Boston Brooms Minnesota, 5 To 1

Teams	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	5th	6th	7th	8th	9th	Runs	Hits	Errors
Red Sox	0	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	2	5	11	1
Twins	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	5	1

Red Sox highlight: Two homeruns
Red Sox lowlight: One throwing error
Twins highlight: One run
Twins lowlight: One throwing error

My Comment: With a little help from a Minnesota outfileder, Dustin has his second homerun of the season to give Boston some breathing room going into the bottom of the ninth. Boston records its fourth sweep of the season as it heads to Chicago to play the White Sox for three games.

BOSTON: Starting Pitcher: John Lackey; Winning Pitcher: John Lackey (2)
MINNESOTA: Starting Pitcher: Pedro Hernandez; Losing Pitcher: Pedro Hernandez
BOSTON: Homeruns: Will Middlebrooks (8), Dustin Pedroia (2)

Red Sox: Wins 27, Losses 17, Percentage: .614

Next game: Monday 20 May 2012, 5:10 p.m.PT/8:10 p.m.ET, Chicago White Sox, U.S. Cellular Field, Jon Lester

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Red Sox Trounce Twins, 12 To 5

Teams	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	5th	6th	7th	8th	9th	Runs	Hits	Errors
Red Sox	3	0	1	0	3	0	4	0	1	12	13	0
Twins	0	1	0	1	3	0	0	0	0	5	12	0

Red Sox highlight: Three homeruns
Red Sox lowlight: Six men left on base
Twins highlight: Twelve hits
Twins lowlight: Thirteen men left on base

My Comment: Power has returned to Boston! A decisive victory over Minnesota and Ortiz does it one more time against his former team. Thank you Minnesota for giving David up or more accurately, giving up on David!

BOSTON: Starting Pitcher: Ryan Dempster; Winning Pitcher: Craig Breslow (1)
MINNESOTA: Starting Pitcher: Scott Diamond; Losing Pitcher: Scott Diamond
BOSTON: Homeruns: David Ortiz (6,7), Daniel Nava (6)


Red Sox: Wins 26, Losses 17, Percentage: .605

Next game: Sunday 19 May 2013, 11:10 a.m.PT/2:10 p.m.ET, Minnesota Twins, Target Field, John Lackey

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Red Sox In Extra Effort Win Over Twins, 3 To 2

Teams	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Runs	Hits	Errors
Red Sox	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	3	10	0
Twins	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	4	1

Red Sox highlight: Relief pitching
Red Sox lowlight: Eleven men left on base
Twins highlight: One homerun
Twins lowlight: One throwing error

My Comment: Another win for Boston in extra innings and a first game of the series win. This bodes well for Boston.

BOSTON: Starting Pitcher: Clay Buchholz; Winning Pitcher: Alex Wilson (1)
MINNESOTA: Starting Pitcher: Vance Worley; Losing Pitcher: Josh Roenicke
BOSTON: Save: Koji Uehara (1)
MINNESOTA: Homerun: Alex Florimon

Red Sox: Wins 25, Losses 17, Percentage: .595

Next game: Saturday 18 May 2013, 4:10 p.m.PT/7:10 p.m.ET, Minnesota Twins, Target Field, Ryan Dempster

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Twins Take Series From Regressing Red Sox

Teams	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	5th	6th	7th	8th	9th	Runs	Hits	Errors
Twins	0	0	0	0	1	4	0	0	0	5	6	1
Red Sox	0	0	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	3	9	2

Twins highlight: One homerun
Twins lowlight: One fielding error
Red Sox highlight: Relief pitching
Red Sox lowlight: One throwing error and one fielding error

My Comment: For the first time this 2013 season, the Boston Red Sox are not in first place in the American League East. That is all.

MINNESOTA: Starting Pitcher: Kevin Correia; Winning Pitcher: Kevin Correia
BOSTON: Starting Pitcher: John Lackey; Losing Pitcher: John Lackey (3)
MINNESOTA: Save: Glen Perkins
MINNESOTA: Homerun: Oswaldo Arcia

Red Sox: Wins 21, Losses 14, Percentage: .600

Next game: Friday 10 May 2013, 4:10 p.m.PT/7:10 p.m.ET, Toronto Blue Jays, Fenway Park, Jon Lester

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Minnesota Mauls Boston

Teams	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	5th	6th	7th	8th	9th	Runs	Hits	Errors
Twins	4	7	0	1	2	0	0	0	1	15	19	0
Red Sox	5	1	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	8	12	1

Twins highlight: Two homeruns
Twins lowlight: Nine men left on base
Red Sox highlight: Two homeruns
Red Sox lowlight: One throwing error

My Comment: Congrats to Jonny Gomes on his grand slam which put Boston in the game for all of a half inning. The Red Sox have to stop this slide or they will soon be out of first place. Need to tie this four-game series tomorrow.

MINNESOTA: Starting Pitcher: Pedro Hernandez; Winning Pitcher: Ryan Pressly
BOSTON: Starting Pitcher: Allen Webster; Losing Pitcher: Allen Webster (1)
MINNESOTA: Homeruns: Ryan Doumit, Pedro Florimon
BOSTON: Homeruns: Jonny Gomes (2, grand slam), Shane Victorino (2)

Red Sox: Wins 21, Losses 13, Percentage: .618

Next game: Thursday 9 May 2013, 4:10 p.m.PT/7:10 p.m.ET, Minnesota Twins, Fenway Park, John Lackey

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Red Sox Saved From Shutout By Saltalamacchia

Teams	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	5th	6th	7th	8th	9th	Runs	Hits	Errors
Twins	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	4	0	6	8	0
Red Sox	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	4	3

Twins highlight: Starting pitching
Twins lowlight: Six men left on base
Red Sox highlight: One homerun
Red Sox lowlight: One throwing error and two fielding errors

My Comment: Thanks to Saltalamacchia, Boston is saved from being shutout with ninth inning homerun. Now, if Boston could have done that often earlier in the game, there might be a win to celebrate instead of a loss to mourn.

MINNESOTA: Starting Pitcher: Scott Diamond; Winning Pitcher: Scott Diamond
BOSTON: Starting Pitcher: Ryan Dempster; Losing Pitcher: Ryan Dempster (3)
MINNESOTA: Homerun: Ryan Doumit
BOSTON: Homerun: Jarrod Saltalamacchia (4)

Red Sox: Wins 21, Losses 12, Percentage: .636

Next game: Wednesday 8 May 2013, 4:10 p.m.PT/7:10 p.m., Minnesota Twins, Fenway Park, Allen Webster

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Red Sox Elevate Over Twins In Eleventh, 6 To 5

Teams	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	5th	6th	7th	8th	9th	10th	11th	R	H	E
Twins	2	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	5	10	0
Red Sox	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	1	6	17	1

Twins highlight: One homerun
Twins lowlight: Eleven men left on base
Red Sox highlight: Three homeruns
Red Sox lowlight: One fielding error

My Comment: One run by one run by one run etc. leads to Boston's victory over Minnesota in extra innings.

MINNESOTA: Starting Pitcher: Vance Worley; Losing Pitcher: Jared Burton
BOSTON: Starting Pitcher: Clay Buchholz; Winning Pitcher: Clayton Mortensen (1)
MINNESOTA: Homerun: Brian Dozier
BOSTON: Homeruns: Shane Victorino (1), Stepehn Drew (2), Dustin Pedroia (1)

Red Sox: Wins 21, Losses 11, Percentage: .656

Next game: Tuesday 7 May 2013, 4:10 p.m.PT/7:10 p.m.ET, Minnesota Twins, Fenway Park, Ryan Dempster

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Boston Avoids A Minnesota Sweep, 6 to 4

Teams	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	5th	6th	7th	8th	9th	Runs	Hits	Errors
Twins	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	3	4	6	0
Red Sox	0	0	2	0	2	0	1	1	X	6	14	0

Twins highlight: Two homeruns
Twins lowlight: Five men left on base
Red Sox higlight: One homerun
Red Sox lowlight: Eight men left on base

MINNESOTA: Starting Pitcher: Nick Blackburn; Losing Pitcher: Nick Blackburn
BOSTON: Starting Pitcher: Franklin Morales; Winning Pitcher: Franklin Morales (3)
BOSTON: Save: Alfredo Aceves (23)
MINNESOTA: Homeruns: Josh Willingham, Ryan Doumit
BOSTON: Homerun: Adrian Gonzalez (11)

Red Sox: Wins 54, Losses 55, Percentage: .495

Next game: Monday 6 August 2012, 4:10 p.m.PT/7:10 p.m.ET, Texas Rangers, Fenway Park, Aaron Cook

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Red Sox Stunned By Twins

Teams	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	5th	6th	7th	8th	9th	Runs	Hits	Errors
Twins	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	4	6	12	0
Red Sox	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	4	6	3

Twins highlight: One homerun
Twins lowlight: Seven men left on base
Red Sox highlight: Two homeruns
Red Sox lowlight: Relief pitching

My Comment: Two-thirds through this season and the Boston Red Sox can be summed up this way: yesterday the not-going-anywhere Twins had three errors in the game and won; today the why-aren't-we-going-somewhere? Red Sox had three errors in the game and lost. I wish this season would end. Is it October 4th yet?

MINNESOTA: Starting Pitcher: Cole De Vries; Winning Pitcher: Alex Burnett
BOSTON: Starting Pitcher: Clay Buchholz; Losing Pitcher: Alfredo Aceves (7)
MINNESOTA: Save: Jared Burton
MINNESOTA: Homerun: Joe Mauer
BOSTON: Homeruns: Mike Aviles (11), Pedro Ciriaco (1)

Red Sox: Wins 53, Losses 55, Percentage: .491

Next game: Sunday 5 August 2012, 10:35 a.m.PT.1:35 p.m.ET, Minnesota Twins, Fenway Park, Franklin Morales

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Mistake-Making Minnesota Beats Boston

Teams	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Runs	Hits	Errors
Twins	0	1	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	1	6	13	3
Red Sox	0	1	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	14	0

Twins highlight: One run in the tenth
Twins lowlight: One throwing error and two fielding errors
Red Sox highlight: One homerun
Red Sox lowlight: Starting pitching

MINNESOTA: Starting Pitcher: Brian Duensing; Winning Pitcher: Jeff Gray
BOSTON: Starting Pitcher: Felix Doubront; Losing Pitcher: Vicente Padilla (1)
MINNESOTA: Save: Jared Burton
BOSTON: Homerun: Carl Crawford (3)

Red Sox: Wins 53, Losses 54, Percentage: .495

Next game: Saturday 4 August 2012, 4:10 p.m.PT/7:10 p.m.ET, Minnesota Twins, Fenway Park, Clay Buchholz

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Red Sox Never Reached Home With Twins

Teams	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	5th	6th	7th	8th	9th	Runs	Hits	Errors
Twins	0	0	2	0	0	1	0	0	2	5	9	0
Red Sox	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0

Twins highlight: Starting and relief pitching
Twins lowlight: Three men left on base
Red Sox highlight: Two hits
Red Sox lowlight: Starting and relief pitching

MINNESOTA: Starting Pitcher: Sam Deduno; Winning Pitcher: Sam Deduno
BOSTON: Starting Pitcher: Jon Lester; Losing Pitcher: Jon Lester (9)
MINNESOTA: Save: Glen Perkins
MINNESOTA: Homerun: Brian Dozier

Red Sox: Wins 53, Losses 53, Percentage: .500

Next game: Friday 3 August 2012, 4:10 p.m.PT/7:10 p.m.ET, Minnesota Twins, Fenway Park, Felix Doubront

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Boston Barely Brooms Minnesota, 7 To 6

Teams	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	5th	6th	7th	8th	9th	Runs	Hits	Errors
Red Sox	0	4	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	7	10	0
Twins	0	1	0	0	0	5	0	0	0	6	14	0

Red Sox highlight: One homerun
Red Sox lowlight: Starting pitching
Twins highlight: Relief pitching
Twins lowlight: Thirteen men left on base

My Comment: Congrats Red Sox on your first sweep of the season! May there be many more. A much better road trip than the first one and I hope it continues tomorrow.

BOSTON: Starting Pitcher: Clay Buchholz; Winning Pitcher: Clay Buchholz (1)
MINNESOTA: Starting Pitcher: Liam Hendricks; Losing Pitcher: Liam Hendricks
BOSTON: Save: Alfredo Aceves (4)
BOSTON: Homerun: Mike Aviles (4)

Red Sox: Wins 7, Losses 10, Percentage: .412

Next game: Thursday 26 April 2012, 5:10 p.m.PT/8:10 p.m.ET, Chicago White Sox, U.S. Cellular Field, Felix Doubront

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Red Sox Trample Twins, 11 To 2

Teams	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	5th	6th	7th	8th	9th	Runs	Hits	Errors
Red Sox	3	0	2	2	3	0	0	1	0	11	18	0
Twins	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	2	6	0

Red Sox highlight: Two homeruns
Red Sox lowlight: Ten men left on base
Twins highlight: No errors
Twins lowlight: Seven men left on base

BOSTON: Starting Pitcher: Josh Beckett; Winning Pitcher: Josh Beckett (2)
MINNESOTA: Starting Pitcher: Nick Blackburn; Losing Pitcher: Nick Blackburn
BOSTON: Homeruns: David Ortiz (3), Mike Aviles (3)

Red Sox: Wins 6, Losses 10, Percentage: .375

Next game: Wednesday 25 April 2012, 5:10 p.m.PT/8:10 p.m.ET, Minnesota Twins, Target Field, Clay Buchholz

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Red Sox Rally In Win Over Twins, 6 To 5

Teams	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	5th	6th	7th	8th	9th	Runs	Hits	Errors
Red Sox	1	2	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	6	12	2
Twins	0	0	0	4	1	0	0	0	0	5	8	0

Red Sox highlight: Three homeruns
Red Sox lowlight: One throwing error and one fielding error
Twins highlight: One homerun
Twins lowlight: Five men left on base

My Comment: The Boston Red Sox losing streak is over at five and surprisingly they do it on the road! Not having to play the third game against the Yankees and thus being able to arrive in Minnesota earlier than expected, I'm sure helped. And Cody Ross has been doing it since Spring Training - he just needs to learn how to play Fenway Park's Right Field. No matter what I thought of J. D. Drew's bat, he knew how to play that part of the park. Now let's have a five (and more) game winning streak!

BOSTON: Starting Pitcher: Jon Lester; Winning Pitcher: Daniel Bard (1)
MINNESOTA: Starting Pitcher: Jason Marquis; Losing Pitcher: Matt Capps
BOSTON: Save: Alfredo Aceves (3)
BOSTON: Homeruns: Jarrod Saltalamacchia (2), Cody Ross (4,5)
MINNESOTA: Homerun: Danny Valencia

Red Sox: Wins 5, Losses 10, Percentage: .333

Next game: Tuesday 24 April 2012, 5:05 p.m.PT/8:05 p.m.ET, Minnesota Twins, Target Field, Josh Beckett

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Red Sox Topple Twins, 5 To 1

Teams	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	5th	6th	7th	8th	9th	Runs	Hits	Errors
Twins	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	5	1
Red Sox	0	0	0	0	0	4	1	0	X	5	10	1

Twins highlight: One homerun
Twins lowlight: Catcher interference error
Red Sox highlight: Four runs in the sixth
Red Sox lowlight: One fielding error

MINNESOTA: Starting Pitcher: Carl Pavano; Losing Pitcher: Carl Pavano
BOSTON: Starting Pitcher: Vicente Padilla; Winning Pitcher: Garrett Mock (1)
MINNESOTA: Homerun: Chris Parmelee

RED SOX: Wins 16, Losses 11, Ties 4, Percentage: .593

Next game: Monday 2 April 2012, 10:35 a.m.PT/1:35 p.m.ET, Washington Nationals, JetBlue Park, Aaron Cook

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Red Sox Homer Thrice In Win Over Twins, 9 To 7

Teams	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	5th	6th	7th	8th	9th	Runs	Hits	Errors
Red Sox	0	2	0	0	0	2	1	3	1	9	612	3
Twins	1	0	0	0	0	2	0	2	2	7	10	0

Red Sox highlight: Three homeruns
Red Sox lowlight: One pickoff error, one throwing error and one fielding error
Twins highlight: One homerun
Twins lowlight: Ten men left on base

BOSTON: Starting Pitcher: Daniel Bard; Winning Pitcher: Daniel Bard (2)
MINNESOTA: Starting Pitcher: Nick Blackburn; Losing Pitcher: Nick Blackburn
BOSTON: Save: Mark Melancon (1)
BOSTON: Homeruns: Cody Ross (5,6), Mauro Gomez (3)
MINNESOTA: Homerun: Estarlin De Los Santos

RED SOX: Wins 15, Losses 11, Ties 3, Percentage: .577

Next game: Saturday 30 March 2012, 10:05 a.m.PT/1:05 p.m.ET, Tampa Bay Rays, Charlotee Sports Park, Ross Ohlendorf

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Twins Twice As Good As Red Sox

Teams	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	5th	6th	7th	8th	9th	Runs	Hits	Errors
Twins	1	0	1	0	0	3	0	0	3	8	14	0
Red Sox	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	4	9	1

Twins highlight: Fourteen hits
Twins lowlight: Eleven men left on base
Red Sox highlight: Three runs in the second
Red Sox lowlight: Throwing error

MINNESOTA: Starting Pitcher: Jason Marquis; Winning Pitcher: Jared Burton
BOSTON: Starting Pitcher: Felix Doubront; Losing Pitcher: Mark Melancon (1)

RED SOX: Wins 11, Losses 5, Ties 2, Percentage: .688

Next game: Tuesday 20 March 2012, 4:05 p.m.PT/7:05 p.m.ET, Toronto Blue Jays, JetBlue Park, Daniel Bard

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Twins Score Twice In Win Over Red Sox

Teams	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	5th	6th	7th	8th	9th	Runs	Hits	Errors
Twins	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	8	0
Red Sox	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	6	1

Twins highlight: Starting pitching
Twins lowlight: Nine men left on base
Red Sox highlight: Relief pitching
Red Sox lowlight: Throwing error

MINNESOTA: Starting Pitcher: Liam Hendriks; Winning Pitcher: Liam Hendriks
BOSTON: Starting Pitcher: Jon Lester; Losing Pitcher: Jon Lester (1)
MINNESOTA: Save: Daryl Thompson

RED SOx: Wins 9, Losses 4, Tie 1, Percentage: .692

Next game: Saturday 17 March 2012, 10:05 a.m.PT/1:05 p.m.ET, Baltimore Orioles, Ed Smith Stadium, Aaron Cook

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Boston Homers To Win Over Minnesota, 10 To 2

Teams	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	5th	6th	7th	8th	9th	Runs	Hits	Errors
Red Sox	0	4	1	0	0	0	5	0	0	10	11	0
Twins	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	2	7	2

Red Sox highlight: Two homeruns
Red Sox lowlight: Five men left on base
Twins highlight: Seven hits
Twins lowlight: One fielding error and one throwing error

BOSTON: Starting Pitcher: Clay Buchholz; Winning Pitcher: Clay Buchholz (1)
MINNESOTA: Starting Pitcher: Jason Marquis; Losing Pitcher: Jason Marquis
BOSTON: Homeruns: David Ortiz (1), Dan Butler (1)

RED SOX: Wins 4, Losses 0, Percentage 1.000

Next game: Tuesday 6 March 2012, 10:35 a.m.PT/1:35 p.m.ET, Baltimore Orioles, JetBlue Park, Daniel Bard

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Red Sox Slam Twins, 8 To 3

Teams	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	5th	6th	7th	8th	9th	Runs	Hits	Errors
Twins	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	1	3	7	1
Red Sox	0	0	0	2	0	0	5	1	X	8	9	0

Twins highlight: Seven hits
Twins lowlight: Jason Bulger's pitching
Red Sox highlight: Lars Anderson's grand slam
Red Sox lowlight: Six men left on base

MINNESOTA: Starting Pitcher: Francisco Liriano; Losing Pitcher: Jason Bulger
BOSTON: Starting Pitcher: Josh Beckett; Winning Pitcher: Tony Pena (1)
BOSTON: Homerun: Lars Anderson (1, grand slam)

RED SOX: Wins 3, Losses 0, Percentage: 1.000

Next game: Monday 5 March 2012, 4:05 p.m.PT/7:05 p.m.ET, Minnesota Twins, Hammond County Stadium, Clay Buchholz

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