One bad pitch dooms Twins
Red Sox 2, Twins 0
Carlos Silva reaches for the ball after giving up a homer to David Ortiz. (Jim Mone/AP)
By Kelly Thesier / MLB.com
Carlos Silva made only one mistake over seven innings of work, yielding a solo homer to David Ortiz. Minnesota's offense managed only three hits -- two off the bat of Torri Hunter -- against Red Sox starter Tim Wakefield.
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TODAY'S WRAPS: May 04, 2007
Boston 2, Minnesota 0
Today's Boxes 5/4/07
CHC 6, WSH 4
BAL 3, CLE 2
FLA 5, SD 4
SEA 15, NYY 11
COL 6, CIN 5
OAK 5, TB 2
ATL 4, LAD 0
MIL 10, PIT 0
TEX 7, TOR 1
DET 6, KC 3
STL 3, HOU 2
NYM 5, ARI 3
LAA 5, CWS 1
SF 6, PHI 2
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Standings thru 5/4/07 | Gameday | Red Sox Stats | Twins Stats
Boston AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Lugo , SS5 0 0 0 0 0 5 .231
Youkilis , 1B4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .280
Ortiz , DH3 1 1 1 1 1 0 .318
Ramirez , LF4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .236
Drew , RF3 1 1 0 1 0 1 .276
Lowell , 3B4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .314
Crisp , CF4 0 1 1 0 1 0 .238
Mirabelli , C4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .333
Cora , 2B3 0 3 0 0 0 0 .406
Totals 34 2 8 2 2 4 12
BATTING 2B : Mirabelli (1, Silva), Ramirez (2, Silva).3B : Cora (3, Silva), Drew (1, Rincon).HR : Ortiz (8, 6th inning off Silva, 0 on, 1 out).TB : Ortiz 4; Ramirez 2; Drew 3; Crisp; Mirabelli 2; Cora 5.RBI : Ortiz (25), Crisp (8).Runners left in scoring position, 2 out : Lugo 2; Lowell.S : Cora.Team LOB : 8.
Minnesota AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Castillo , 2B4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .297
Punto , 3B4 0 0 0 0 1 0 .240
Mauer , DH3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .353
Hunter , CF3 0 2 0 1 0 1 .340
Morneau , 1B3 0 0 0 1 1 3 .263
Redmond , C4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .241
Kubel , LF3 0 0 0 1 0 0 .259
Rabe , RF3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .185
Bartlett , SS3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .262
Totals 30 0 4 0 3 3 8
BATTING 2B : Bartlett (5, Wakefield), Mauer (10, Romero).TB : Mauer 2; Hunter 2; Bartlett 2.Runners left in scoring position, 2 out : Morneau 2; Castillo 2; Hunter.Team LOB : 7.BASERUNNING SB : Hunter (7, 2nd base off Wakefield/Mirabelli).CS : Hunter (2, 2nd base by Wakefield/Mirabelli).
Minnesota IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Silva (L, 2-2)7.0 5 1 1 2 1 1 2.75
Neshek 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1.84
Rincon 1.0 3 1 1 0 1 0 2.31
HBP : Mauer (by Wakefield).Pitches-strikes : Wakefield 104-60, Romero 16-10, Donnelly 1-1, Papelbon 16-11, Silva 96-58, Neshek 15-10, Rincon 20-12.Ground outs-fly outs : Wakefield 11-7, Romero 1-0, Donnelly 0-1, Papelbon 1-2, Silva 12-8, Neshek 0-1, Rincon 1-1.Batters faced : Wakefield 27, Romero 3, Donnelly 1, Papelbon 3, Silva 28, Neshek 3, Rincon 6.Inherited runners-scored : Donnelly 1-0.Umpires : HP: Jeff Nelson. 1B: Jim Wolf. 2B: Tim Tschida. 3B: Jim Joyce.Weather : 69 degrees, dome.Wind : Indoors.T : 2:33.Att : 34,951.Box score official statistics approved by Major League Baseball Office of the Commissioner
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