MAJOR LEAGUE
MINNESOTA TWINS AT BOSTON RED SOX
05/14/2014
 
MAJOR LEAGUE
MINNESOTA TWINS AT BOSTON RED SOX
GAME ID: 458 - WEDNESDAY, MAY 14TH , 2014 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Minnesota Twins (18-23) 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 2 5 0
Boston Red Sox (22-19) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 2
Twins Best Red Sox in Pitching Duel
Fenway Park hosted a real pitchers' duel.

Minnesota Twins pitcher Roy Welmaker was in fine form, leading his team past the Boston Red Sox, 2-0. Minnesota reliever Johan Santana, who is rated as the 81st best prospect by BNN, was credited with the win. His record goes to 2-0. Dutch H Leonard took the loss for Boston.

Oscar Charleston, who is tied for 3rd in the AL with a .382 on-base percentage, chipped in a solo home run for Minnesota in the top of the seventh. For the game, the center fielder had 2 hits in 4 at-bats with 1 home run, 1 single, 1 run scored, and 1 run batted in.

"Roy kept his poise and got the job done," said Minnesota manager . "He was outstanding."

After today's action, Minnesota sits at 18-23; Boston slips to 22-19.
MINNESOTA BATTING LINESCORE BOSTON BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
S. Rice RF 4 0 0 0 0 2 1 .300 0 4
B. DeMoss 2B 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 .180 1 3
J. Gibson DH 3 0 0 0 1 2 0 .218 8 21
O. Charleston CF 4 1 2 1 0 1 1 .318 12 29
K. Puckett LF 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .223 1 8
C. Travis 3B 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .261 1 9
H. Killebrew 1B 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .143 2 7
J. Mauer C 3 1 1 1 0 0 0 .248 4 16
Z. Versalles SS 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .211 0 5
Totals 32 2 5 2 1 7 6      
BATTING
Home Runs: O. Charleston (12, 7th Inning off D. Leonard, 0 on, 1 out) , J. Mauer (4, 8th Inning off D. Leonard, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: O. Charleston 5 , C. Travis , J. Mauer 4 , Z. Versalles
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: K. Puckett
Team LOB: 4

BASERUNNING
SB: O. Charleston (3)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Versalles-DeMoss-Killebrew)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
P. Hill CF 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .236 2 10
X. Bogaerts SS 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .229 6 23
L. Easter 1B 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .159 4 17
M. Betts RF 3 0 0 0 1 1 1 .219 5 20
T. Williams DH 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .276 9 23
D. Pedroia 2B 3 0 1 0 0 1 1 .200 2 6
   a-T. Speaker PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .217 0 5
C. Yastrzemski LF 3 0 1 0 0 2 2 .204 1 14
C. Fisk C 3 0 0 0 0 1 3 .179 1 8
J. Collins 3B 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 .305 2 12
Totals 30 0 4 0 2 10 14      
a - T. Speaker pinch hit for D. Pedroia in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: C. Yastrzemski (4, 2nd Inning off R. Welmaker, 0 on, 2 outs) , D. Pedroia (5, 4th Inning off R. Welmaker, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: P. Hill , X. Bogaerts , D. Pedroia 2 , C. Yastrzemski 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , C. Fisk 2
GIDP: D. Pedroia
Hit by Pitch: T. Williams
Team LOB: 6

FIELDING
Errors: C. Fisk (1) , J. Collins (3)
OF assists: 1 (Betts(Gibson at home))
MINNESOTA PITCHING LINESCORE BOSTON PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
R. Welmaker 5.0 4 0 0 1 7 0 96 2.93   
J. Santana W (2-0) 3.0 0 0 0 1 2 0 38 2.79   
J. Nathan SV (9) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 11 3.06   
PITCHING
Game Score: R. Welmaker 65
Batters Faced: R. Welmaker 21, J. Santana 9, J. Nathan 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. Welmaker 1-7, J. Santana 2-4, J. Nathan 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: R. Welmaker 96-59, J. Santana 38-25, J. Nathan 11-6
Hit Batsmen: R. Welmaker
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
D. Leonard L (0-5) 7.0 5 2 2 0 6 2 96 6.57   
T. Gordon 2.0 0 0 0 1 1 0 20 1.93   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Leonard 65
Batters Faced: D. Leonard 26, T. Gordon 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Leonard 5-9, T. Gordon 3-2
Pitches - Strikes: D. Leonard 96-70, T. Gordon 20-12
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Roy Welmaker
Ballpark: Fenway Park
Weather: Clear skies (59 degrees), wind blowing right to left at 7 mph
Start Time: 7:35 PM ET
Time: 3:02
Attendance: 26275
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