Boston Red Sox vs. Minnesota Twins - Box Score - August 10, 2011 - ESPN

Scores for Aug 10, 2011

Final

Series: Game 3 of 3

Boston won 2-1

Game 1: Monday, August 8
Boston	8	Final
Minnesota	6	Final
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Game 2: Tuesday, August 9
Boston	4	Final
Minnesota	3	Final
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Game 3: Wednesday, August 10
Boston	2	Final
Minnesota	5	Final
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Red Sox 2

(72-44, 35-22 away)

Twins 5

(52-65, 27-30 home)

Alerts

8:10 PM ET, August 10, 2011

Target Field, Minneapolis, Minnesota

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
BOS	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	2	8	0
MIN	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	3	-	5	11	1

W: G. Perkins (4-2)

L: J. Lester (11-6)

S: J. Nathan (9)

Boston Red Sox
Hitters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	#P	AVG	OBP	SLG
J Ellsbury CF	5	0	1	0	0	1	14	.314	.369	.507
M Scutaro SS	5	0	1	1	0	0	16	.278	.342	.373
A Gonzalez 1B	4	0	0	0	0	1	21	.348	.409	.551
K Youkilis 3B	4	0	1	0	0	1	14	.267	.380	.479
D Ortiz DH	3	1	2	1	1	1	16	.298	.386	.555
C Crawford LF	4	0	1	0	0	0	23	.257	.293	.394
J Saltalamacchia C	4	0	0	0	0	2	14	.253	.319	.469
J Reddick RF	3	0	0	0	0	0	12	.322	.368	.527
a-D Pedroia PH-2B	1	0	0	0	0	0	6	.309	.402	.476
M Aviles 2B-RF	3	1	2	0	1	0	17	.230	.270	.395
Totals	36	2	8	2	2	6	153
a-grounded to second for J Reddick in the 8th
BATTING 2B: M Aviles (12, N Blackburn) HR: D Ortiz (23, 8th inning off G Perkins 0 on, 1 Out) RBI: M Scutaro (26), D Ortiz (77) 2-out RBI: M Scutaro Red Sox RISP: 1-6 (M Scutaro 1-2, C Crawford 0-1, J Ellsbury 0-1, J Saltalamacchia 0-1, A Gonzalez 0-1) Team LOB: 9
FIELDING DP: 2 (M Aviles-A Gonzalez, M Scutaro-A Gonzalez). Outfield Assist: J Ellsbury (D Young at Home).

Boston Red Sox
Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	PC-ST	ERA
J Lester (L, 11-6)	7.1	8	4	4	5	4	0	119-73	3.32
A Aceves	0.1	3	1	1	1	0	0	15-6	3.29
A Miller	0.1	0	0	0	1	1	0	8-3	5.40
Totals	8.0	11	5	5	7	5	0	142-82
PITCHING IBB: D Young (By A Aceves) First-pitch strikes/Batters faced: J Lester 17/32; A Aceves 2/4; A Miller 1/2 Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In Play strikes: J Lester 25-12-14-22; A Aceves 1-0-2-3; A Miller 2-1-0-0 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: J Lester 12-4; A Aceves 0-0; A Miller 0-0 Game Scores: J Lester 45

Minnesota Twins
Hitters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	#P	AVG	OBP	SLG
D Span CF	3	0	0	0	2	1	25	.267	.337	.349
B Revere RF	4	1	1	0	1	2	17	.248	.297	.288
J Mauer C	2	2	1	1	2	0	18	.290	.357	.350
M Cuddyer 1B	4	0	1	0	0	0	12	.295	.360	.485
J Thome DH	4	0	2	2	0	1	17	.250	.354	.472
J Repko PR-DH	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.245	.287	.265
D Valencia 3B	4	1	1	1	0	0	13	.244	.289	.383
D Young LF	2	0	2	0	2	0	16	.265	.304	.358
T Plouffe 2B	3	0	1	0	0	1	12	.202	.287	.377
M Tolbert 2B	1	0	1	0	0	0	2	.213	.263	.287
T Nishioka SS	4	0	1	1	0	0	10	.217	.262	.244
Totals	31	5	11	5	7	5	142
BATTING 2B: J Mauer (10, J Lester); J Thome (12, J Lester); D Valencia (21, A Aceves) RBI: J Thome 2 (33), J Mauer (23), D Valencia (59), T Nishioka (16) 2-out RBI: J Thome GIDP: T Plouffe Twins RISP: 5-11 (J Thome 2-3, M Tolbert 1-1, T Nishioka 1-2, B Revere 0-2, D Valencia 1-2, M Cuddyer 0-1) Team LOB: 9
BASERUNNING CS: B Revere (6, 2nd base by J Lester) Picked Off: B Revere (1st base by J Lester)
FIELDING E: T Plouffe (4, catch)

Minnesota Twins
Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	PC-ST	ERA
N Blackburn	6.2	6	1	0	2	4	0	108-69	4.36
G Perkins (W, 4-2; B, 2)	1.1	2	1	1	0	1	1	28-22	2.12
J Nathan (S, 9)	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	17-12	5.12
Totals	9.0	8	2	1	2	6	1	153-103
PITCHING First-pitch strikes/Batters faced: N Blackburn 19/29; G Perkins 5/6; J Nathan 0/3 Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In Play strikes: N Blackburn 20-6-22-21; G Perkins 3-4-11-4; J Nathan 3-2-5-2 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: N Blackburn 7-9; G Perkins 1-2; J Nathan 1-1 Game Scores: N Blackburn 62

Scoring Summary

			BOS	MIN
	1st	J Thome singled to center, J Mauer scored, M Cuddyer to third.	0	1
	6th	J Mauer hit a ground rule double to left, B Revere scored.	0	2
	7th	M Scutaro singled to left, M Aviles scored, J Ellsbury to second.	1	2
	8th	D Ortiz homered to center (418 feet).	2	2
	8th	J Thome doubled to deep left, J Mauer scored.	2	3
	8th	D Valencia doubled to left, J Repko scored.	2	4
	8th	T Nishioka singled to center, D Valencia scored, D Young thrown out at home, M Tolbert to third, T Nishioka to second advancing on throw.	2	5
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Game Information

Stadium	Target Field, Minneapolis, MN
Attendance	40,491 (102.5% full) - % is based on regular season capacity
Game Time	3:08
Weather	79 degrees, partly cloudy
Wind	9 mph
Umpires	Home Plate - Ted Barrett, First Base - Brian Runge, Second Base - Marvin Hudson, Third Base - Tim Mcclelland