Game 46: Sox snap streak in 6-5 win
May 25, 2009
Boston @ Minnesota (Game 1 of 4)
The Twins had their four game win streak snapped in a 6-5 loss to the Boston Red Sox on Memorial Day.
Francisco Liriano looked sharp in his first two innings of working by picking up five strike outs – four of them were swinging strike outs. Michael Cuddyer gave Liriano a small lead to work with as he hit a solo rocket to left in the bottom of the second inning to give the Twins a 1-0 lead.
Liriano had troubles, however, in the third inning and gave up back-to-back doubles to Kevin Youkilis and Jason Bay that put two runs on the board for the Red Sox. Mike Lowell also had an RBI single to make it a 3-1 ballgame. Youkillis would hit another double off of Liriano in the fourth to score two more runs and the Sox had a commanding 5-1 lead.
Liriano would pitch himself out of the fourth inning and would leave the game giving up five runs off of 11 hits and striking out seven.
The Twins would show signs of life in the sixth as Carlos Gomez hit a lead off double to right field and was able to make it to third on a throwing error. Justin Morneau knocked Gomez in on a ground-rule double and Morneau was able to score on a single from Jason Kubel to make it a 5-3 ballgame.
Jeff Bailey would add a run for the Red Sox in the top of the eighth with a home run to left field off of R.A. Dickey. The home run was the only run Dickey would give up in four innings and one of only three hits allowed by the knuckleballer.
With the Twins down to their last out and behind by a score of 6-3, Joe Mauer stepped up to the plate to pinch-hit for Mike Redmond. Mauer would then drive a 1-2 pitch into the seats in right-center field for a 2-run home run and to bring the Twins to within one run to tie. Delmon Young, though, hit a pop fly to J.D. Drew in right field to kill the rally and end the game.
Attendance: 27,636
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