Boston 6, Minnesota 4
Sunday, August 5, 2012 1:35 PM
When: 1:35 PM ET, Sunday, August 5, 2012
Where: Fenway Park, Boston, Massachusetts
Temperature:
89°
Umpires:
Home -
Wally Bell, 1B -
Mike Winters, 2B -
Mark Wegner, 3B -
David Rackley
Attendance:
37019
Final Scoring Summary
Team Records
| Team |
W/L |
Home |
Away |
Streak |
| Minnesota
|
47-61 |
23-32 |
24-29 |
L1 |
| Boston
|
54-55 |
28-32 |
26-23 |
W1 |
Recap Quick Hits
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With this win, the Boston Red Sox have a 28-32 record at home this season. The Minnesota Twins have a 24-29 record on the road.
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Boston has a streak of 1 straight up win. The Red Sox have won 5 of their last 10 games.
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Minnesota has a streak of 1 straight up loss. The Twins have won 7 of their last 10 games.
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Franklin Morales pitched 6.0 innings for the win and now has an ERA of 3.14. Alfredo Aceves closed out the game to get the save and has 23 saves for the season. Nick Blackburn took the loss for Minnesota.
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Adrian Gonzalez had the only homerun for Boston. Josh Willingham, Ryan Doumit hit homeruns for Minnesota.
Top Game Performances
Starting Pitchers
| Minnesota |
|
Boston |
|
Nick Blackburn |
Player |
Franklin Morales
|
|
Loss |
W/L |
Win |
|
5.0 |
IP |
6.0 |
|
4 |
Strikeouts |
4 |
|
9 |
Hits |
3 |
|
7.20 |
ERA |
1.50 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Hits |
HR |
TB |
Avg |
K |
RBI |
BB |
SB |
E |
| Minnesota
|
6 |
2 |
13 |
.194 |
7 |
4 |
4 |
2 |
0 |
| Boston
|
14 |
1 |
19 |
.400 |
5 |
6 |
2 |
3 |
0 |
Upcoming Games
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Boston will play their next game at home against Texas. The Red Sox have a W/L % of .519 after a win and .473 after a loss.
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Minnesota will play their next game on the road against Cleveland. The Twins have a W/L % of .447 after a win and .426 after a loss.
