Final
Series tied 1-1 (as of 5/26)
| Game 1: Monday, May 25 | ||
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| Boston | 6 | Final |
| Minnesota | 5 | |
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| Game 2: Tuesday, May 26 | ||
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| Boston | 2 | Final |
| Minnesota | 5 | |
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| Game 3: Wednesday, May 27 | ||
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| Boston | 2 | Final |
| Minnesota | 4 | |
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| Game 4: Thursday, May 28 | ||
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| Boston | 3 | Final |
| Minnesota | 1 | |
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8:10 PM ET, May 26, 2009
Mall of America Field, Minneapolis, Minnesota
| View: Play-By-Play | Pitch-By-Pitch | Inning: All | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
| Boston - Top of 1st | SCORE | |
|---|---|---|
| Nick Blackburn pitching for Minnesota | BOS | MIN |
| J Ellsbury singled to center. | 0 | 0 |
| D Pedroia struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| J Ellsbury stole second. | 0 | 0 |
| J Drew walked. | 0 | 0 |
| K Youkilis struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| J Bay flied out to center. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Minnesota - Bottom of 1st | SCORE | |
| Jon Lester pitching for Boston | BOS | MIN |
| D Span walked. | 0 | 0 |
| J Mauer lined into double play, second to first, D Span doubled off first. | 0 | 0 |
| J Morneau singled to shallow right center, J Morneau out stretching at second. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Boston - Top of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Nick Blackburn pitching for Minnesota | BOS | MIN |
| D Ortiz doubled to center. | 0 | 0 |
| J Varitek struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| J Bailey grounded out to third. | 0 | 0 |
| J Lugo fouled out to first. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Minnesota - Bottom of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Jon Lester pitching for Boston | BOS | MIN |
| M Cuddyer doubled to deep left. | 0 | 0 |
| J Kubel grounded out to shortstop, M Cuddyer to third. | 0 | 0 |
| B Harris struck out looking. | 0 | 0 |
| D Young struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Boston - Top of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Nick Blackburn pitching for Minnesota | BOS | MIN |
| J Ellsbury flied out to center. | 0 | 0 |
| D Pedroia flied out to left. | 0 | 0 |
| J Drew flied out to right. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Minnesota - Bottom of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Jon Lester pitching for Boston | BOS | MIN |
| M Tolbert popped out to second. | 0 | 0 |
| N Punto grounded out to second. | 0 | 0 |
| D Span hit by pitch. | 0 | 0 |
| D Span stole second. | 0 | 0 |
| J Mauer struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Boston - Top of 4th | SCORE | |
| Nick Blackburn pitching for Minnesota | BOS | MIN |
| K Youkilis singled to left. | 0 | 0 |
| J Bay struck out looking. | 0 | 0 |
| D Ortiz walked, K Youkilis to second. | 0 | 0 |
| J Varitek lined out to left. | 0 | 0 |
| J Bailey struck out looking. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Minnesota - Bottom of 4th | SCORE | |
| Jon Lester pitching for Boston | BOS | MIN |
| J Morneau grounded out to first. | 0 | 0 |
| M Cuddyer grounded out to third. | 0 | 0 |
| J Kubel grounded out to shortstop. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Boston - Top of 5th | SCORE | |
| Nick Blackburn pitching for Minnesota | BOS | MIN |
| J Lugo singled to left. | 0 | 0 |
| J Ellsbury grounded into fielder's choice to second, J Lugo out at second. | 0 | 0 |
| J Ellsbury stole second. | 0 | 0 |
| D Pedroia doubled to deep left, J Ellsbury scored. | 1 | 0 |
| J Drew grounded out to shortstop, D Pedroia to third. | 1 | 0 |
| K Youkilis struck out swinging. | 1 | 0 |
| 1 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Minnesota - Bottom of 5th | SCORE | |
| Jon Lester pitching for Boston | BOS | MIN |
| B Harris singled to left. | 1 | 0 |
| D Young flied out to center. | 1 | 0 |
| M Tolbert reached on infield single to shortstop, B Harris to second. | 1 | 0 |
| N Punto singled to right center, B Harris scored, M Tolbert to third, N Punto to second advancing on throw. | 1 | 1 |
| D Span grounded out to second, M Tolbert scored, N Punto to third. | 1 | 2 |
| J Mauer walked. | 1 | 2 |
| J Morneau homered to right, N Punto and J Mauer scored. | 1 | 5 |
| M Cuddyer grounded out to third. | 1 | 5 |
| 5 Runs, 4 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Boston - Top of 6th | SCORE | |
| Nick Blackburn pitching for Minnesota | BOS | MIN |
| J Bay lined out to third. | 1 | 5 |
| D Ortiz struck out swinging. | 1 | 5 |
| J Varitek singled to center. | 1 | 5 |
| J Bailey grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, J Varitek out at second. | 1 | 5 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Minnesota - Bottom of 6th | SCORE | |
| Jon Lester pitching for Boston | BOS | MIN |
| J Kubel walked. | 1 | 5 |
| B Harris struck out looking. | 1 | 5 |
| D Young flied out to center. | 1 | 5 |
| M Tolbert flied out to center. | 1 | 5 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Boston - Top of 7th | SCORE | |
| Nick Blackburn pitching for Minnesota | BOS | MIN |
| J Lugo flied out to center. | 1 | 5 |
| J Ellsbury singled to left. | 1 | 5 |
| D Pedroia singled to right, J Ellsbury to second. | 1 | 5 |
| J Drew grounded into fielder's choice double play, shortstop to second to first to shortstop, J Ellsbury scored, D Pedroia out at second, J Drew out at second. | 2 | 5 |
| 1 Runs, 2 Hits, 1 Errors | ||
| Minnesota - Bottom of 7th | SCORE | |
| Daniel Bard pitching for Boston | BOS | MIN |
| D Bard relieved J Lester. | 2 | 5 |
| N Punto doubled to center. | 2 | 5 |
| D Span sacrificed to first, N Punto to third. | 2 | 5 |
| J Mauer struck out swinging. | 2 | 5 |
| J Morneau intentionally walked. | 2 | 5 |
| M Cuddyer popped out to catcher. | 2 | 5 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Boston - Top of 8th | SCORE | |
| Matt Guerrier pitching for Minnesota | BOS | MIN |
| M Guerrier relieved N Blackburn. | 2 | 5 |
| K Youkilis struck out swinging. | 2 | 5 |
| J Bay struck out looking. | 2 | 5 |
| D Ortiz flied out to left. | 2 | 5 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Minnesota - Bottom of 8th | SCORE | |
| Takashi Saito pitching for Boston | BOS | MIN |
| T Saito relieved D Bard. | 2 | 5 |
| J Kubel struck out swinging. | 2 | 5 |
| B Harris hit by pitch. | 2 | 5 |
| D Young struck out swinging. | 2 | 5 |
| M Tolbert struck out swinging. | 2 | 5 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Boston - Top of 9th | SCORE | |
| Joe Nathan pitching for Minnesota | BOS | MIN |
| D Span in left field. | 2 | 5 |
| C Gomez in center field. | 2 | 5 |
| J Nathan relieved M Guerrier. | 2 | 5 |
| J Varitek grounded out to first. | 2 | 5 |
| J Bailey fouled out to first. | 2 | 5 |
| J Lugo singled to center. | 2 | 5 |
| J Ellsbury flied out to center. | 2 | 5 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||