MAJOR LEAGUE
BOSTON RED SOX AT MINNESOTA TWINS
07/12/2014
 
MAJOR LEAGUE
BOSTON RED SOX AT MINNESOTA TWINS
GAME ID: 894 - SATURDAY, JULY 12TH , 2014 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Boston Red Sox (43-41) 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 3 5 0
Minnesota Twins (45-38) 3 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 X 6 9 1
Red Sox Stumble, Lose 6-3 to Twins
Minnesota starter Bert Blyleven pitched effectively against the Boston Red Sox at Target Field. The right-hander led his team to a win, 6-3. Blyleven, the winner, moves to 8-5. He threw 6.2 innings of 4-hit ball, while fanning 7 and giving up 2 walks. The triumph puts Minnesota at 45-38 for the season.

Kirby Puckett helped out the Minnesota cause in the bottom of the first inning with a run-scoring single. For the game, the left fielder went 1-2 with a walk, while adding 2 RBI and scoring once.

"Good baseball players make you a smarter manager," said Minnesota manager .
BOSTON BATTING LINESCORE MINNESOTA BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. Pedroia 2B 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .213 3 14
   c-W. Boggs PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .227 0 4
X. Bogaerts SS 3 1 1 0 1 0 1 .245 9 35
T. Williams DH 3 2 1 0 1 0 2 .241 12 35
M. Betts CF 3 0 0 0 1 2 4 .252 9 44
L. Easter 1B 3 0 1 2 1 1 2 .201 14 47
C. Yastrzemski LF 4 0 1 1 0 0 4 .258 10 44
F. Lynn RF 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .214 4 14
J. Varitek C 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .267 1 2
   a-T. Speaker PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .229 0 7
J. Collins 3B 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 .245 3 19
   b-P. Hill PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .230 6 15
Totals 32 3 5 3 4 8 19      
a - T. Speaker pinch hit for J. Varitek in the 9th
b - P. Hill pinch hit for J. Collins in the 9th
c - W. Boggs pinch hit for D. Pedroia in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: L. Easter (16, 1st Inning off B. Blyleven, 2 on, 2 outs)
Triples: T. Williams (2, 6th Inning off B. Blyleven, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: X. Bogaerts , T. Williams 3 , L. Easter 2 , C. Yastrzemski , F. Lynn
2-out RBI: L. Easter
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. Betts , C. Yastrzemski 2
GIDP: X. Bogaerts
Hit by Pitch: D. Pedroia
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
SB: X. Bogaerts (8)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Bogaerts-Pedroia-Easter)
OF assists: 1 (Lynn(Smalley III at 3rd base))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
S. Rice RF 3 1 1 0 1 0 0 .291 2 10
R. Carew 1B 4 3 3 0 0 0 1 .291 2 15
J. Gibson DH 4 0 1 1 0 2 2 .201 17 40
O. Charleston CF 4 1 1 2 0 1 3 .279 19 54
K. Puckett LF 2 1 1 2 1 0 1 .217 3 17
C. Travis 3B 4 0 1 1 0 1 4 .246 1 14
B. DeMoss 2B 2 0 0 0 2 1 4 .224 1 10
J. Mauer C 4 0 0 0 0 1 5 .229 9 27
R. Smalley III SS 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .190 6 20
Totals 31 6 9 6 4 6 21      
BATTING
Doubles: R. Carew 2 (10, 1st Inning off C. Young, 0 on, 1 out; 5th Inning off C. Young, 1 on, 0 outs) , J. Gibson (8, 3rd Inning off C. Young, 1 on, 0 outs) , R. Smalley III (9, 6th Inning off L. Tiant, 0 on, 0 outs)
Triples: C. Travis (6, 1st Inning off C. Young, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: S. Rice , R. Carew 5 , J. Gibson 2 , O. Charleston , K. Puckett , C. Travis 3 , R. Smalley III 2
2-out RBI: O. Charleston , K. Puckett , C. Travis
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: C. Travis , B. DeMoss , J. Mauer
GIDP: R. Carew
Sac Fly: K. Puckett
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
SB: O. Charleston (7)
CS: B. DeMoss (2)

FIELDING
Errors: C. Travis (9)
Double Plays: 1 (DeMoss-Smalley III-Carew)
BOSTON PITCHING LINESCORE MINNESOTA PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
C. Young L (5-9) 4.0 8 6 6 1 3 0 68 4.05   
L. Tiant 3.1 1 0 0 3 3 0 49 2.84   
T. Burgmeier 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 3.47   
PITCHING
Game Score: C. Young 24
Batters Faced: C. Young 22, L. Tiant 12, T. Burgmeier 2
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: C. Young 5-5, L. Tiant 2-3, T. Burgmeier 0-2
Pitches - Strikes: C. Young 68-45, L. Tiant 49-27, T. Burgmeier 9-6
Inherited Runners - Scored: L. Tiant 2-0 , T. Burgmeier 1-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
B. Blyleven W (8-5) 6.2 4 3 1 2 7 0 105 2.77   
F. Marberry H (6) 1.1 0 0 0 2 0 0 19 3.48   
J. Nathan SV (19) 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 16 2.39   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Blyleven 63
Batters Faced: B. Blyleven 27, F. Marberry 6, J. Nathan 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Blyleven 6-6, F. Marberry 2-2, J. Nathan 2-0
Pitches - Strikes: B. Blyleven 105-62, F. Marberry 19-7, J. Nathan 16-10
Hit Batsmen: B. Blyleven
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Bert Blyleven
Ballpark: Target Field
Weather: Clear skies (81 degrees), wind blowing in from right at 4 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM CT
Time: 3:12
Attendance: 38693
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