May 11, 2008 - 11:30 AM
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MINNEAPOLIS (Ticker) -- Rookie Jed Lowrie will try to build off a career night and prove to the Boston Red Sox that he belongs in the big leagues when they face the Minnesota Twins in the third contest of a four-game series.
With Sean Casey and Alex Cora both ready to come off the disabled list, Lowrie soon could be sent back to Class AA Portland. But he seems intent to make an impression before he leaves.
Lowrie snapped an 0-for-11 streak and finished with a career-high three hits, two runs scored and his first major league home run in Saturday's 5-2 win over the Twins. The shortstop finished a triple short of the cycle.
"It's something I can't control," Lowrie said of his looming demotion. "As a young player on this team, we've got so many good players and veteran players that my job is to just help whenever I can."
Boston will send knuckleballer Tim Wakefield (3-1, 3.33 ERA) to the mound on Sunday. Wakefield tossed eight scoreless innings in Tuesday's 5-0 victory over the Detroit Tigers, allowing just two hits and struck out six.
Nick Blackburn (2-2, 3.65) counters for Minnesota, which has won seven of its previous nine contests. The righthander allowed four runs - three earned - on six hits and three walks over six frames in Tuesday's 7-1 setback to the Chicago White Sox.
From the Bleachers
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BOSTON: 8
MINNESOTA: 9
Final
May 11 11:15 PM -
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AT MINNESOTA - SCORING UPDATE
FIELDER'S CHOICE BY COCO CRISP SCORED MIKE LOWELL.
SITUATION: 2 RUNS IN, C CRISP ON FIRST, 2 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: BOSTON 8
MINNESOTA 9 TOP, 9TH
DUE UP FOR BOSTON: K CASH (.375, 2-FOR-4, RBI)
May 11 11:12 PM -
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AT MINNESOTA - SCORING UPDATE
DOUBLE BY J.D. DREW SCORED KEVIN YOUKILIS.
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, J DREW ON SECOND, M LOWELL ON THIRD, 1 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: BOSTON 7
MINNESOTA 9 TOP, 9TH
DUE UP FOR BOSTON: C CRISP (.321, 2-FOR-4, HR, 2 RBI)
May 11 11:09 PM -
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AT MINNESOTA - SCORING UPDATE
SOLO HOME RUN BY CRAIG MONROE (4) TO LEFT WITH 0 OUT IN THE
7TH OFF MIKE TIMLIN.
CURRENT SCORE: BOSTON 6, MINNESOTA 9
DUE UP FOR MINNESOTA: D YOUNG (.267, 0-FOR-2, BB)
May 11 10:35 PM -
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AT MINNESOTA - SCORING UPDATE
TWO-RUN HOME RUN BY COCO CRISP (2) TO RIGHT WITH 2 OUT IN
THE 7TH OFF MATT GUERRIER SCORED J.D. DREW.
CURRENT SCORE: BOSTON 6, MINNESOTA 8
DUE UP FOR BOSTON: K CASH (.385, 2-FOR-3, RBI)
May 11 10:28 PM -
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AT MINNESOTA - SCORING UPDATE
FIELDER'S CHOICE BY CRAIG MONROE SCORED JOE MAUER.
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, C MONROE ON FIRST, M CUDDYER ON SECOND, J
MORNEAU ON THIRD, 2 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: BOSTON 4
MINNESOTA 8 BOTTOM, 4TH
DUE UP FOR MINNESOTA: D YOUNG (.269, 0-FOR-1, BB)
May 11 9:56 PM -
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AT MINNESOTA - SCORING UPDATE
SINGLE BY KEVIN YOUKILIS SCORED DUSTIN PEDROIA.
SITUATION: 3 RUNS IN, K YOUKILIS ON FIRST, D ORTIZ ON SECOND, 2 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: BOSTON 4
MINNESOTA 7 TOP, 4TH
DUE UP FOR BOSTON: M LOWELL (.277, 0-FOR-1, SF, RBI)
May 11 9:31 PM -
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AT MINNESOTA - SCORING UPDATE
ERROR BY MATT TOLBERT ALLOWED KEVIN CASH TO SCORE.
SITUATION: 2 RUNS IN, D PEDROIA ON SECOND, 2 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: BOSTON 3
MINNESOTA 7 TOP, 4TH
DUE UP FOR BOSTON: D ORTIZ (.245, 2-FOR-2)
May 11 9:27 PM -
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AT MINNESOTA - SCORING UPDATE
SINGLE BY KEVIN CASH SCORED COCO CRISP.
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, K CASH ON FIRST, 0 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: BOSTON 2
MINNESOTA 7 TOP, 4TH
DUE UP FOR BOSTON: A CORA (.750, 0-FOR-1)
May 11 9:22 PM -
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AT MINNESOTA - SCORING UPDATE
SINGLE BY MIKE LAMB SCORED JUSTIN MORNEAU AND DELMON YOUNG.
SITUATION: 2 RUNS IN, M LAMB ON FIRST, 2 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: BOSTON 1
MINNESOTA 7 BOTTOM, 3RD
DUE UP FOR MINNESOTA: A EVERETT (.213, 1-FOR-1, HR, 2 RBI)
May 11 9:14 PM -
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AT MINNESOTA - SCORING UPDATE
SACRIFICE FLY BY MIKE LOWELL SCORED JACOBY ELLSBURY.
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, D ORTIZ ON FIRST, D PEDROIA ON THIRD, 2 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: BOSTON 1
MINNESOTA 5 TOP, 3RD
DUE UP FOR BOSTON: J DREW (.276, 0-FOR-1)
May 11 9:02 PM -
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AT MINNESOTA - SCORING UPDATE
TWO-RUN HOME RUN BY ADAM EVERETT (1) TO LEFT WITH 1 OUT IN
THE 2ND OFF TIM WAKEFIELD SCORED MIKE LAMB.
CURRENT SCORE: BOSTON 0, MINNESOTA 5
DUE UP FOR MINNESOTA: C GOMEZ (.269, 0-FOR-1)
May 11 8:44 PM -
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AT MINNESOTA - SCORING UPDATE
THREE-RUN HOME RUN BY CRAIG MONROE (3) TO LEFT WITH 0 OUT
IN THE 2ND OFF TIM WAKEFIELD SCORED JUSTIN MORNEAU AND MICHAEL
CUDDYER.
CURRENT SCORE: BOSTON 0, MINNESOTA 3
DUE UP FOR MINNESOTA: D YOUNG (.271, 0 HR, 10 RBI)
May 11 8:40 PM
