Major League Baseball
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Minnesota 6, Boston 5
Friday, August 3, 2012 7:10 PM
When: 7:10 PM ET, Friday, August 3, 2012
Where: Fenway Park, Boston, Massachusetts
Temperature: 88°
Umpires: Home - Mark Wegner, 1B - David Rackley, 2B - Wally Bell, 3B - Mike Winters
Attendance: 37285
Final Scoring Summary
 
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Minnesota 01004000016133
Boston 01400000005140
Team Records
 
Team W/L Home Away Streak
Minnesota 46-60 23-32 23-28 W2
Boston 53-54 27-31 26-23 L3
Recap Quick Hits
  • With this loss, the Boston Red Sox have a 27-31 record at home this season. The Minnesota Twins have a 23-28 record on the road.
  • Boston has a streak of 3 straight up losses. The Red Sox have won 5 of their last 10 games.
  • Minnesota has a streak of 2 straight up wins. The Twins have won 6 of their last 10 games.
  • Jeff Gray pitched 1.1 innings for the win and now has an ERA of 5.44. Jared Burton closed out the game to get the save and has 4 saves for the season. Vicente Padilla took the loss for Boston.
  • Carl Crawford had the only homerun for Boston.
Top Game Performances
Starting Pitchers
Minnesota   Boston
Brian Duensing Player Felix Doubront
Loss W/L Loss
6.0 IP 5.0
3 Strikeouts 2
10 Hits 8
3.00 ERA 9.00
Hitting
Minnesota   Boston
Jamey Carroll Player Carl Crawford
4 Hits 3
1 RBI 3
0 HR 1
5 TB 7
1.000 Avg .600
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Hits HR TB Avg K RBI BB SB E
Minnesota 13 0 17 .325 6 6 5 0 3
Boston 14 1 20 .326 8 5 2 0 0
Upcoming Games
  • Boston will play their next game at home against Minnesota. The Red Sox have a W/L % of .519 after a win and .472 after a loss.
  • Minnesota will play their next game on the road against Boston. The Twins have a W/L % of .444 after a win and .426 after a loss.