Napoli homers, Santana sharp as Red Sox beat Twins 8-5
Napoli homers, Santana sharp as Red Sox beat Twins 8-5
Major League Baseball
FINAL
Boston Red Sox
8
Minnesota Twins
5
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | OT | 2OT | 3OT | P8 | P9 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BOS | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 |
| MIN | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
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Match Report
Play by Play
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Foul Ball 8-5
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Play Result 8-5
Mejía safe at second on throwing error by shortstop Weeks, Kanzler and Vielma scored.
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Error 8-5
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Error 8-4
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Foul Ball 8-3
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 8-3
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 8-3
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 8-3
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 8-3
Pitch 8: foul
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Foul Ball 8-3
Pitch 7: foul
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Foul Ball 8-3
Pitch 6: foul
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Foul Ball 8-3
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 8-3
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Play Result 8-3
Walker homered to left.
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Foul Ball 8-2
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 8-2
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Play Result 8-2
Montz homered to center.
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Foul Ball 7-2
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 7-2
Pitch 3: foul
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Foul Ball 7-2
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 7-2
Pitch 3: foul
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Foul Ball 7-2
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 7-2
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 7-2
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Play Result 7-2
Napoli homered to left, Sandoval scored.
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Advancing On Force 7-2
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End Batter/Pitcher 5-2
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Play Result 5-2
Sandoval hit a ground rule double to deep right center, Montz scored.
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Advancing On Play 5-2
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End Batter/Pitcher 4-2
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Play Result 4-2
Ortiz doubled to deep center, Pedroia scored.
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Advancing On Play 4-2
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End Batter/Pitcher 3-2
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Play Result 3-2
Pedroia doubled to deep right, Hanigan and Betts scored.
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Advancing On Play 3-2
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Advancing On Play 2-2
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End Batter/Pitcher 1-2
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Play Result 1-2
Betts singled to center, Bogaerts scored, Hanigan to second.
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Advancing On Play 1-2
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Foul Ball 0-2
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 0-2
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 0-2
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Play Result 0-2
Dozier safe at first on error by left fielder H. Ramírez, Schafer scored.
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Error 0-2
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Foul Ball 0-1
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 0-1
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 0-1
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 0-1
Pitch 5: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 0-1
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 0-1
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 0-1
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Out 0-1
Pitch 4: in play
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Foul Ball 0-1
Pitch 7: foul
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Foul Ball 0-1
Pitch 6: foul
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End Batter/Pitcher 0-1
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Play Result 0-1
D. Santana hit sacrifice fly to left, Suzuki scored.
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Advancing On Play 0-1
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Foul Ball 0-0
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 0-0
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 0-0
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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End Inning 8-5
End of the 9th
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End Batter/Pitcher 8-5
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Play Result 8-5
Walker struck out swinging.
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Strike Swinging 8-5
Pitch 5: strike 3 (swinging)
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Ball 8-5
Pitch 4: ball 2
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Foul Ball 8-5
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Ball 8-5
Pitch 2: ball 1
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Strike Looking 8-5
Pitch 1: strike 1 (looking)
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Start Batter/Pitcher 8-5
Walker batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 8-5
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Play Result 8-5
Mejía safe at second on throwing error by shortstop Weeks, Kanzler and Vielma scored.
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Error 8-5
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Error 8-5
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Error 8-4
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Batter Reached On Error - Batter To First 8-3
Pitch 4: in play
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Foul Ball 8-3
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Strike Looking 8-3
Pitch 2: strike 1 (looking)
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Play Result 8-3
Vielma to second on fielder's indifference.
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Fielders Indifference 8-3
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Ball 8-3
Pitch 1: ball 1
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Start Batter/Pitcher 8-3
Mejía batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 8-3
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Play Result 8-3
Vielma reached on infield single to second, Kanzler to third.
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Advancing On Play 8-3
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Single 8-3
Pitch 2: in play
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Play Result 8-3
Kanzler to second on fielder's indifference.
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Fielders Indifference 8-3
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Strike Swinging 8-3
Pitch 1: strike 1 (swinging)
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Start Batter/Pitcher 8-3
Vielma batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 8-3
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Play Result 8-3
Kanzler singled to shallow center.
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Single 8-3
Pitch 1: in play
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Start Batter/Pitcher 8-3
Kanzler batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 8-3
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Play Result 8-3
Pinto flied out to right.
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Fly Out 8-3
Pitch 4: in play
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Strike Swinging 8-3
Pitch 3: strike 2 (swinging)
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Ball 8-3
Pitch 2: ball 1
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Foul Ball 8-3
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Start Batter/Pitcher 8-3
Pinto batting
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Head to Head
Injuries
Minnesota Twins
- Trevor Larnach Out
- Cole Sands Out
- David Festa Out
- Mick Abel Out
- Anthony Banda Out
Boston Red Sox
- Roman Anthony Out
- Triston Casas Out
- Romy Gonzalez Out
- Eli White Out
- Justin Slaten Out
Lineups
ConfirmedMIN
Danny SantanaSS22
Brian Dozier2B15
Joe MauerDH7
Torii HunterRF48
Kennys Vargas1B92
Trevor Plouffe3B80
Oswaldo ArciaLF34
Kurt SuzukiC24
Jordan SchaferCF19
Substitutes
- Aderlin Mejia2B
Adam WalkerDH- Chad ChristensenRF
Chris Herrmann1B43
Doug Bernier3B
Shane RobinsonLF38
Josmil PintoC21- Jason KanzlerCF
BOS
Mookie BettsCF50
Dustin Pedroia2B15
David OrtizDH34
Hanley RamirezLF13
Pablo Sandoval3B48
Mike Anthony Napoli1B5
Shane VictorinoRF8
Xander BogaertsSS2
Ryan Michael HaniganC30
Substitutes
- Mike Miller3B29
- David Chester1B
Luke MontzDH72- Kevin HellerLF
Quintin BerryCF5
Jeff Bianchi2B
Jemile WeeksSS8
Blake TekotteRF
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