Final
Minnesota leads 2-0 (as of 9/20)
| Game 1: Tuesday, September 19 | ||
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| Minnesota | 7 | Final |
| Boston | 3 | |
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| Game 2: Wednesday, September 20 | ||
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| Minnesota | 8 | Final |
| Boston | 2 | |
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| Game 3: Thursday, September 21 | ||
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| Minnesota | 0 | Final |
| Boston | 6 | |
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7:05 PM ET, September 20, 2006
Fenway Park, Boston, Massachusetts
| Minnesota Twins | ||||||||||
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| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG | ||
| L Castillo 2B | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .296 | ||
| N Punto 3B | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | .292 | ||
| J Mauer C | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .344 | ||
| M Cuddyer RF | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .282 | ||
| J Morneau 1B | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | .325 | ||
| T Hunter CF | 5 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .275 | ||
| R White LF | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .236 | ||
| L Ford PR-LF | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .221 | ||
| J Tyner DH | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .323 | ||
| J Bartlett SS | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | .319 | ||
| Totals | 42 | 8 | 16 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 18 | |||
| BATTING 2B: J Mauer (33, C Schilling); M Cuddyer (40, C Hansen); R White (15, C Hansen) HR: T Hunter (28, 8th inning off C Hansen 2 on, 0 Out) RBI: M Cuddyer (101), T Hunter 4 (90), J Bartlett (29), J Morneau (125), L Ford (16) 2-out RBI: M Cuddyer Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: J Mauer 1, J Morneau 2, L Castillo 1 Team LOB: 10 | ||||||||||
| BASERUNNING SB: L Castillo (24, 2nd base off B Corey/J Varitek) | ||||||||||
| Minnesota Twins | ||||||||||
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| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA | |
| B Bonser (W, 7-6) | 7.0 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 81-57 | 4.36 | |
| J Crain (H, 10) | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 13-6 | 3.73 | |
| D Reyes (H, 19) | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4-0 | 0.94 | |
| P Neshek (H, 10) | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7-5 | 2.45 | |
| J Rincon | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9-7 | 2.84 | |
| Totals | 9.0 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 114-75 | ||
| PITCHING Batters faced: B Bonser 26; J Crain 3; D Reyes 1; P Neshek 1; J Rincon 3 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: B Bonser 5-9; J Crain 1-1; D Reyes 0-0; P Neshek 0-0; J Rincon 1-1 Game Scores: B Bonser 60 | ||||||||||
| Boston Red Sox | ||||||||||
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| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG | ||
| C Crisp CF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .264 | ||
| M Loretta 1B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .291 | ||
| D Ortiz DH | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .282 | ||
| M Lowell 3B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | .281 | ||
| T Nixon RF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .278 | ||
| J Varitek C | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | .247 | ||
| E Hinske LF | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | .260 | ||
| G Kapler PR-LF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .239 | ||
| D Pedroia 2B | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .197 | ||
| A Cora SS | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .241 | ||
| Totals | 32 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 9 | |||
| BATTING 2B: E Hinske (16, B Bonser) 3B: J Varitek (2, B Bonser) HR: D Ortiz (50, 6th inning off B Bonser 0 on, 2 Out) RBI: D Pedroia (4), D Ortiz (130) 2-out RBI: D Pedroia, D Ortiz Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: D Pedroia 1, M Lowell 1 Team LOB: 5 | ||||||||||
| BASERUNNING CS: D Pedroia (1, 2nd base by B Bonser/J Mauer); T Nixon (2, 2nd base by B Bonser/J Mauer2nd base by B Bonser/J Mauer) | ||||||||||
| FIELDING E: K Foulke (1, throw) DP: 1 (M Loretta-A Cora-J Varitek-M Lowell-A Cora). | ||||||||||
| Boston Red Sox | ||||||||||
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| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA | |
| C Schilling | 5.0 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 104-72 | 4.07 | |
| M Delcarmen | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 24-11 | 4.67 | |
| K Foulke (H, 14) | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 16-12 | 4.63 | |
| C Hansen (L, 2-2; B, 2) | 0.0 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 12-6 | 6.87 | |
| C Breslow | 0.1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9-5 | 4.50 | |
| B Corey | 1.0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13-9 | 3.22 | |
| M Burns | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8-6 | 1.50 | |
| Totals | 9.0 | 16 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 186-121 | ||
| PITCHING WP: C Hansen HBP: M Cuddyer (By B Corey) Balk: C Breslow Batters faced: C Schilling 22; M Delcarmen 4; K Foulke 4; C Hansen 4; C Breslow 3; B Corey 6; M Burns 2 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: C Schilling 8-4; M Delcarmen 2-1; K Foulke 1-1; C Hansen 0-0; C Breslow 1-0; B Corey 2-0; M Burns 0-1 Game Scores: C Schilling 52 | ||||||||||
| MIN | BOS | |||
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| 1st | M Cuddyer singled to right, J Mauer scored, M Cuddyer to second advancing on throw. | 1 | 0 | |
| 2nd | D Pedroia singled to center, J Varitek scored. | 1 | 1 | |
| 6th | D Ortiz homered to right center. | 1 | 2 | |
| 8th | T Hunter homered to left center, M Cuddyer and J Morneau scored. | 4 | 2 | |
| 8th | J Bartlett grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, L Ford scored, J Tyner out at second. | 5 | 2 | |
| 9th | J Morneau singled to right, J Mauer scored, M Cuddyer to third. | 6 | 2 | |
| 9th | T Hunter grounded out to third, M Cuddyer scored, J Morneau to second. | 7 | 2 | |
| 9th | L Ford singled to right, J Morneau scored. | 8 | 2 | |
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| Stadium | Fenway Park, Boston, MA |
| Attendance | 36,484 (98.4% full) - % is based on regular season capacity |
| Game Time | 3:15 |
| Weather | 71 degrees, clear |
| Wind | 14 mph |
| Umpires | Home Plate - Marty Foster, First Base - Tim Mcclelland, Second Base - Fieldin Culbreth, Third Base - Bill Welke |
