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	Veteran perseveres

Red Sox 6, Twins 5

Brad Penny struck out seven and didn't walk a batter while improving to 5-1. (AP)

By Thor Nystrom / Special to MLB.com

Suffering from a sinus infection that upset his stomach, Brad Penny held the Twins to three runs in 5 1/3 innings -- two scoring in his final frame. Penny was backed by 16 hits -- four by Mike Lowell -- and Jonathan Papelbon overcame a two-run homer in the ninth to preserve the win.

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Series at a glance:

Mon. 05/25: BOS 6, MIN 5
Tue. 05/26: MIN 5, BOS 2
Wed. 05/27: MIN 4, BOS 2
Thu. 05/28: BOS 3, MIN 1

Boston (27-18)
Won 2

Boston 6, Minnesota 5

Minnesota (22-24)
Lost 1

May 25, 2009

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Boston	0	0	3	2	0	0	0	1	0	6	16	1
Minnesota	0	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	2	5	8	0

Boston	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	LOB	AVG
Ellsbury, CF	5	1	2	0	0	1	0	.300
Pedroia, 2B	5	2	3	0	0	0	0	.337
Youkilis, 3B	5	1	2	2	0	1	1	.384
Bay, LF	5	1	2	2	0	1	2	.289
Lowell, DH	5	0	4	1	0	0	0	.305
1-Green, PR-DH	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.309
Baldelli, RF	4	0	2	0	0	1	2	.233
a-Drew, J, PH-RF	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	.269
Varitek, C	5	0	0	0	0	1	7	.238
Bailey, 1B	3	1	1	1	0	1	2	.197
Lugo, SS	4	0	0	0	0	2	4	.258
Totals	42	6	16	6	0	8	20
a-Flied out for Baldelli in the 9th. 1-Ran for Lowell in the 9th.
BATTING 2B: Baldelli (1, Liriano), Youkilis 2 (13, Liriano, Liriano), Bay (11, Liriano). HR: Bailey (3, 8th inning off Dickey, 0 on, 0 out). TB: Ellsbury 2; Pedroia 3; Youkilis 4; Bay 3; Lowell 4; Baldelli 3; Bailey 4. RBI: Bay 2 (47), Lowell (33), Youkilis 2 (28), Bailey (9). 2-out RBI: Youkilis 2. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Bay 2; Lugo 3; Varitek. Team RISP: 3-for-11. Team LOB: 10. BASERUNNING SB: Pedroia (6, 2nd base off Liriano/Redmond, M), Bay (5, 3rd base off Liriano/Redmond, M). CS: Ellsbury (6, 2nd base by Liriano/Redmond, M). PO: Ellsbury (1st base by Liriano). FIELDING E: Baldelli (1, throw).

Minnesota	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	LOB	AVG
Gomez, CF	4	1	1	0	0	1	0	.225
Tolbert, 2B	4	0	1	0	0	1	1	.197
Morneau, 1B	4	1	1	1	0	1	1	.341
Kubel, DH	4	1	2	1	0	1	1	.340
Cuddyer, RF	4	1	1	1	0	2	3	.286
Buscher, 3B	4	0	0	0	0	1	2	.186
Redmond, M, C	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	.259
a-Mauer, PH	1	1	1	2	0	0	0	.444
Young, D, LF	4	0	0	0	0	3	1	.253
Punto, SS	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	.181
Totals	35	5	8	5	0	10	10
a-Homered for Redmond, M in the 9th.
BATTING 2B: Redmond, M (3, Penny), Gomez (5, Penny), Morneau (13, Penny). HR: Cuddyer (8, 2nd inning off Penny, 0 on, 1 out), Mauer (11, 9th inning off Papelbon, 1 on, 2 out). TB: Gomez 2; Tolbert; Morneau 2; Kubel 2; Cuddyer 4; Redmond, M 2; Mauer 4. RBI: Cuddyer (31), Morneau (41), Kubel (24), Mauer 2 (31). 2-out RBI: Mauer 2. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Cuddyer; Punto. Team RISP: 3-for-7. Team LOB: 3. BASERUNNING SB: Tolbert (2, 2nd base off Penny/Varitek). FIELDING PB: Redmond, M (2). Pickoffs: Liriano (Ellsbury at 1st base).

Boston	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	ERA
Penny (W, 5-1)	5.1	6	3	3	0	7	1	5.96
Ramirez, R (H, 7)	1.2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0.74
Okajima (H, 7)	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2.70
Papelbon (S, 12)	1.0	2	2	2	0	1	1	2.57

Minnesota	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	ERA
Liriano (L, 2-6)	4.0	11	5	5	0	7	0	6.42
Dickey	4.0	3	1	1	0	0	1	3.42
Ayala	0.1	2	0	0	0	1	0	4.79
Henn	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	0	4.91

HBP: Bailey (by Dickey).
Pitches-strikes: Penny 91-62, Ramirez, R 26-16, Okajima 13-10, Papelbon 14-11, Liriano 84-57, Dickey 58-34, Ayala 7-6, Henn 6-5.
Groundouts-flyouts: Penny 4-5, Ramirez, R 2-1, Okajima 0-1, Papelbon 0-2, Liriano 0-3, Dickey 5-6, Ayala 0-0, Henn 1-1.
Batters faced: Penny 22, Ramirez, R 5, Okajima 3, Papelbon 5, Liriano 22, Dickey 16, Ayala 3, Henn 2.
Inherited runners-scored: Ramirez, R 1-0, Henn 2-0.
Umpires: HP: Jerry Layne. 1B: Tony Randazzo. 2B: Chris Guccione. 3B: Todd Tichenor.
Weather: 70 degrees, dome.
Wind: Indoors.
T: 3:01.
Att: 27,636.
May 25, 2009

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

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