MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
MINNESOTA TWINS AT BOSTON RED SOX
04/23/2014
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
MINNESOTA TWINS AT BOSTON RED SOX
GAME ID: 167 - WEDNESDAY, APRIL 23RD , 2014 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Minnesota Twins (8-15) 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 0
Boston Red Sox (12-11) 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 1 X 4 8 0
Pujols Hits Two Dingers, Red Sox Win, 4-1
In the 4-1 Boston win over Minnesota, the impact of Albert Pujols was substantial. Pujols, who finished 3rd in the AL in runs with 120 in 2004, hit 2 home runs. He scored 3 runs and drove in 3. Aroldis Chapman, summoned from the bullpen, notched his 4th save. The Twins fall to 8-15 and continue their lackluster start to the 2014 season.

Pujols had a game-changing home run in the bottom of the sixth. On a 1-0 slider from Brandon Webb, he banged a 2-run home run to left, giving the Red Sox a 3-1 lead. It was the 5th home run of the year for Pujols.

"We put together a nice win," Pujols said.
MINNESOTA BATTING LINESCORE BOSTON BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
C. Owings RF 3 0 0 0 0 1 3 .299 1 10
   a-C. Yelich PH, RF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .207 2 5
S. Drew SS 4 0 1 0 0 3 0 .338 1 11
M. Betts CF 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .279 0 5
E. Hosmer 1B 3 1 0 0 1 0 1 .165 2 10
C. Ruiz DH 3 0 1 1 1 2 1 .195 0 3
M. Downs 2B 4 0 1 0 0 2 2 .167 1 1
C. Parmelee LF 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 .214 1 2
S. Sizemore 3B 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 .250 0 1
L. Marson C 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 .203 0 7
Totals 30 1 4 1 3 11 10      
a - C. Yelich pinch hit for C. Owings in the 8th

BATTING
Total Bases: S. Drew , C. Ruiz , M. Downs , L. Marson
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: C. Owings
GIDP: C. Parmelee
Team LOB: 5
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
E. Burriss SS 4 0 1 0 0 2 0 .286 0 0
A. Pollock CF 3 1 0 0 1 2 1 .313 1 11
M. Holliday LF 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .226 3 16
A. Pujols 1B 4 3 4 3 0 0 0 .369 5 19
M. Montero C 4 0 1 0 0 0 3 .308 2 8
A. Beltre 3B 4 0 2 1 0 2 1 .183 1 6
J. Iglesias 2B 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 .268 1 8
G. Jones RF 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .259 0 2
T. Ishikawa DH 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .154 0 2
Totals 32 4 8 4 1 8 9      
BATTING
Doubles: A. Pujols (9, 4th Inning off B. Webb, 0 on, 1 out) , M. Montero (2, 8th Inning off B. Webb, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: A. Pujols 2 (5, 6th Inning off B. Webb, 1 on, 1 out; 8th Inning off B. Webb, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: E. Burriss , A. Pujols 11 , M. Montero 2 , A. Beltre 2
2-out RBI: A. Pujols , A. Beltre
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. Montero , A. Beltre
Team LOB: 5

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Burriss-Pujols)
MINNESOTA PITCHING LINESCORE BOSTON PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
B. Webb L (0-5) 7.2 8 4 4 1 7 2 119 6.39   
C. Rasmus 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 4 4.15   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Webb 53
Batters Faced: B. Webb 32, C. Rasmus 1
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Webb 13-3, C. Rasmus 0-0
Pitches - Strikes: B. Webb 119-79, C. Rasmus 4-3
Inherited Runners - Scored: C. Rasmus 1-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
B. Norris W (4-0) 7.1 4 1 1 2 9 0 104 1.93   
S. Maness H (2) 0.2 0 0 0 0 1 0 9 12.00   
A. Chapman SV (4) 1.0 0 0 0 1 1 0 18 2.08   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Norris 73
Batters Faced: B. Norris 27, S. Maness 2, A. Chapman 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Norris 5-7, S. Maness 0-1, A. Chapman 2-0
Pitches - Strikes: B. Norris 104-63, S. Maness 9-5, A. Chapman 18-9
WP: B. Norris
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Albert Pujols
Ballpark: Fenway Park
Weather: Rain (44 degrees), wind blowing right to left at 16 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM ET
Time: 2:58
Attendance: 25370
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