Red Sox 5, Twins 2
Matt Tolbert slides in safely to score the Twins' second and final run. (AP)
By Kelly Thesier / MLB.com
Glen Perkins gave the Twins a solid six-plus innings in his first big league start, but left in the seventh after allowing back-to-back homers. Perkins didn't get much support, though, as Chris Gomez's bases-loaded walk and Justin Morneau's RBI single were all the Twins could muster.
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Boston 5, Minnesota 2
Today's Boxes 5/10/08
NYM 12, CIN 6
CHC 7, ARI 2
NYY 5, DET 2
STL 5, MIL 3
SF 8, PHI 2
PIT 5, ATL 2
CLE 12, TOR 0
TB 2, LAA 0
BAL 6, KC 5
FLA 11, WSH 0
CIN 7, NYM 1
TEX 6, OAK 4
SD 3, COL 2
CWS 8, SEA 4
HOU 5, LAD 0
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Standings thru 5/10/08 | Recap: BOS | MIN | Gameday | Red Sox stats | Twins stats
Boston AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Ellsbury , RF4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .278
Pedroia , 2B5 0 2 1 0 0 1 .307
Ortiz , DH4 0 0 0 1 1 3 .234
Ramirez , LF5 0 0 0 0 1 3 .301
Lowell , 3B4 1 2 1 1 0 0 .280
Youkilis , 1B5 1 2 1 0 1 4 .319
Varitek , C3 0 2 0 1 0 1 .262
Crisp , CF4 1 1 1 0 0 4 .312
Lowrie , SS4 2 3 1 0 1 1 .310
Totals 38 5 12 5 3 4 18
BATTING 2B : Varitek (8, Perkins), Lowrie (4, Perkins), Youkilis (12, Perkins).HR : Youkilis (8, 2nd inning off Perkins, 0 on, 1 out), Crisp (1, 7th inning off Perkins, 0 on, 0 out), Lowrie (1, 7th inning off Perkins, 0 on, 0 out), Lowell (3, 8th inning off Bass, 0 on, 1 out).TB : Pedroia 2; Lowell 5; Youkilis 6; Varitek 3; Crisp 4; Lowrie 7.RBI : Youkilis (29), Crisp (7), Lowrie (7), Lowell (8), Pedroia (20).Runners left in scoring position, 2 out : Crisp 2; Ortiz; Varitek; Youkilis 2.S : Ellsbury.GIDP : Ortiz.Team LOB : 10.FIELDING DP : (Lowrie-Pedroia-Youkilis).
Minnesota AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Gomez , CF3 0 0 1 1 2 1 .271
Tolbert , 2B4 1 1 0 0 1 3 .294
Mauer , C3 0 0 0 1 2 1 .333
Morneau , 1B4 0 2 1 0 0 1 .269
Cuddyer , RF3 1 0 0 1 0 2 .261
Kubel , DH4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .222
Young , LF4 0 1 0 0 0 0 .271
Lamb , 3B4 0 3 0 0 0 0 .235
Everett , SS3 0 0 0 0 2 4 .196
a-Monroe , PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .270
Totals 33 2 7 2 3 9 15
BATTING 2B : Tolbert (6, Matsuzaka).TB : Tolbert 2; Morneau 2; Young; Lamb 3.RBI : Gomez (13), Morneau (27).2-out RBI : Gomez.Runners left in scoring position, 2 out : Tolbert 2; Monroe.GIDP : Cuddyer.Team LOB : 7.FIELDING E : Lamb (4, throw), Gomez (4, fielding).DP : (Tolbert-Everett-Morneau).
Minnesota IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Perkins (L, 0-1)6.0 9 3 3 0 3 3 4.50
Reyes 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00
Bass 1.2 3 2 2 3 0 1 4.18
Korecky 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 4.50
IBB : Ortiz (by Bass).Pitches-strikes : Matsuzaka 96-63, Okajima 12-8, Papelbon 20-14, Perkins 98-69, Reyes 8-6, Bass 37-20, Korecky 3-3.Ground outs-fly outs : Matsuzaka 6-8, Okajima 1-2, Papelbon 1-0, Perkins 8-7, Reyes 2-1, Bass 3-2, Korecky 0-0.Batters faced : Matsuzaka 29, Okajima 3, Papelbon 4, Perkins 27, Reyes 3, Bass 11, Korecky 1.Inherited runners-scored : Korecky 3-0.Umpires : HP: Eric Cooper. 1B: Marty Foster. 2B: Derryl Cousins. 3B: Angel Hernandez.Weather : 70 degrees, dome.Wind : Indoors.T : 2:44.Att : 33,839.Box score official statistics approved by Major League Baseball Office of the Commissioner
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