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On The Field
Fenway Park
Boston, Massachusetts
Nick Blackburn
Franklin Morales
L (4-7)
IP H ER BB K ERA
5.0 9 4 0 4 7.42
W (3-2)
IP H ER BB K ERA
6.0 3 1 3 4 3.14
Alfredo Aceves
S (23)
IP H ER BB K ERA
1.0 0 0 0 1 4.29

Red Sox 6, Twins 4
Adrian Gonzalez hit a two-run homer, Franklin Morales turned in another solid substitute start and the Boston Red Sox averted a four-game sweep with a 6-4 win over the Minnesota Twins on Sunday. Gonzalez finished with three RBIs. Carl Crawford added three singles, an RBI and a leaping catch for the Red Sox on his 31st birthday. The victory snapped Boston's four-game losing streak and salvaged a rough weekend against the AL's second-worst team. Josh...
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Scoring Summary
Bottom of 3rd
- C.Crawford grounded out, shortstop Dozier to first baseman Morneau, Aviles scored.
- Ad.Gonzalez singled to center, Ellsbury scored, Pedroia to second.
Top of 5th
- Revere hit a sacrifice fly to center fielder Ellsbury, A.Casilla scored.
Bottom of 5th
- Ad.Gonzalez homered to left on a 2-1 count, C.Crawford scored.
Bottom of 7th
- C.Ross singled to center, C.Crawford scored, Ad.Gonzalez to second.
Bottom of 8th
- Ellsbury hit a sacrifice fly to center fielder Revere, Kalish scored.
Top of 9th
- Willingham homered to center on a 1-1 count.
- Doumit homered to right on a full count, Morneau 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. B. Revere, CF 3 0 1 1 0
2. D. Mastroianni, RF 4 0 1 0 0
3. J. Mauer, C 4 0 0 0 0
4. J. Willingham, LF 3 1 1 1 1
5. J. Morneau, 1B 3 1 0 0 1
6. R. Doumit, DH 4 1 2 2 0
7. B. Dozier, SS 4 0 0 0 0
8. A. Casilla, 2B 3 1 0 0 1
9. J. Carroll, 3B 3 0 1 0 1
Totals 31 4 6 4 4
Lineup
Name AB R H RBI BB
1. J. Ellsbury, CF 4 1 1 1 0
2. C. Crawford, LF 5 2 3 1 0
3. D. Pedroia, 2B 4 0 1 0 0
4. A. Gonzalez, 1B 3 1 2 3 1
5. C. Ross, DH 4 0 2 1 0
6. J. Saltalamacchia, C 4 0 0 0 0
7. W. Middlebrooks, 3B 4 0 2 0 0
8. R. Kalish, RF 4 1 1 0 0
9. M. Aviles, SS 3 1 2 0 1
Totals 35 6 14 6 2
Pitcher
Name IP H R ER BB K ERA*
N Blackburn
(L, 4-7)
5.0 9 4 4 0 4 7.42
J Manship 2.0 4 1 1 1 0 9.95
L Perdomo 1.0 1 1 1 1 1 5.40
Pitcher
Name IP H R ER BB K ERA*
F Morales
(W, 3-2)
6.0 3 1 1 3 4 3.14
M Melancon
(H, 2)
1.2 1 0 0 0 2 7.46
C Breslow 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0.00
V Padilla 0.0 2 3 3 1 0 4.62
A Aceves
(S, 23)
1.0 0 0 0 0 1 4.29
* = Season Stat

BATTING
2B: J Carroll (14)
HR: J Willingham (28), R Doumit (11)
BASERUNNING
SB: B Revere (27), A Casilla (14)
BATTING
2B: J Ellsbury (8), R Kalish (3)
HR: A Gonzalez (11)
BASERUNNING
SB: C Crawford (3), W Middlebrooks (4), R Kalish (2)
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

News: Middlebrooks left the game Thursday in the top of the fifth with lower back spasms. He was called out on strikes on both his at bats before being replaced by Pedro Ciriaco  (STATS - Fri. May 24, 2013)
Shane Victorino (BOS - RF)

News: Victorino (hamstring) is not in the lineup for Thursday's game against the Indians.  (RotoWire - Thu. May 23, 2013)

News: Manager John Farrell said Middlebrooks may have first injured his back running out of the batter's box in Wednesday's game and he is day-to-day, WEEI.com reports.  (RotoWire - Thu. May 23, 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 15-day DL
Red Sox
NameInjuryStatus
W MiddlebrooksLeft game - lower back spasmsday-to-day
S VictorinoLeft game - Left hamstring tightnessday-to-day
D RossConcussionon 7-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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