Minnesota Twins vs Boston Red Sox
August 9, 2002 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 9, 2002 at Fenway Park. The Minnesota Twins defeated the Boston Red Sox and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Minnesota Twins 5, Boston Red Sox 4

Minnesota Twins ab   r   h rbi
Rivas 2b 5 2 2 0
Guzman ss 5 1 3 0
Koskie 3b 4 0 2 2
Ortiz dh 4 0 0 1
Hunter cf 4 2 2 0
Mohr lf,rf 4 0 2 0
Mientkiewicz 1b 3 0 1 2
Cuddyer rf 3 0 0 0
  Jones lf 0 0 0 0
Prince c 4 0 0 0
Lohse p 0 0 0 0
  Hawkins p 0 0 0 0
  Romero p 0 0 0 0
  Guardado p 0 0 0 0
Totals 36 5 12 5
Boston Red Sox ab   r   h rbi
Damon cf 3 1 0 0
Nixon rf 3 1 0 0
Garciaparra ss 4 1 3 2
Ramirez lf 4 0 1 1
Floyd dh 4 0 2 0
Varitek c 4 0 0 0
Hillenbrand 3b 4 0 0 0
Daubach 1b 3 1 2 0
Sanchez 2b 3 0 0 1
Fossum p 0 0 0 0
  Castillo p 0 0 0 0
  Haney p 0 0 0 0
Totals 32 4 8 4
Minnesota 010 120 1005120
Boston 101 002 000481
  Minnesota Twins IP H R ER BB SO
Lohse   5.0 5 4 4 2 1
  Hawkins   0.1 1 0 0 0 1
  Romero  W (8-1) 2.2 1 0 0 0 0
  Guardado  SV (34) 1.0 1 0 0 0 2
Totals
9.0
8
4
4
2
4
  Boston Red Sox IP H R ER BB SO
Fossum   5.2 8 4 4 1 5
  Castillo  L (5-12) 1.1 4 1 1 0 1
  Haney   2.0 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
12
5
5
1
7

  E–Varitek (3).  DP–Minnesota 3, Boston 2.  PB–Varitek (10).  2B–Minnesota Hunter (29,off Fossum); Rivas (15,off Fossum), Boston Floyd (6,off Lohse).  3B–Boston Daubach (2,off Lohse).  HR–Boston Garciaparra (20,1st inning off Lohse 0 on, 2 out).  SF–Mientkiewicz (7,off Fossum).  SB–Hunter (18,2nd base off Fossum/Varitek).  CS–Mohr (2,2nd base by Fossum/Varitek); Koskie (9,2nd base by Castillo/Varitek).  WP–Lohse (7).  U-HP–Larry Poncino, 1B–Tony Randazzo, 2B–Bruce Froemming, 3B–Ed Rapuano.  T–2:59.  A–33,973.
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