Minnesota 8, Boston 0
When: 1:10 PM ET, Thursday, April 15, 2010
Where: Target Field, Minneapolis, Minnesota
Temperature:
65°
Umpires:
Home -
Tim Tschida, 1B -
Kerwin Danley, 2B -
Jeff Nelson, 3B -
Mark Wegner
Attendance:
38341
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The Minnesota Twins got solid pitching and came through with big offensive innings on Thursday afternoon and the result was an 8-0 win over the Boston Red Sox.
The Twins won two of three in the first series in their new ballpark and are 7-3 for the season.
With Francisco Liriano (1-0) holding the Red Sox to four hits and striking out eight in seven innings, the Twins helped his cause with a three-run fifth, a two-run sixth and a two-run seventh.
Michael Cuddyer drove in three runs with a sacrifice fly in the fifth and a two-run homer in the seventh. Denard Span had RBI doubles in the fifth and sixth.
The Red Sox committed three errors, went 0-for-6 with runners in scoring position and stranded eight baserunners. Dustin Pedroia was the lone bright spot, going 3-for-4.
Boston starter Tim Wakefield (0-1) struggled, giving up six runs and 10 hits in 5 1/3 innings.
J.J. Hardy and Justin Mornaeau, who was 3-for-5, each had an RBI single and Nick Punto was 3-for-4 with two runs scored for Minnesota.
Top Game Performances
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Hits |
HR |
TB |
Avg |
LOB |
K |
RBI |
BB |
SB |
Errors |
| Boston
|
6 |
0 |
7 |
.188 |
18 |
10 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
3 |
| Minnesota
|
15 |
1 |
23 |
.385 |
16 |
4 |
7 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
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