Boston Red Sox @ Minnesota Twins
62-47, 29-29 Away
3
62-47, 29-29 Away
Final
57-53, 32-25 Home
4
57-53, 32-25 Home
Red Sox Hitting
- Batting
- 2BG Kapler (1, J Santana)
- RBIJ Varitek (51), J Damon (53), E Renteria (41)
- 2Out RBIJ Varitek
- GIDPM Ramirez
- Team LOB8
- Fielding
- EB Mueller (8, throw); M Timlin (1, throw)
Twins Hitting
a-grounded to second for J Castro in the 7th
- Batting
- RBIJ Mauer 2 (42), M LeCroy (27)
- SHN Punto 2
- Team LOB7
- Baserunning
- SBL Ford (6, 2nd base off M Timlin/J Varitek)
- Fielding
- DP1 (M Cuddyer-N Punto-J Morneau)
- EN Punto (3, throw)
Red Sox Pitching
| pitchers |
|---|
M. Timlin(L,7-3) |
| team |
| IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6.0 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 88-62 | 4.45 |
| 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10-7 | 2.16 |
| 0.2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 12-6 | 1.32 |
| 7.2 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 110-75 |
- Pitching
- Ground Balls-Fly BallsD Wells 9-3; C Bradford 3-0; M Timlin 3-0
- Game ScoresD Wells 51
Twins Pitching
| pitchers |
|---|
J. Nathan(W,7-4) |
| team |
| IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6.0 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 94-62 | 3.66 |
| 1.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 13-8 | 2.94 |
| 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 19-11 | 2.82 |
| 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 14-9 | 3.02 |
| 9.0 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 140-90 |
- Pitching
- WPJ Santana
- IBBJ Jones (By M Timlin)
- HBPM Cuddyer (By C Bradford)
- Ground Balls-Fly BallsJ Santana 8-8; J Crain 3-0; J Rincon 0-1; J Nathan 1-1
- Game ScoresJ Santana 47
Scoring Summary
Inning | BOS | MIN | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | J Varitek singled to center, J Damon scored, M Ramirez to second. | 1 | 0 | |
| 5th | J Damon singled to right, T Graffanino scored, G Kapler to third. | 2 | 0 | |
| 5th | E Renteria grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, G Kapler scored, J Damon out at second, E Renteria to second on throwing error by second baseman N Punto. | 3 | 0 | |
| 6th | J Mauer singled to center, J Castro and S Stewart scored, L Ford to second. | 3 | 2 | |
| 6th | M LeCroy singled to left, L Ford scored, J Mauer to second. | 3 | 3 | |
| 9th | N Punto sacrificed to third, M Cuddyer to third, N Punto safe at first on throwing error by pitcher M Timlin. M Cuddyer scored on throwing error by pitcher M Timlin. | 3 | 4 | |
MIN wins 2-1
Game Information
Metrodome
12:10 AM, 7 August 2005
Minneapolis, Minnesota
Attendance: 40,626
Game Time:2:49
- Umpires:
- Home Plate Umpire - Tim Mcclelland
- First Base Umpire - Chuck Meriwether
- Second Base Umpire - Mike Everitt
- Third Base Umpire - Tim Timmons
2026 American League East Standings
2026 American League Central Standings
| Team | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cleveland | 37 | 32 | .536 | - | L3 |
| Chicago | 35 | 31 | .530 | 0.5 | W1 |
| Minnesota | 30 | 38 | .441 | 6.5 | L3 |
| Detroit | 28 | 39 | .418 | 8 | W2 |
| Kansas City | 28 | 39 | .418 | 8 | W3 |
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