MAJOR LEAGUE
MINNESOTA TWINS AT BOSTON RED SOX
09/05/2014
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MAJOR LEAGUE
MINNESOTA TWINS AT BOSTON RED SOX
GAME ID: 1377 - FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 5TH , 2014 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Minnesota Twins (69-57) 0 0 0 2 0 1 3 0 1 7 14 0
Boston Red Sox (62-64) 0 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 1 5 10 0
Twins Bag 7-5 Win
Behind the hitting of Oscar Charleston, the Minnesota Twins stopped the Boston Red Sox, 7-5. Charleston was 2-5 with a home run and a double, while scoring 2 times and driving in 3 for the Twins. Joe Nathan nailed down his 28th save. Minnesota currently is in first place in the American League Central Division at 69-57.

Minnesota took a 6-4 lead on Charleston's 27th home run of the season. The 3-run home run, which he hit off Cy Young in the top of the seventh, propelled Minnesota to the win.

"We cashed in when we had the chance," said Minnesota manager .
MINNESOTA BATTING LINESCORE BOSTON BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
S. Rice RF 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 .252 2 19
R. Carew 1B 5 0 2 0 0 1 1 .293 3 25
J. Gibson DH 5 2 2 1 0 2 3 .209 33 77
O. Charleston CF 5 2 2 3 0 1 1 .254 27 78
K. Puckett LF 5 2 2 0 0 0 0 .246 8 32
C. Travis 3B 3 0 3 1 0 0 1 .244 1 23
B. DeMoss 2B 4 0 1 0 0 0 4 .208 1 16
J. Mauer C 3 0 1 2 0 1 2 .234 16 43
R. Smalley III SS 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 .204 9 30
Totals 37 7 14 7 0 5 15      
BATTING
Doubles: O. Charleston (20, 4th Inning off C. Young, 0 on, 0 outs) , C. Travis 2 (28, 6th Inning off C. Young, 1 on, 0 outs; 7th Inning off H. Okajima, 0 on, 2 outs)
Triples: C. Travis (7, 2nd Inning off C. Young, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: O. Charleston (27, 7th Inning off C. Young, 2 on, 1 out) , J. Gibson (33, 9th Inning off D. Radatz, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: S. Rice , R. Carew 2 , J. Gibson 5 , O. Charleston 6 , K. Puckett 2 , C. Travis 7 , B. DeMoss , J. Mauer
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Gibson , B. DeMoss 2 , R. Smalley III 2
Sac Bunt: S. Rice
Sac Fly: C. Travis , J. Mauer
Hit by Pitch: R. Smalley III
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
SB: B. DeMoss (11)
CS: R. Smalley III (3)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Travis-DeMoss-Carew)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. Pedroia 2B 4 0 1 1 0 0 1 .207 8 32
   e-P. Hill PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .235 8 22
X. Bogaerts SS 5 0 2 1 0 1 0 .264 13 51
T. Williams DH 5 0 0 0 0 3 4 .254 17 50
M. Betts CF 4 1 0 0 1 0 2 .250 11 62
L. Easter 1B 3 1 2 0 0 0 0 .194 23 75
C. Yastrzemski LF 3 1 1 1 0 0 1 .249 14 57
   a-N. Garciaparra PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .214 0 0
   c-M. Greenwell LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
F. Lynn RF 3 1 2 2 0 0 1 .234 6 28
   b-J. Rice PH, RF 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .500 0 0
J. Varitek C 2 1 0 0 2 2 2 .225 1 2
J. Collins 3B 3 0 0 0 0 1 3 .240 4 30
   d-T. Speaker PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .223 0 9
Totals 36 5 10 5 3 9 18      
a - N. Garciaparra pinch hit for C. Yastrzemski in the 8th
b - J. Rice pinch hit for F. Lynn in the 8th
c - M. Greenwell substituted for N. Garciaparra in the 9th
d - T. Speaker pinch hit for J. Collins in the 9th
e - P. Hill pinch hit for D. Pedroia in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: D. Pedroia (20, 3rd Inning off B. Blyleven, 1 on, 2 outs) , C. Yastrzemski (19, 4th Inning off B. Blyleven, 2 on, 0 outs) , N. Garciaparra (3, 8th Inning off E. Guardado, 1 on, 2 outs) , X. Bogaerts (31, 9th Inning off J. Nathan, 2 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: D. Pedroia 2 , X. Bogaerts 3 , L. Easter 2 , C. Yastrzemski 2 , N. Garciaparra 2 , F. Lynn 2 , T. Speaker
2-out RBI: D. Pedroia
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: T. Williams , M. Betts , J. Rice
GIDP: J. Collins
Hit by Pitch: L. Easter
Team LOB: 8
MINNESOTA PITCHING LINESCORE BOSTON PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
B. Blyleven 5.1 6 4 4 2 4 0 95 2.99   
R. Aguilera W (1-0) 2.1 1 0 0 0 3 0 28 3.33   
E. Guardado H (15) 0.1 1 0 0 0 1 0 6 2.38   
J. Nathan SV (28) 1.0 2 1 1 1 1 0 22 3.42   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Blyleven 42
Batters Faced: B. Blyleven 24, R. Aguilera 8, E. Guardado 2, J. Nathan 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Blyleven 4-7, R. Aguilera 2-2, E. Guardado 0-0, J. Nathan 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: B. Blyleven 95-59, R. Aguilera 28-18, E. Guardado 6-4, J. Nathan 22-12
Inherited Runners - Scored: R. Aguilera 1-0 , E. Guardado 1-0
Hit Batsmen: B. Blyleven
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
C. Young L (10-12) 6.1 12 6 6 0 2 1 97 4.15   
H. Okajima 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 21 0.00   
D. Radatz 1.2 1 1 1 0 2 1 19 4.74   
PITCHING
Game Score: C. Young 27
Batters Faced: C. Young 31, H. Okajima 5, D. Radatz 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: C. Young 7-10, H. Okajima 2-0, D. Radatz 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: C. Young 97-67, H. Okajima 21-15, D. Radatz 19-13
Inherited Runners - Scored: D. Radatz 1-0
Hit Batsmen: H. Okajima
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Oscar Charleston
Ballpark: Fenway Park
Weather: Rain (66 degrees), wind blowing right to left at 16 mph
Start Time: 7:35 PM ET
Time: 3:36
Attendance: 37066
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