The Boston Red Sox squeaked to victory over the Minnesota Twins yesterday at Fenway Park with the Red Sox triumphant 3 to 2. It was a thrilling night of baseball that anyone with Red Sox tickets will definitely cherish.
Red Sox pitcher Clay Buchholz (3.26 ERA) got the win, while Scott Baker (4.88 ERA) took the loss for the Twins. Clay Buchholz went 8 solid innings for the Red Sox, allowed 5 hits, no home runs and 2 earned runs with one walk and 7 strikeouts. The Twins’s starter Scott Baker went 6 innings, allowed 8 hits, one home run and 3 earned runs with one walk and 4 strikeouts. Alex Burnett (3.15), and Brian Duensing (1.69) also pitched for the Twins. With the win, Buchholz’s record goes to 5-3, while Baker falls to 4-4. Daniel Bard earned the save for the Red Sox, bringing his saves up to 1.
In addition to the 3 runs, the Red Sox managed 10 hits and committed one error. It wasn’t a huge day for anyone at the plate for the Red Sox, as nobody managed more than 2 hits. David Ortiz had a tough day at the plate, leaving 4 runners on base. The Twins didn’t have anyone with a big night with not one batter getting more than 2 hits. The Twins mustered 2 runs, 6 hits and no errors.
Umpiring duties were performed by Mike Winters, Brian Runge, Mike Estabrook and Jerry Layne. There were 37,426 Red Sox ticket holders in attendance at Fenway Park.
The win puts the Red Sox at a record of -, ( games behind the division leader), while the loss brings the Twins to -, ( games behind first place in the division). Next up for the Red Sox are the (-) at the Red Sox’s Fenway Park. If you are in the area you might want to check out what’s available for tickets because that game should be a good one. The Twins will next take on the (-) at Fenway Park in what should be a very good game of MLB baseball. Buy your tickets today and take in all the thrills.