MAJOR LEAGUE
MINNESOTA TWINS AT BOSTON RED SOX
06/25/2014
 
MAJOR LEAGUE
MINNESOTA TWINS AT BOSTON RED SOX
GAME ID: 1078 - WEDNESDAY, JUNE 25TH , 2014 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Minnesota Twins (28-43) 1 1 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 7 11 0
Boston Red Sox (38-34) 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 9 0
Twins Spill Red Sox, 7-1
The Minnesota Twins tallied a win at Fenway Park, throttling the Boston Red Sox, 7-1. Starting pitcher Walter Johnson was a big reason for his team's success. The last-place Twins improved to 28-43.

Minnesota won the game in part because of Chuck Knoblauch. The second baseman ripped a grand slam home run in the top of the third inning to put the Twins ahead, 6-1. For the game, Knoblauch had 1 double and 1 home run in 4 at-bats.

Said Boston manager : "We ran into a buzz saw."
MINNESOTA BATTING LINESCORE BOSTON BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
T. Oliva RF 5 2 3 0 0 0 0 .224 4 20
G. Goslin DH 4 1 1 0 0 1 2 .184 0 7
K. Puckett LF 3 2 2 0 1 1 0 .299 6 28
H. Killebrew 1B 4 0 1 1 0 0 4 .201 10 26
C. Knoblauch 2B 4 1 2 5 0 2 1 .250 6 32
C. Travis 3B 4 1 2 1 0 1 1 .276 3 22
H. Manush CF 4 0 0 0 0 3 2 .238 0 5
R. Peckinpaugh SS 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .249 1 20
E. Battey C 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 .190 2 3
Totals 36 7 11 7 1 8 11      
BATTING
Doubles: C. Knoblauch (16, 8th Inning off M. Parnell, 1 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: C. Travis (3, 2nd Inning off J. Lester, 0 on, 0 outs) , C. Knoblauch (6, 3rd Inning off J. Lester, 3 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: T. Oliva 3 , G. Goslin , K. Puckett 2 , H. Killebrew , C. Knoblauch 6 , C. Travis 5
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: H. Manush
Team LOB: 3

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Knoblauch-Peckinpaugh-Killebrew)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Collins 3B 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 .240 2 17
C. Yastrzemski LF 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .248 7 26
M. Betts CF 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .264 13 41
T. Williams DH 4 1 2 1 0 1 0 .279 13 45
X. Bogaerts SS 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 .315 14 51
D. Ortiz 1B 4 0 2 0 0 2 2 .209 2 18
E. Webb RF 4 0 0 0 0 0 5 .235 2 14
B. Mueller 2B 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 .254 3 4
   a-T. Speaker PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .300 0 6
C. Fisk C 3 0 0 0 0 2 3 .212 3 18
Totals 34 1 9 1 1 6 16      
a - T. Speaker pinch hit for B. Mueller in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Collins (18, 8th Inning off W. Johnson, 1 on, 1 out) , T. Williams (16, 9th Inning off W. Johnson, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: T. Williams (13, 2nd Inning off W. Johnson, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: J. Collins 2 , M. Betts , T. Williams 6 , X. Bogaerts 2 , D. Ortiz 2 , B. Mueller
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. Betts , T. Speaker , C. Fisk
GIDP: E. Webb
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
CS: M. Betts (4)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Mueller-Ortiz)
OF assists: 1 (Betts(Puckett at 3rd base))
MINNESOTA PITCHING LINESCORE BOSTON PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
W. Johnson W (4-5) 9.0 9 1 1 1 6 1 116 2.35   
PITCHING
Game Score: W. Johnson 70
Batters Faced: W. Johnson 35
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: W. Johnson 8-11
Pitches - Strikes: W. Johnson 116-76
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Lester L (8-3) 2.1 8 6 6 1 2 2 60 3.81   
M. Parnell 6.0 3 1 1 0 6 0 68 2.52   
D. Bard 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 4.50   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Lester 14
Batters Faced: J. Lester 15, M. Parnell 20, D. Bard 2
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Lester 2-2, M. Parnell 4-7, D. Bard 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: J. Lester 60-38, M. Parnell 68-48, D. Bard 2-2
Inherited Runners - Scored: M. Parnell 1-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Walter Johnson
Ballpark: Fenway Park
Weather: Clear skies (75 degrees), wind blowing in from right at 12 mph
Start Time: 1:35 PM ET
Time: 3:06
Attendance: 34215
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