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3rd & 7 37yd

And Ortiz does it again. Just tied Jim Rice for 3rd place in #RedSox history with 382 HRs

by Pete Abraham via twitter 5/14/2014 1:16:04 AM
David Ortiz 2nd homer of night ties him with Jim Rice with 382, third all-time for Red Sox

by Nick Cafardo via twitter 5/14/2014 1:17:25 AM
Ortiz now 23 of 45 at Target Field in 12 games. 7 HRs and 18 RBIs. Like the Twins needed to regret that non-tender more.

by Pete Abraham via twitter 5/14/2014 1:20:41 AM
And Peavy is done in the 5th inning #RedSox down 6-2.

by Pete Abraham via twitter 5/14/2014 1:46:19 AM
Chris Capuano pitching for the #RedSox now. He’s been struggling of late: bostonglobe.com/sports/2014/05…

by Pete Abraham via twitter 5/14/2014 1:48:49 AM
Victorino jammed his ankle sliding into third looked like

by Pete Abraham via twitter 5/14/2014 1:57:50 AM
Ortiz settles for an opposite field RBI single his third time up. #RedSox down 6-3. If they can get him up 3 more times they have a chance

by Pete Abraham via twitter 5/14/2014 1:59:42 AM
It’s so cold at Target Field the people seemed happy to be on the kiss cam

by Pete Abraham via twitter 5/14/2014 2:09:47 AM
#RedSox down 6-4. Two on and two out for Ortiz. Lefty Brian Duensing coming in.

by Pete Abraham via twitter 5/14/2014 2:32:25 AM
Ortiz already 3 for 3 with two solo homers and an RBI single.

by Pete Abraham via twitter 5/14/2014 2:33:18 AM
Wow. Ortiz with another RBI single. #RedSox now down 6-5. 4 RBI night so far. 3-2 pitch.

by Pete Abraham via twitter 5/14/2014 2:37:26 AM
Game 38: Red Sox at Twins

Good afternoon from Minneapolis. Here are the lineups:

RED SOX (19-18)
Pedroia 2B
Victorino RF
Ortiz DH
Napoli 1B
Sizemore LF
Pierzynski C
Bogaerts SS
Middlebrooks 3B
Bradley Jr. CF
Pitching: RHP Jake Peavy (1-1, 3.09).

TWINS (17-19)
Dozier 2B
Mauer 1B
Plouffe 3B
Kubel LF
Suzuki C
Parmelee RF
Nunez DH
Escobar SS
Santana CF
Pitching: RHP Ricky Nolasco (2-3, 5.64).

Game time: 8:10 p.m.

TV/Radio: NESN / WEEI.

Red Sox vs. Nolasco: Victorino 6-10, Herrera 3-7, Ortiz 1-7, Pedroia 2-8, Middlebrooks 0-6, Gomes 0-3, Pierzynski 1-3, Ross 1-2.

Twins vs. Peavy: Mauer 10-32, Plouffe 6-23, Dozier 5-16, Parmelee 5-14, Kubel 1-11, Hicks 0-4, Correia 0-3, Escobar 0-2, Nunez 0-2, Suzuki 0-3.

Stat of the Day: The Red Sox and Astros are the only teams in the majors not to have won three games in a row this season.

Notes: After a day off, the Red Sox start a three-game series against the Twins. The Sox have won two straight, four of five and six of eight and are now 1.5 games out of first place. … Peavy was scheduled to pitch on Wednesday but the Red Sox decided to flip him with Felix Doubront. Peavy is 7-3, 2.84 in 13 career starts against the Twins. In two starts against Minnesota last season he allowed three runs over 14 innings and struck out 15. Both games were while Peavy was with the White Sox. … Nolasco pitched one of the best games against the Red Sox last season when was with the Dodgers. On Aug. 23 at Dodger Stadium, he threw eight scoreless innings, giving up two hits without a walks and striking out six. … The Sox are 9-7 on the road, 6-4 in May and 9-3 at Target Field since it opened in 2010. … Bogaerts is 1 of his last 16.

Song of the Day: “Let’s Go Crazy” by Prince.

Pete Abraham, Boston Globe... 5/14/2014 5:27:20 AM
#RedSox : Pedroia 2B, Victorino RF, Ortiz DH, Napoli 1B, Sizemore LF, Pierzynski C, Bogaerts SS, Middlebrooks 3B, Bradley CF, Doubront P

by Pete Abraham via twitter 5/14/2014 8:06:36 PM
Mike Carp, who hasn’t played much recently for the #RedSox , putting on a show in BP.

by Pete Abraham via twitter 5/14/2014 11:03:00 PM
Rene Rancourt with Golden Sombrero four fist pumps after anthem. Must be a big game.

by Dan Shaughnessy via twitter 5/14/2014 11:10:28 PM
Holy cow. Ortiz with another homer at Target Field. 4th in 2 nights.

by Pete Abraham via twitter 5/15/2014 1:37:25 AM
Ortiz now with 442 HRs, tying Dave Kingman for 39th all-time

by Pete Abraham via twitter 5/15/2014 1:38:24 AM
Ortiz in 56 career games against the Twins: 75 of 212 (.354). 18 doubles, 19 HRs and 49 RBIs.

by Pete Abraham via twitter 5/15/2014 1:42:31 AM
Ortiz at Target Field update: 28 of 51, 4 doubles, 9 HRs, 22 RBIs in 13 games. All-Star Game MVP?

by Pete Abraham via twitter 5/15/2014 1:45:01 AM
Xander Bogaerts starts the 6-3 double play on Mauer and pumps his fist. #RedSox 7-1 after 7 innings.

by Pete Abraham via twitter 5/15/2014 2:29:56 AM
Bogaerts has been getting better the last two weeks defensively. Throws more accurate, a little more range.

by Pete Abraham via twitter 5/15/2014 2:30:33 AM
The #RedSox pitchers do defensive drills in spring training. The might as well go fishing for all the good they seem to do.

by Pete Abraham via twitter 5/15/2014 2:43:26 AM
Mujica, pitching for the second time in 12 days, allows a 2-run homer by Plouffe. #RedSox up 9-4 in 9th.

by Pete Abraham via twitter 5/15/2014 3:16:38 AM
Good morning from beautiful Target Field. https://pbs.twimg.com/media/BnrplinCcAAsLFw.jpg

by Pete Abraham via twitter 5/15/2014 2:05:35 PM
Led by the Target Field Terror, the #RedSox beat the Twins: bostonglobe.com/sports/2014/05…

by Pete Abraham via twitter 5/15/2014 2:09:02 PM
So, according to the police, Aaron Hernandez played the entire 2012 Patriots season AFTER killing two people.

by Dan Shaughnessy via twitter 5/15/2014 3:48:09 PM
Aaron Hernandez indicted for two more murders. Boston Globe story: bostonglobe.com/metro/2014/05/…

by Pete Abraham via twitter 5/15/2014 4:13:00 PM
#RedSox load the bases but Ross strikes out to end the inning.

by Pete Abraham via twitter 5/15/2014 6:19:50 PM
There needs to be a YouTube compilation of Jonny Gomes flinging himself around the outfield.

by Pete Abraham via twitter 5/15/2014 6:24:15 PM
His teammates picked up a run but now Buchholz in trouble again. 2 on and 1 out for Mauer, who already has two hits.

by Pete Abraham via twitter 5/15/2014 6:26:48 PM
6-4-3 with an acrobatic turn by Pedroia. Buchholz out of the inning.

by Pete Abraham via twitter 5/15/2014 6:28:50 PM
Middlebrooks strikes out again. 6 for 40 this month with 15 Ks and no XBHs.

by Pete Abraham via twitter 5/15/2014 6:33:49 PM
Ying and yang: Phil Hughes K'd Will Middlebrooks with FB's and Jackie Bradley with offspeed.

by Nick Cafardo via twitter 5/15/2014 6:35:47 PM
Nice AB between Hughes and Bogaerts here. 12 pitches so far

by Pete Abraham via twitter 5/15/2014 6:43:15 PM
F-8 on the 14th pitch. Hughes wins that one.

by Pete Abraham via twitter 5/15/2014 6:44:35 PM
Fly to CF but nice 14-pitch AB by Bogaerts in fifth off Hughes to raise pitch count.

by Nick Cafardo via twitter 5/15/2014 6:44:36 PM
Based on this @RedSox tweet, Manny Ramirez will be at the Fenway for the latest 2004 reunion coming up May 28: twitter.com/RedSox/status/…

by Pete Abraham via twitter 5/15/2014 6:49:01 PM
Goed thing the #RedSox didn’t send Middlebrooks back to Pawtucket in the 5th inning. He just tied the game.

by Pete Abraham via twitter 5/15/2014 8:04:43 PM
Andrew Miller in the 9th inning for the #RedSox in a 3-3 game.

by Pete Abraham via twitter 5/15/2014 8:08:52 PM
1-2-3 inning for Miller. Brian Duensing in for the Twins to face the top of the #RedSox order, absent Ortiz.

by Pete Abraham via twitter 5/15/2014 8:13:59 PM
Ross allowed to hit in the 9th and now Herrera hitting. Maybe Victorino isn’t available.

by Pete Abraham via twitter 5/15/2014 8:17:33 PM
Herrera saves Farrell from withering post-game questions by drawing a walk.

by Pete Abraham via twitter 5/15/2014 8:21:15 PM
Twins take 2 of 3 from Red Sox, both walk-offs vs Andrew Miller. Sox back to .500.

by Maureen Mullen via twitter 5/15/2014 8:38:15 PM
Julian Edelman and Danny Amendola hanging in the #RedSox clubhouse.

by Pete Abraham via twitter 5/16/2014 7:56:46 PM
Pats Edelman and Amendola visiting Red Sox clubhouse

by Maureen Mullen via twitter 5/16/2014 7:58:30 PM

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Game 38: Red Sox at Twins