Game 48: Boston wild in 4-2 loss over Twins
May 27, 2009
Boston @ Minnesota (Game 3 of 4)
All three pitchers for the Boston Red Sox threw a wild pitch with starting pitcher, Daisuke Matsuzaka, throwing a total of four, and Denard Span went 4-for-4 with a walk in a 4-2 win for Minnesota.
Matsuzaka threw two wild pitches in the bottom half of the first inning. Denard Span was able to advance to third base due to the throws, however, the rest of the team were unable to knock him in to score.
The Sox would put the first run on the board in the third inning with a sacrifice fly from Kevin Youkilis that knocked in Jacoby Ellsbury. The Twins would come back in the bottom half of the inning as Denard Span scored on a sacrifice fly from Joe Mauer to tie the game a one a piece.
Justin Morneau and Jason Kubel would follow with back-to-back doubles to give the Twins a 2-1 lead. Brendan Harris then single on a ball hit to left that would knock in Kubel to make it a 3-1 ballgame.
Matsuzaka was wild again in the fourth inning and threw two more wild pitches. Again, Span would be able to advance to third base but the Twins once again were unable to put him across home plate to score.
Jason Bay would put the Red Sox to within a run in the top half of the sixth inning with a solo home run to left center field. Kevin Slowey would come out of the game after the sixth with five strike outs and two runs off of six hits.
The Twins put in an insurance run in the bottom of the sixth that was started with back-to-back singles for Span and Joe Mauer. Jason Kubel was intentionally walked to load the bases with two out, however, Michael Cuddyer would be hit by a pitch in the thigh to put in a run.
The bullpen for the Twins would take over after the sixth and shut down the Red Sox as Jose Mijares, Matt Guerrier and Joe Nathan held the Sox to no hits and Nathan struck out one while picking up his eighth save of the season.
Attendance: 28,221
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