Boston 8, Minnesota 5

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(54-48)	1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E Minnesota 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 2 5 7 3 Boston 0 0 0 0 3 0 1 4 X 8 8 0 WP: B. Arroyo (9-6) S: C. Schilling (4) LP: C. Silva (7-5)	(57-45)

Scoring Summary

Top 7th: Minnesota

- J. Mauer homered to deep right center

Bot 7th: Boston

- B. Mueller homered to deep right

Top 8th: Minnesota

- T. Tiffee tripled to deep center, B. Boone scored

- S. Stewart grounded out to shortstop, T. Tiffee scored

Bot 8th: Boston

- J. Olerud homered to deep right, E. Renteria, D. Ortiz and M. Ramirez scored

Top 9th: Minnesota

- J. Jones homered to deep right, L. Ford scored

Minnesota
	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	LOB	Season Avg
S. Stewart lf	4	0	0	1	0	0	0	.284
N. Punto ss	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	.250
J. Mauer c	3	1	1	1	1	0	0	.305
T. Hunter cf	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.269
L. Ford cf	4	1	1	0	0	0	1	.252
J. Jones rf	4	1	2	2	0	0	1	.273
J. Morneau 1b	4	0	2	0	0	0	2	.251
B. Boone 2b	3	1	0	0	1	1	3	.220
T. Tiffee dh	4	1	1	1	0	0	2	.194
L. Rodriguez 3b	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	.287
M. LeCroy ph	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	.277
J. Castro 3b	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.249
Totals	33	5	7	5	2	1	10

Batting 2B - J Morneau (13, B Arroyo); L Ford (21, B Arroyo). 3B - T Tiffee (1, B Arroyo). HR - J Mauer (8, 7th inning off B Arroyo 0 on, 0 Out), J Jones (14, 9th inning off M Myers 1 on, 1 Out). RBI - J Mauer (37), T Tiffee (8), S Stewart (45), J Jones 2 (52). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - T Tiffee 1. GIDP - J Morneau. Team LOB - 3.

Fielding E - J Mauer (3, catch); L Rodriguez (3, throw); J Castro (7, ground ball). PB - J Mauer.

Boston
	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	LOB	Season Avg
J. Damon cf	4	1	1	1	0	0	0	.337
E. Renteria ss	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	.270
D. Ortiz dh	3	1	2	0	1	1	0	.298
M. Ramirez lf	3	1	0	0	1	1	2	.273
J. Olerud 1b	4	1	1	4	0	0	1	.266
K. Millar rf	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	.277
A. Stern rf	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	.167
J. Varitek c	3	0	1	0	1	1	0	.309
B. Mueller 3b	4	2	2	1	0	0	2	.287
T. Graffanino 2b	4	1	1	0	0	1	1	.300
Totals	33	8	8	6	3	5	7

Batting 2B - D Ortiz (28, C Silva); J Varitek (22, C Silva). HR - B Mueller (5, 7th inning off C Silva 0 on, 1 Out), J Olerud (2, 8th inning off J Romero 3 on, 0 Out). RBI - J Damon (50), B Mueller (43), J Olerud 4 (14). 2-out RBI - J Damon. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - B Mueller 1, M Ramirez 1, K Millar 1. Team LOB - 4.

Fielding DP - 1 (T Graffanino-E Renteria-J Olerud).

Minnesota
	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	Season ERA
C. Silva (L, 7-5)	7.0	7	4	2	0	3	1	3.33
J. Crain	0.0	0	3	2	2	0	0	2.87
J.C. Romero	1.0	1	1	1	1	2	1	2.25
Boston
	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	Season ERA
B. Arroyo (W, 9-6)	7.1	5	3	3	1	0	1	4.22
M. Timlin (H, 19)	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.42
M. Myers	0.1	2	2	2	1	0	1	3.27
C. Schilling (S, 4)	0.2	0	0	0	0	1	0	6.44

Pitches-strikes - C Silva 93-68; J Crain 15-6; J Romero 20-11; B Arroyo 96-60; M Timlin 6-3; M Myers 15-9; C Schilling 12-10.

Ground balls-fly balls - C Silva 8-10; J Crain 0-0; J Romero 1-0; B Arroyo 11-11; M Timlin 1-1; M Myers 1-0; C Schilling 0-1.

Batters faced - C Silva 28; J Crain 3; J Romero 5; B Arroyo 27; M Timlin 2; M Myers 4; C Schilling 2.

Game Details

Umpires: HP--Doug Eddings. 1B--Bruce Dreckman. 2B--Bill Hohn. 3B--Gerry Davis. Time: 2:30. Attendance: 35,211. Weather: 79 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 11 mph, out to right.

Game Notes

MINNESOTA CENTER FIELDER TORII HUNTER HAS LEFT THE GAME IN THE BOTTOM OF THE FIRST INNING WITH AN APPARENT LEFT ANKLE INJURY.

BOSTON'S BILL MUELLER EXTENDED HIS HITTING STREAK TO 10 GAMES WITH A SINGLE IN THE FIFTH INNING.

Updated on Saturday, Jul 30, 2005 5:25 am ET