BALCO-92
MINNESOTA TWINS AT BOSTON RED SOX
06/08/2012
 
BALCO-92
MINNESOTA TWINS AT BOSTON RED SOX
GAME ID: 941 - FRIDAY, JUNE 8TH , 2012 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Minnesota Twins (36-27) 2 0 3 0 0 0 0 4 0 9 9 1
Boston Red Sox (25-39) 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 6 0
Twins Mow Down Red Sox, 9-1
The Minnesota Twins thumped the Boston Red Sox, 9-1, at Fenway Park. Allan Dykstra was a big reason his team got the win. Dykstra went 2-4 with a home run and a walk, while scoring 2 and driving in 2. Minnesota pitcher Derek Cunningham earned the win, hiking his record to 4-2. Mat Latos suffered the loss. Minnesota has run its win streak to 7 consecutive.

With Minnesota leading 1-0 in the top of the first, Dykstra hit a fastball from Mat Latos for a solo home run. It was his 17th home run of the season and put the Twins ahead, 2-0.

"I like how we're playing right now," said Dykstra.
MINNESOTA BATTING LINESCORE BOSTON BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Bruce CF 4 2 2 1 0 0 2 .297 10 46
   a-R. Torres PH, CF 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 .250 1 10
J. Olivas 3B 4 1 2 1 0 1 2 .302 4 28
   b-M. Caruso PH, SS 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .262 0 1
E. Vasquez RF 4 1 0 0 1 1 1 .271 7 36
A. Dykstra DH 4 2 2 2 1 2 0 .236 17 54
J. Bautista 1B 4 1 0 1 1 1 1 .192 10 26
Y. Escobar 2B 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 .239 3 12
J. Barajas LF 3 1 1 1 1 1 0 .237 11 32
B. Urrea SS, 3B 2 0 0 1 1 0 2 .262 3 21
D. Navarro C 4 0 1 1 0 1 2 .293 2 17
Totals 34 9 9 9 5 8 13      
a - R. Torres pinch hit for J. Bruce in the 8th
b - M. Caruso pinch hit for J. Olivas in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Bruce (20, 3rd Inning off M. Latos, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: J. Bruce (10, 1st Inning off M. Latos, 0 on, 0 outs) , A. Dykstra (17, 1st Inning off M. Latos, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: J. Bruce 6 , J. Olivas 2 , A. Dykstra 5 , Y. Escobar , J. Barajas , D. Navarro
2-out RBI: A. Dykstra
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Olivas , Y. Escobar
Sac Fly: R. Torres , B. Urrea
Team LOB: 5

FIELDING
Errors: B. Urrea (5)
Double Plays: 1 (Olivas-Escobar-Bautista)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
M. Carpenter 3B 4 0 0 0 0 3 2 .125 0 0
   a-E. Alfonzo PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .240 4 21
M. Canha LF 4 0 1 0 1 1 3 .342 3 6
T. Tulowitzki SS 4 0 2 0 0 1 2 .303 10 33
J. Loney 1B 3 0 0 0 1 1 3 .229 2 9
R. Sexson DH 3 0 0 0 1 2 4 .244 15 43
M. Thames RF 4 0 0 0 0 3 1 .179 7 16
J. Dewey C 4 0 0 0 0 2 1 .188 8 19
M. Losoya 2B 2 1 1 0 2 0 1 .254 6 24
E. Dukes CF 4 0 2 1 0 0 2 .234 4 25
Totals 33 1 6 1 5 14 21      
a - E. Alfonzo pinch hit for M. Carpenter in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: E. Dukes (9, 4th Inning off D. Cunningham, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: M. Canha , T. Tulowitzki 2 , M. Losoya , E. Dukes 3
2-out RBI: E. Dukes
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. Carpenter , M. Canha , R. Sexson 2
GIDP: J. Loney
Team LOB: 10
MINNESOTA PITCHING LINESCORE BOSTON PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
D. Cunningham W (4-2) 5.0 5 1 1 4 8 0 101 4.36   
T. Vasquez 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 14 1.50   
M. Melancon 2.0 1 0 0 0 3 0 24 3.96   
J. Lester 1.0 0 0 0 1 1 0 15 5.58   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Cunningham 57
Batters Faced: D. Cunningham 23, T. Vasquez 3, M. Melancon 7, J. Lester 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Cunningham 4-2, T. Vasquez 1-0, M. Melancon 1-2, J. Lester 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: D. Cunningham 101-58, T. Vasquez 14-9, M. Melancon 24-15, J. Lester 15-10
Inherited Runners - Scored: T. Vasquez 1-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
M. Latos L (1-1) 7.0 7 5 5 2 6 2 102 3.13   
T. Hernandez 0.2 2 4 4 3 0 0 24 11.47   
L. Ramirez 1.1 0 0 0 0 2 0 15 4.10   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Latos 47
Batters Faced: M. Latos 30, T. Hernandez 7, L. Ramirez 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Latos 8-7, T. Hernandez 0-2, L. Ramirez 0-2
Pitches - Strikes: M. Latos 102-68, T. Hernandez 24-9, L. Ramirez 15-11
Inherited Runners - Scored: L. Ramirez 1-0
WP: T. Hernandez
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Allan Dykstra
Ballpark: Fenway Park
Weather: Partly Cloudy (68 degrees), wind blowing in from right at 12 mph
Start Time: 7:35 PM ET
Time: 3:31
Attendance: 28142
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