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	Monroe powers Twins

Twins 9, Red Sox 8

Adam Everett celebrates his two-run home run with Mike Lamb. (Jim Mone/AP)

By Joe Kieser / Special to MLB.com

Using a commemorative pink bat to celebrate Mother's Day, Craig Monrose smacked a three-run homer in the second inning to get the Twins on the scoreboard, and his solo shot in the seventh turned out to be the game-winning shot.

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Series at a glance:

Fri. 05/09: MIN 7, BOS 6
Sat. 05/10: BOS 5, MIN 2
Sun. 05/11: MIN 9, BOS 8
Mon. 05/12: MIN 7, BOS 3

Boston (24-16)
Lost 1

Minnesota 9, Boston 8

Minnesota (19-17)
Won 1

May 11, 2008

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Boston	0	0	1	3	0	0	2	0	2	8	15	1
Minnesota	0	5	2	1	0	0	1	0	X	9	10	1

Boston	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	LOB	AVG
Ellsbury, LF	4	1	0	0	0	0	4	.268
Pedroia, 2B	4	1	1	0	0	0	3	.305
Ortiz, DH	4	0	2	0	1	1	1	.241
Youkilis, 1B	5	1	2	1	0	1	5	.322
Lowell, 3B	4	1	1	1	0	2	4	.279
Drew, RF	5	1	2	1	0	0	2	.284
Crisp, CF	5	2	2	3	0	0	1	.317
Cash, C	4	1	2	1	0	1	0	.375
a-Ramirez, PH	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	.299
Cora, SS	4	0	3	0	0	0	1	.857
Totals	40	8	15	7	1	5	22
a-Grounded out for Cash in the 9th.
BATTING 2B: Cora (1, Blackburn), Drew (5, Nathan). 3B: Crisp (1, Blackburn). HR: Crisp (2, 7th inning off Guerrier, 1 on, 2 out). TB: Pedroia; Ortiz 2; Youkilis 2; Lowell; Drew 3; Crisp 7; Cash 2; Cora 4. RBI: Lowell (9), Cash (5), Youkilis (30), Crisp 3 (10), Drew (17). 2-out RBI: Youkilis; Crisp 2. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Lowell 2; Drew; Ortiz; Ramirez. SF: Lowell. GIDP: Pedroia. Team LOB: 9. BASERUNNING SB: Crisp (6, 2nd base off Nathan/Mauer). FIELDING E: Lowell (2, fielding). PB: Cash 2 (6). DP: (Cora-Youkilis).

Minnesota	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	LOB	AVG
Gomez, CF	5	0	1	0	0	2	0	.269
Tolbert, 2B	5	0	0	0	0	1	1	.274
Mauer, C	4	1	1	0	1	0	1	.330
Morneau, 1B	3	2	3	0	1	0	0	.286
Cuddyer, RF	3	1	1	0	1	1	3	.264
Monroe, DH	4	2	2	4	0	0	1	.284
Young, LF	3	1	0	0	1	0	3	.265
Lamb, 3B	3	1	1	2	1	0	0	.238
Everett, SS	4	1	1	2	0	0	1	.200
Totals	34	9	10	8	5	4	10
BATTING 2B: Cuddyer (5, Wakefield). HR: Monroe 2 (4, 2nd inning off Wakefield, 2 on, 0 out; 7th inning off Timlin, 0 on, 0 out), Everett (1, 2nd inning off Wakefield, 1 on, 1 out). TB: Gomez; Mauer; Morneau 3; Cuddyer 2; Monroe 8; Lamb; Everett 4. RBI: Monroe 4 (13), Everett 2 (4), Lamb 2 (15). 2-out RBI: Lamb 2. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Mauer; Young 2. GIDP: Cuddyer. Team LOB: 6. BASERUNNING SB: Gomez (16, 2nd base off Wakefield/Cash). FIELDING E: Tolbert (3, throw). DP: (Everett-Tolbert-Morneau).

Boston	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	ERA
Wakefield (L, 3-2)	2.2	7	7	6	2	2	2	4.25
Tavarez	1.1	1	1	0	2	1	0	6.39
Aardsma	2.0	1	0	0	1	1	0	2.33
Timlin	1.2	1	1	1	0	0	1	10.00
Lopez	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	0	3.38

Minnesota	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	ERA
Blackburn (W, 3-2)	6.0	9	4	4	1	5	0	3.93
Guerrier	1.0	2	2	2	0	0	1	3.86
Reyes (H, 4)	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0.00
Nathan (S, 12)	1.0	3	2	2	0	0	0	1.93

WP: Wakefield.
HBP: Ellsbury (by Blackburn), Pedroia (by Blackburn).
Pitches-strikes: Wakefield 74-42, Tavarez 30-12, Aardsma 27-18, Timlin 17-12, Lopez 7-4, Blackburn 93-62, Guerrier 16-11, Reyes 10-9, Nathan 26-19.
Ground outs-fly outs: Wakefield 3-3, Tavarez 2-1, Aardsma 3-2, Timlin 2-3, Lopez 0-1, Blackburn 7-6, Guerrier 2-1, Reyes 2-1, Nathan 3-0.
Batters faced: Wakefield 17, Tavarez 8, Aardsma 7, Timlin 6, Lopez 1, Blackburn 30, Guerrier 5, Reyes 3, Nathan 6.
Inherited runners-scored: Tavarez 1-0.
Umpires: HP: Marty Foster. 1B: Derryl Cousins. 2B: Angel Hernandez. 3B: Eric Cooper.
Weather: 72 degrees, dome.
Wind: Indoors.
T: 3:04.
Att: 26,511.

Box score official statistics approved by Major League Baseball Office of the Commissioner

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