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Minnesota 9, Boston 2
Preview - Box Score - Recap

(12-18)
  Final 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Minnesota 1 3 0 0 4 1 0 0 0 9 12 0
Boston 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 7 2
WP: S. Baker (2-2)
LP: T. Wakefield (0-1)
(14-18)
  Box Score Play by Play
Scoring Summary
Top 1st: Minnesota
- T. Plouffe homered to deep left
Top 2nd: Minnesota
- D. Span singled to shallow right, M. Cuddyer and D. Valencia scored, B. Revere to third
- B. Revere scored, D. Span to second on balk
Bot 2nd: Boston
- J.D. Drew homered to deep right
Bot 4th: Boston
- A. Gonzalez homered to deep left
Top 5th: Minnesota
- D. Valencia singled to left, T. Plouffe and J. Morneau scored, M. Cuddyer to third, D. Valencia to second advancing on throw
- D. Butera safe at first on shortstop J. Lowrie's fielding error, M. Cuddyer and D. Valencia scored
Top 6th: Minnesota
- J. Morneau struck out looking, T. Plouffe to third on shortstop J. Lowrie's throwing error, T. Plouffe scored on balk
 Minnesota
  AB R H RBI HR BB K SB LOB Season Avg 
D. Span cf 5 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 .298
T. Plouffe ss 4 3 2 1 1 1 0 1 1 .500
J. Morneau 1b 4 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 3 .209
J. Kubel dh 3 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 3 .349
    R. Tosoni pr-dh 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .208
M. Cuddyer rf 4 2 2 0 0 1 0 0 1 .240
D. Valencia 3b 5 2 2 2 0 0 0 0 4 .226
B. Revere lf 5 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 4 .200
D. Butera c 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 .121
A. Casilla 2b 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 5 .173
 Totals 38 9 12 5 1 5 3 1 24  
 Batting
2B - J Kubel (10, A Aceves); D Valencia (6, T Wakefield).
HR - T Plouffe (1, 1st inning off T Wakefield 0 on, 1 Out).
RBI - D Span 2 (8), T Plouffe (1), D Valencia 2 (15).
2-out RBI - D Span 2.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - J Morneau 2, D Valencia 1, B Revere 2.
GIDP - J Kubel, A Casilla.
Team LOB - 7.
 Base Running
SB - T Plouffe (1, 3rd base off A Aceves/J Saltalamacchia).
 
 Fielding
DP - 2 (A Casilla-T Plouffe-J Morneau, D Valencia-A Casilla-J Morneau).
 Boston
  AB R H RBI HR BB K SB LOB Season Avg 
J. Ellsbury cf 4 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 2 .277
D. Pedroia 2b 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 3 .235
A. Gonzalez 1b 4 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 .305
K. Youkilis 3b 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 .237
D. Ortiz dh 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .284
J.D. Drew rf 4 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 2 .226
J. Lowrie ss 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .337
C. Crawford lf 3 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 .200
J. Saltalamacchia c 3 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 .200
 Totals 31 2 7 2 2 2 8 0 11  
 Batting
2B - J Saltalamacchia (5, S Baker).
HR - A Gonzalez (3, 4th inning off S Baker 0 on, 0 Out), J Drew (2, 2nd inning off S Baker 0 on, 1 Out).
RBI - A Gonzalez (22), J Drew (6).
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - D Pedroia 2.
GIDP - D Pedroia, J Drew.
Team LOB - 4.
 Base Running
CS - J Ellsbury (4, 2nd base by S Baker/D Butera).
 
 Fielding
E - J Lowrie (4, field, throw).
DP - 2 (K Youkilis-J Lowrie-A Gonzalez, J Lowrie-D Pedroia-A Gonzalez).
 Minnesota
  IP H R ER BB K HR WHIP Season ERA 
S. Baker (W, 2-2) 8.0 7 2 2 1 8 2 1.14 2.97  
J. Nathan 1.0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1.70 9.00  
 Boston
  IP H R ER BB K HR WHIP Season ERA 
T. Wakefield (L, 0-1) 4.1 9 8 6 4 1 1 1.32 5.73  
A. Aceves 4.2 3 1 1 1 2 0 0.87 2.13  
BALK - T Wakefield, A Aceves.
Pitches-strikes - S Baker 106-75; J Nathan 22-11; T Wakefield 85-52; A Aceves 68-44.
Ground balls-fly balls - S Baker 8-9; J Nathan 2-1; T Wakefield 7-6; A Aceves 10-5.
Batters faced - S Baker 29; J Nathan 4; T Wakefield 24; A Aceves 19.
Game Details
Umpires: HP--Angel Hernandez. 1B--Paul Schrieber. 2B--Chad Fairchild. 3B--Joe West.
Weather: 66 degrees, partly cloudy.
Wind: 21 mph, out to center.

Updated on Saturday, May 7, 2011 4:43 am ET

 
 Top Batters
 Minnesota
D. Valencia Danny Valencia
2-5
2 RBI
 Boston
J.D. Drew J.D. Drew
1-4, 1 HR
1 RBI