Final
Minnesota leads 1-0 (as of 5/6)
| Game 1: Friday, May 6 | ||
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| Minnesota | 9 | Final |
| Boston | 2 | |
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| Game 2: Saturday, May 7 | ||
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| Minnesota | 0 | Final |
| Boston | 4 | |
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| Game 3: Sunday, May 8 | ||
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| Minnesota | 5 | Final |
| Boston | 9 | |
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| Game 4: Monday, May 9 | ||
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| Minnesota | 1 | Final in 11 |
| Boston | 2 | |
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7:10 PM ET, May 6, 2011
Fenway Park, Boston, Massachusetts
W: S. Baker (2-2)
L: T. Wakefield (0-1)
| View: Play-By-Play | Pitch-By-Pitch | Inning: All | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
| Minnesota - Top of 1st | SCORE | |
|---|---|---|
| Tim Wakefield pitching for Boston | MIN | BOS |
| D Span flied out to center. | 0 | 0 |
| T Plouffe homered to left (363 feet). | 1 | 0 |
| J Morneau walked. | 1 | 0 |
| J Kubel grounded into double play, third to shortstop to first, J Morneau out at second. | 1 | 0 |
| 1 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Boston - Bottom of 1st | SCORE | |
| Scott Baker pitching for Minnesota | MIN | BOS |
| J Ellsbury struck out looking. | 1 | 0 |
| D Pedroia walked. | 1 | 0 |
| A Gonzalez flied out to left. | 1 | 0 |
| K Youkilis grounded out to shortstop. | 1 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Minnesota - Top of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Tim Wakefield pitching for Boston | MIN | BOS |
| M Cuddyer walked. | 1 | 0 |
| D Valencia singled to left, M Cuddyer to second. | 1 | 0 |
| B Revere singled to center, M Cuddyer to third, D Valencia to second. | 1 | 0 |
| D Butera flied out to right. | 1 | 0 |
| A Casilla struck out swinging. | 1 | 0 |
| D Span singled to right, M Cuddyer and D Valencia scored, B Revere to third. | 3 | 0 |
| B Revere scored, D Span to second on balk by T Wakefield. | 4 | 0 |
| Boston's Manager T Francona ejected by A Hernandez in the 2nd. | 4 | 0 |
| T Plouffe singled to left, D Span to third, T Plouffe to second advancing on throw. | 4 | 0 |
| J Morneau popped out to second. | 4 | 0 |
| 3 Runs, 4 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Boston - Bottom of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Scott Baker pitching for Minnesota | MIN | BOS |
| D Ortiz flied out to center. | 4 | 0 |
| J Drew homered to right (339 feet). | 4 | 1 |
| J Lowrie popped out to shortstop. | 4 | 1 |
| C Crawford struck out swinging. | 4 | 1 |
| 1 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Minnesota - Top of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Tim Wakefield pitching for Boston | MIN | BOS |
| J Kubel walked. | 4 | 1 |
| M Cuddyer grounded out to catcher, J Kubel to second. | 4 | 1 |
| D Valencia grounded out to shortstop. | 4 | 1 |
| B Revere flied out to left. | 4 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Boston - Bottom of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Scott Baker pitching for Minnesota | MIN | BOS |
| J Saltalamacchia struck out swinging. | 4 | 1 |
| J Ellsbury singled to center. | 4 | 1 |
| J Ellsbury caught stealing second, catcher to second. | 4 | 1 |
| D Pedroia struck out swinging. | 4 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Minnesota - Top of 4th | SCORE | |
| Tim Wakefield pitching for Boston | MIN | BOS |
| D Butera singled to left. | 4 | 1 |
| A Casilla grounded into double play, shortstop to second to first, D Butera out at second. | 4 | 1 |
| D Span lined out to center. | 4 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Boston - Bottom of 4th | SCORE | |
| Scott Baker pitching for Minnesota | MIN | BOS |
| A Gonzalez homered to left (395 feet). | 4 | 2 |
| K Youkilis singled to left. | 4 | 2 |
| D Ortiz flied out to center. | 4 | 2 |
| J Drew grounded into double play, second to shortstop to first, K Youkilis out at second. | 4 | 2 |
| 1 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Minnesota - Top of 5th | SCORE | |
| Tim Wakefield pitching for Boston | MIN | BOS |
| T Plouffe walked. | 4 | 2 |
| J Morneau singled to right, T Plouffe to second. | 4 | 2 |
| J Kubel popped out to shortstop. | 4 | 2 |
| M Cuddyer singled to left, T Plouffe to third, J Morneau to second. | 4 | 2 |
| D Valencia doubled to left, T Plouffe and J Morneau scored, M Cuddyer to third. | 6 | 2 |
| A Aceves relieved T Wakefield. | 6 | 2 |
| B Revere struck out swinging. | 6 | 2 |
| D Butera safe at first on error by shortstop J Lowrie, M Cuddyer and D Valencia scored. | 8 | 2 |
| A Casilla grounded out to pitcher. | 8 | 2 |
| 4 Runs, 3 Hits, 1 Errors | ||
| Boston - Bottom of 5th | SCORE | |
| Scott Baker pitching for Minnesota | MIN | BOS |
| J Lowrie struck out swinging. | 8 | 2 |
| C Crawford struck out swinging. | 8 | 2 |
| J Saltalamacchia struck out swinging. | 8 | 2 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Minnesota - Top of 6th | SCORE | |
| Alfredo Aceves pitching for Boston | MIN | BOS |
| D Span singled to center. | 8 | 2 |
| T Plouffe grounded into fielder's choice to third, D Span out at second. | 8 | 2 |
| J Morneau struck out looking, T Plouffe stole second, T Plouffe to third on error by shortstop J Lowrie. | 8 | 2 |
| T Plouffe scored on A Aceves' balk. | 9 | 2 |
| J Kubel walked. | 9 | 2 |
| M Cuddyer singled to right, J Kubel to third. | 9 | 2 |
| D Valencia grounded out to first. | 9 | 2 |
| 1 Runs, 2 Hits, 1 Errors | ||
| Boston - Bottom of 6th | SCORE | |
| Scott Baker pitching for Minnesota | MIN | BOS |
| J Ellsbury reached on infield single to shortstop. | 9 | 2 |
| D Pedroia grounded into double play, third to second to first, J Ellsbury out at second. | 9 | 2 |
| A Gonzalez flied out to right. | 9 | 2 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Minnesota - Top of 7th | SCORE | |
| Alfredo Aceves pitching for Boston | MIN | BOS |
| B Revere grounded out to third. | 9 | 2 |
| D Butera flied out to left. | 9 | 2 |
| A Casilla grounded out to shortstop. | 9 | 2 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Boston - Bottom of 7th | SCORE | |
| Scott Baker pitching for Minnesota | MIN | BOS |
| K Youkilis flied out to right. | 9 | 2 |
| D Ortiz grounded out to first. | 9 | 2 |
| J Drew popped out to third. | 9 | 2 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Minnesota - Top of 8th | SCORE | |
| Alfredo Aceves pitching for Boston | MIN | BOS |
| D Span grounded out to shortstop. | 9 | 2 |
| T Plouffe grounded out to pitcher. | 9 | 2 |
| J Morneau flied out to right. | 9 | 2 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Boston - Bottom of 8th | SCORE | |
| Scott Baker pitching for Minnesota | MIN | BOS |
| J Lowrie grounded out to second. | 9 | 2 |
| C Crawford singled to center. | 9 | 2 |
| J Saltalamacchia hit a ground rule double to deep center, C Crawford to third. | 9 | 2 |
| J Ellsbury flied out to left. | 9 | 2 |
| D Pedroia struck out swinging. | 9 | 2 |
| 0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Minnesota - Top of 9th | SCORE | |
| Alfredo Aceves pitching for Boston | MIN | BOS |
| J Kubel doubled to left. | 9 | 2 |
| R Tosoni ran for J Kubel. | 9 | 2 |
| M Cuddyer popped out to shortstop. | 9 | 2 |
| D Valencia popped out to second. | 9 | 2 |
| B Revere grounded out to first. | 9 | 2 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Boston - Bottom of 9th | SCORE | |
| Joe Nathan pitching for Minnesota | MIN | BOS |
| J Nathan relieved S Baker. | 9 | 2 |
| A Gonzalez grounded out to first. | 9 | 2 |
| K Youkilis walked. | 9 | 2 |
| D Ortiz flied out to right. | 9 | 2 |
| J Drew grounded out to second. | 9 | 2 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||