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Bos
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On The Field
Fenway Park
Boston, Massachusetts
Alex Burnett
Alfredo Aceves
W (4-3)
IP H ER BB K ERA
0.1 1 0 0 1 2.81
L (2-7)
IP H ER BB K ERA
1.2 4 4 0 1 4.37
Jared Burton
S (5)
IP H ER BB K ERA
1.0 0 0 0 0 2.25

Twins 6, Red Sox 4
Joe Mauer showed the patience of a good hitter and followed that with the skill of one of the game's best. Mauer hit a three-run homer with two outs in the top of the ninth inning, lifting the Minnesota Twins to a 6-4 comeback win over the struggling Boston Red Sox on Saturday night. With the Twins trailing 4-3 and runners on second and third, Mauer took a pitch just off the plate from closer Alfredo Aceves (2-7) before belting a 3-2 pitch into the...
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Scoring Summary
Bottom of 1st
- C.Crawford doubled to center, Kalish scored.
Bottom of 2nd
- Aviles homered to left on a 1-0 count.
Top of 5th
- On Shoppach's error, J.Carroll scored.
Top of 8th
- Morneau hit a sacrifice fly to right fielder C.Ross, Span scored, Revere to third.
Bottom of 8th
- Ciriaco homered to left on a 1-0 count.
- C.Ross singled to right, Pedroia scored.
Top of 9th
- J.Carroll singled to center, A.Casilla scored.
- Mauer homered to left on a full count, J.Carroll scored, Revere scored.

Season Series
Date Home Score Pitchers
Mon 5/6 Bos MIN 5 at
BOS 6
W: Mortensen
L: Burton
Tue 5/7 Bos MIN 6 at
BOS 1
W: Diamond
L: Dempster
Wed 5/8 Bos MIN 15 at
BOS 8
W: Pressly
L: Webster
Thu 5/9 Bos MIN 5 at
BOS 3
W: Correia
L: Lackey
Fri 5/17 Min BOS 3 at
MIN 2
W: Wilson
L: Roenicke
Sat 5/18 Min BOS 12 at
MIN 5
W: Breslow
L: Diamond
Sun 5/19 Min BOS 5 at
MIN 1
W: Lackey
L: Hernandez
Box Scores
Lineup
Name AB R H RBI BB
1. D. Span, CF 4 1 0 0 1
2. B. Revere, RF 5 1 3 0 0
3. J. Mauer, 1B 4 1 1 3 1
4. J. Morneau, DH 4 0 2 1 0
5. R. Doumit, C 4 0 1 0 0
6. D. Mastroianni, LF 3 0 1 0 0
6. J. Willingham, PH-LF 1 0 0 0 0
7. B. Dozier, SS 4 0 1 0 0
8. A. Casilla, 2B 3 1 1 0 1
9. J. Carroll, 3B 4 2 2 1 0
Totals 36 6 12 5 3
Lineup
Name AB R H RBI BB
1. R. Kalish, CF 2 1 0 0 1
1. P. Ciriaco, PH 1 1 1 1 0
1. J. Ellsbury, CF 0 0 0 0 0
2. C. Crawford, LF 4 0 1 1 0
3. D. Pedroia, 2B 3 1 0 0 0
4. A. Gonzalez, 1B 4 0 1 0 0
5. C. Ross, RF 4 0 1 1 0
6. J. Saltalamacchia, DH 3 0 1 0 1
7. M. Aviles, SS 4 1 1 1 0
8. K. Shoppach, C 3 0 0 0 0
8. R. Lavarnway, PH 1 0 0 0 0
9. N. Punto, 3B 3 0 0 0 0
9. W. Middlebrooks, PH 1 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 4 6 4 2
Pitcher
Name IP H R ER BB K ERA*
C De Vries 7.0 4 2 2 2 5 3.81
G Perkins 0.2 1 2 2 0 2 3.17
A Burnett
(W, 4-3)
0.1 1 0 0 0 1 2.81
J Burton
(S, 5)
1.0 0 0 0 0 0 2.25
Pitcher
Name IP H R ER BB K ERA*
C Buchholz 7.0 7 1 0 1 3 4.48
A Miller 0.0 1 1 1 2 0 3.25
A Aceves
(L, 2-7)
(BS, 6)
1.2 4 4 4 0 1 4.37
C Breslow 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0.00
* = Season Stat

BATTING
2B: D Mastroianni (3), A Casilla (12)
HR: J Mauer (7)
BASERUNNING
SB: B Revere (26)
BATTING
2B: C Crawford (2)
HR: P Ciriaco (1), M Aviles (11)
BASERUNNING
SB: D Pedroia (7)
Complete Box Score

Player News
Twins
Josh Willingham (MIN - LF)

News: Willingham smacked a pair of home runs and finished with four RBI in Thursday's loss at Detroit.  (RotoWire - Thu. May 23, 2013)
Pedro Florimon (MIN - SS)

News: Florimon was forced out of Thursday's game with a right finger sprain, MLB.com's Rhett Bollinger reports.  (RotoWire - Thu. May 23, 2013)
Vance Worley (MIN - P)

News: Worley was optioned to Triple-A after another abysmal start on Wednesday.  (STATS - Thu. May 23, 2013)
Red Sox
Ryan Dempster (BOS - P)

News: Dempster lamented his poor command following Thursday night's 12-3 loss to Cleveland, ESPN Boston reports. He walked four batters before being lifted in the third inning Thursday and allowed six free passes in his previous start.  (RotoWire - Fri. May 24, 2013)
Mike Carp (BOS - LF)

News: Carp started in left field Thursday night, going 0-for-4 while hitting ninth in the order in Boston's 12-3 loss to Cleveland.  (RotoWire - Fri. May 24, 2013)
Pedro Ciriaco (BOS - 3B)

News: Ciriaco entered Thursday night's game, replacing the injured Will Middlebrooks (back) in the fifth inning of Boston's 12-3 loss to Cleveland.  (RotoWire - Fri. May 24, 2013)

Injury Report
Twins
NameInjuryStatus
P FlorimonLeft game - sprained right index fingerday-to-day
T PlouffeConcussionon 7-day DL
D MastroianniStress reaction in left ankleon 60-day DL
T WoodRight rotator cuff strainon 60-day DL
Red Sox
NameInjuryStatus
W MiddlebrooksLow back strainon 15-day DL
S VictorinoLeft hamstring strainon 15-day DL
J HanrahanRight elbow surgery - out for seasonon 60-day DL
F MoralesStrained lower backon 15-day DL
R KalishRecovery from right shoulder surgeryon 60-day DL

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