Minnesota Twins vs Boston Red Sox
July 8, 2008 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 8, 2008 at Fenway Park. The Boston Red Sox defeated the Minnesota Twins and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Minnesota Twins 5, Boston Red Sox 6

Minnesota Twins ab   r   h rbi
Gomez cf 4 0 0 0
  Kubel ph 1 0 0 0
Casilla 2b 3 0 0 0
Mauer c 4 1 1 0
Morneau 1b 3 0 2 0
Monroe dh 4 1 0 0
Young lf 4 1 2 1
Harris 3b 4 2 2 2
Punto ss 4 0 2 1
Span rf 3 0 2 1
Blackburn p 0 0 0 0
  Reyes p 0 0 0 0
  Guerrier p 0 0 0 0
Totals 34 5 11 5
Boston Red Sox ab   r   h rbi
Ellsbury cf,lf 4 2 2 0
Pedroia 2b 4 1 2 0
Drew rf 4 0 1 2
  Crisp cf 0 0 0 0
Ramirez dh 4 1 1 2
Lowell 3b 4 0 0 0
Youkilis 1b 4 2 3 0
Moss lf,rf 3 0 1 2
Lugo ss 4 0 1 0
Cash c 2 0 0 0
  Casey ph 0 0 0 0
  Bailey ph 1 0 0 0
  Varitek c 0 0 0 0
Lester p 0 0 0 0
  Aardsma p 0 0 0 0
  Papelbon p 0 0 0 0
Totals 34 6 11 6
Minnesota 000 300 1105110
Boston 100 000 14x6111
  Minnesota Twins IP H R ER BB SO
Blackburn   6.2 6 2 2 0 2
  Reyes   0.1 1 1 1 0 1
  Guerrier  L(4-4) 1.0 4 3 3 0 2
Totals
8.0
4
3
3
0
2
  Boston Red Sox IP H R ER BB SO
Lester   7.1 9 5 5 3 6
  Aardsma  W(3-2) 0.2 1 0 0 0 0
  Papelbon  SV(27) 1.0 1 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
1
0
0
0
1

  E–Lowell (6).  DP–Boston 2. Lugo-Pedroia-Youkilis, Lugo-Pedroia-Youkilis.  PB–Cash (10).  2B–Minnesota Harris (14,off Lester); Punto (7,off Papelbon), Boston Drew (17,off Blackburn); Ellsbury (10,off Reyes); Youkilis (24,off Guerrier).  3B–Minnesota Harris (2,off Lester), Boston Youkilis (4,off Blackburn).  HR–Boston Ramirez (17,8th inning off Guerrier 1 on 1 out).  SH–Span (2,off Papelbon).  Team LOB–6.  SF–Moss (2,off Blackburn).  Team–5.  SB–Moss (1,2nd base off Guerrier/Mauer).  U-HP–Sam Holbrook, 1B–Scott Barry, 2B–Charlie Reliford, 3B–Greg Gibson.  T–2:51.  A–37,925.
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