Game 40: Twins fall like the rain in Boston
Minnesota @ Boston (Game 1 of 2)
Summary
Minnesota had a good performance from Scott Baker, but not enough offense to get the job done as they fell to the Red Sox 2-3 on a rainy evening in Boston.
Baker was strong for six innings, but the Minnesota offense was unable to give him the support he needed to get the win. The Twins ended the game with 2 runs on 6 hits and as has been the pattern, Minnesota went 1-for-9 with runners in scoring position.
Batting
Deanard Span was 2-for-4 on the night with a double. Orlando Hudson, Joe Mauer, Justin Morneau and Michael Cuddyer all had a hit, with Mauer getting his team leading 11th double in the 4th inning.
Mauer’s double scored Span for the first run of the game and put the Twins up 1-0. Mauer would ground out in a fielders choice to score Span again in the 9th to make the score 2-3.
Pitching
Scott Baker went 6 innings giving up 3 runs on 8 hits and 1 home run. Baker struck out 4 and walked 1 in 105 pitches. The drops Baker to a 4-4 record.
Alex Burnett came in relieve and gave up 2 hits in two-thirds innings, before Brian Duensing came out to finish the remainder of the game. Duensing struck out 1 and gave up no hits in one and one-third innings.
Notes
Minnesota again wasted another strong pitching performance from one of their starters and left a plethora of base runners in scoring position.
The loss is the second in a row and moves Minnesota to a 24-16 record overall. Minnesota now leads Detroit by a game in a half. Minnesota will send likely send Francisco Liriano (4-2) out to face Jon Lester (3-2) for the final game of the 2 game series.
Attendance
37,426 (Fenway Park)
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