.
Lowell hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-0, RoB: 1--
Baldelli vs. Dickey
Baldelli hits a fly ball into center field. Gomez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Varitek vs. Dickey
Varitek hits a fly ball into right field. Cuddyer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bailey vs. Dickey
Bailey is hit by the pitch. Lowell moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 12-
Lugo vs. Dickey
The ball gets by Redmond for a passed ball. Lowell moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1-3
Lugo vs. Dickey
Lugo hits a ball on the ground towards third. Buscher fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Red Sox, 5 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Buscher vs. Penny
Buscher hits a fly ball into left field. Bay settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Redmond vs. Penny
Redmond hits a fly ball into right field, out of the reach of Baldelli. Redmond reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: -2-
Young vs. Penny
Young strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
Punto vs. Penny
Punto 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
Top 6
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Red Sox, 5 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Ellsbury vs. Dickey
Ellsbury hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Tolbert scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Pedroia vs. Dickey
Pedroia hits a fly ball into center field. Gomez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Youkilis vs. Dickey
Youkilis hits a line drive towards third. Buscher reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Red Sox, 5 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Gomez vs. Penny
Gomez hits a fly ball into right field. That will be extra bases. Baldelli picks up the ball and throws it away. That's a double and an error on Baldelli. Gomez moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: --3
Tolbert vs. Penny
Tolbert strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Morneau vs. Penny
Morneau hits a fly ball into left center field. The ball bounces into the stands for a ground rule double. Gomez scores. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Twins, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: -2-
Kubel vs. Penny
Kubel hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Morneau scores. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Twins, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Cuddyer vs. Ramirez
Ramon Ramirez now pitching.
Cuddyer hits a ball on the ground towards third. Youkilis fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Twins, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Buscher vs. Ramirez
Buscher hits a ball on the ground towards first. Bailey scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Buscher for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Red Sox, 5 - Twins, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Bay vs. Dickey
Bay hits a fly ball into center field. Gomez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Twins, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Lowell vs. Dickey
Lowell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Punto scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Twins, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Baldelli vs. Dickey
Baldelli hits a ball on the ground towards third. Buscher fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Twins, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Varitek vs. Dickey
Varitek hits a ball on the ground towards third. Buscher fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Red Sox, 5 - Twins, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Redmond vs. Ramirez
Redmond hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Pedroia settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Twins, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Young vs. Ramirez
Young strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Twins, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Punto vs. Ramirez
Punto hits a fly ball into left field. Bay settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Red Sox, 5 - Twins, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Bailey vs. Dickey
Bailey hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Red Sox, 6 - Twins, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Lugo vs. Dickey
Lugo hits a fly ball into left field. Young settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 6 - Twins, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Ellsbury vs. Dickey
Ellsbury hits a fly ball into left field. Young settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 6 - Twins, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Pedroia vs. Dickey
Pedroia hits a ball on the ground towards short. Punto scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Red Sox, 6 - Twins, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Gomez vs. Okajima
Hideki Okajima now pitching.
Gomez hits a fly ball into left field. Bay settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 6 - Twins, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Tolbert vs. Okajima
Tolbert hits a popup towards short. Lugo settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 6 - Twins, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Morneau vs. Okajima
Morneau strikes out. View Play
Top 9
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Red Sox, 6 - Twins, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Youkilis vs. Ayala
Luis Ayala now pitching.
Youkilis strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 6 - Twins, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Bay vs. Ayala
Bay hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 6 - Twins, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Lowell vs. Ayala
Lowell hits a fly ball into right field for a base hit. Bay moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 6 - Twins, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1-3
Drew vs. Henn
Nick Green pinch runs for Mike Lowell. J.D. Drew pinch hits for Rocco Baldelli. Sean Henn now pitching.
Drew hits a fly ball into right field. Cuddyer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 6 - Twins, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1-3
Varitek vs. Henn
Varitek hits a ball on the ground towards third. Buscher fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Red Sox, 6 - Twins, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Kubel vs. Papelbon
J.D. Drew now playing right field. Jonathan Papelbon now pitching.
Kubel hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 6 - Twins, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Cuddyer vs. Papelbon
Cuddyer strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 6 - Twins, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Buscher vs. Papelbon
Buscher hits a fly ball into center field. Ellsbury settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 6 - Twins, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mauer vs. Papelbon
Joe Mauer pinch hits for Mike Redmond.
That is defensive interference on unknown player with unknown particulars. Kubel moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 6 - Twins, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Mauer vs. Papelbon
Mauer hits a long drive deep into right center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Red Sox, 6 - Twins, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Young vs. Papelbon
Young hits a fly ball into right field. Drew settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 5/25/2009 -- Boston at Minnesota (D) Boston AB R H RBI Minnesota AB R H RBI Ellsbury J, cf 5 1 2 0 Gomez C, cf 4 1 1 0 Pedroia D, 2b 5 2 3 0 Tolbert M, 2b 4 0 1 0 Youkilis K, 3b 5 1 2 2 Morneau J, 1b 4 1 1 1 Bay J, lf 5 1 2 2 Kubel J, dh 4 1 2 1 Lowell M, dh 5 0 4 1 Cuddyer M, rf 4 1 1 1 Green N, pr 0 0 0 0 Buscher B, 3b 4 0 0 0 Baldelli R, rf 4 0 2 0 Redmond M, c 3 0 1 0 Drew J, ph-rf 1 0 0 0 Mauer J, ph 1 1 1 2 Varitek J, c 5 0 0 0 Young D, lf 4 0 0 0 Bailey J, 1b 3 1 1 1 Punto N, ss 3 0 0 0 Lugo J, ss 4 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 42 6 16 6 35 5 8 5 Boston 003 200 010 -- 6 Minnesota 010 002 002 -- 5 Boston IP H R ER BB SO Penny B (W) 5.1 6 3 3 0 7 Ramirez R 1.2 0 0 0 0 1 Okajima H 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 Papelbon J (S) 1.0 2 2 2 0 1 Minnesota IP H R ER BB SO Liriano F (L) 4.0 11 5 5 0 7 Dickey R 4.0 3 1 1 0 0 Ayala L 0.1 2 0 0 0 1 Henn S 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 E -- Baldelli R LOB -- Boston 10, Minnesota 3 2B -- Baldelli R, Youkilis K 2, Bay J, Redmond M, Gomez C, Morneau J HR -- Cuddyer M, Bailey J, Mauer J SB -- Pedroia D, Bay J, Tolbert M CS -- Ellsbury J HBP -- by Dickey R (Bailey J) PB -- Redmond M T -- 3:01 A -- 27636
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