Game 47: Big fifth puts Twins over BoSox
Boston @ Minnesota (Game 2 of 4)
A five-run fifth inning, capped off with a 3-run home run from Justin Morneau, gave the Twins the lead and enough runs in a 5-2 win over the Boston Red Sox. Nick Blackburn also had a career high of seven strike outs as he picked up his fourth win of the season.
Blackburn struck out five batters before giving up a run in the top of the fifth when Dustin Pedroia hit an RBI double to score Jacoby Ellsbury with one out. Blackburn would pitch out of the inning without giving up any more runs by getting J.D. Drew to ground out and Kevin Youkilis to strike out swinging.
The Twins would come back in the bottom half of the inning and put a run on the board on an RBI single from Nick Punto that scored Brendan Harris. Denard Span followed with a ground out that knocked in Matt Tolbert and gave the Twins a 2-1 lead. With two on and two out, Justin Morneau sent a rocket into the seats over the baggie for his 14th home run of the year to give Minnesota a 5-1 lead.
Boston put in another run in the top of the seventh when Punto committed a throwing error on a double play attempt. Blackburn would leave after the seventh after giving up two runs, one earned, off of eight hits with seven strike outs and a pair of walks.
Matt Guerrier pitched in the eighth inning and picked up two strike outs and Joe Nathan pitched in the ninth to close out the game for his seventh save of the year.
Attendance: 20,019
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