Minnesota 2, Boston 1

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(19-10)	Final 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E Boston 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 7 1 Minnesota 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 2 4 1 WP: J. Santana (4-2) S: J. Nathan (8) LP: J. Tavarez (1-3)	(16-14)

Scoring Summary

Bot 2nd: Minnesota

- J. Tyner grounded into fielder's choice, J. Morneau scored, J. Kubel to third, J. Cirillo out at second

- J. Bartlett singled to shortstop, J. Kubel scored, J. Tyner to second

Top 4th: Boston

- D. Pedroia ground rule double to deep left, W. Pena scored

Boston
	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	LOB	Season Avg
J. Lugo ss	5	0	0	0	0	2	5	.221
K. Youkilis 1b	5	0	1	0	0	0	0	.276
D. Ortiz dh	5	0	0	0	0	2	2	.304
M. Ramirez lf	4	0	2	0	1	1	1	.245
J.D. Drew rf	3	0	0	0	1	2	2	.267
M. Lowell 3b	4	0	0	0	0	0	3	.302
J. Varitek c	2	0	1	0	2	0	0	.247
W. Pena cf	3	1	1	0	0	2	2	.278
E. Hinske ph	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.286
C. Crisp pr-cf	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.238
D. Pedroia 2b	2	0	2	1	1	0	0	.206
A. Cora ph-2b	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	.394
Totals	34	1	7	1	6	9	17

Batting 2B - D Pedroia (4, J Santana); M Ramirez (3, J Santana). RBI - D Pedroia (4). 2-out RBI - D Pedroia. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - A Cora 1, M Lowell 2, J Drew 1, J Lugo 2. Team LOB - 12.

Base Running SB - J Varitek (1, 2nd base off M Guerrier/M Redmond).    Fielding E - W Pena (2, bobble). DP - 1 (D Pedroia-J Lugo-K Youkilis).

Minnesota
	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	LOB	Season Avg
L. Castillo 2b	4	0	0	0	0	1	2	.282
N. Punto 3b	4	0	0	0	0	2	0	.231
M. Redmond c	4	0	0	0	0	1	0	.226
T. Hunter cf	3	0	1	0	0	1	0	.340
J. Morneau 1b	2	1	1	0	1	1	0	.267
J. Kubel lf	2	1	0	0	1	1	2	.253
J. Cirillo dh	2	0	1	0	1	0	0	.333
J. Tyner rf	3	0	0	1	0	0	2	.306
J. Bartlett ss	3	0	1	1	0	0	0	.264
Totals	27	2	4	2	3	7	6

Batting 2B - T Hunter (15, J Tavarez). RBI - J Tyner (7), J Bartlett (7). 2-out RBI - J Bartlett. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - L Castillo 1. GIDP - J Kubel. Team LOB - 4.

Fielding E - N Punto (1, ground ball). DP - 1 (J Morneau).

Boston
	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	Season ERA
J. Tavarez (L, 1-3)	6.0	4	2	2	3	7	0	6.48
J. Pineiro	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.31
Minnesota
	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	Season ERA
J. Santana (W, 4-2)	5.0	7	1	1	2	5	0	3.40
M. Guerrier (H, 2)	1.0	0	0	0	2	2	0	2.60
J. Crain (H, 6)	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	5.84
P. Neshek (H, 2)	0.2	0	0	0	2	0	0	1.76
J. Nathan (S, 8)	1.1	0	0	0	0	1	0	3.07

WP - J Santana 2.

IBB - J Morneau (by J Tavarez).

Pitches-strikes - J Tavarez 98-64; J Pineiro 17-13; J Santana 98-67; M Guerrier 23-11; J Crain 14-9; P Neshek 16-7; J Nathan 21-12.

Ground balls-fly balls - J Tavarez 11-0; J Pineiro 2-4; J Santana 5-4; M Guerrier 0-1; J Crain 1-1; P Neshek 1-1; J Nathan 0-3.

Batters faced - J Tavarez 24; J Pineiro 6; J Santana 23; M Guerrier 5; J Crain 3; P Neshek 4; J Nathan 5.

Game Details

Umpires: HP--Jim Wolf. 1B--Tim Tschida. 2B--Jim Joyce. 3B--Jeff Nelson. Time: 3:00. Attendance: 40,088. Weather: INDOORS

Game Notes

MINNESOTA CENTER FIELDER TORII HUNTER EXTENDED HIS HITTING STREAK TO 20 GAMES WITH A DOUBLE IN THE SIXTH INNING.

Updated on Saturday, May 5, 2007 10:13 pm ET