| Bottom of 9: |
| Twins ninth. Papelbon pitching. Crede popped out to first baseman Youkilis. Harris singled to center. Young flied out to right fielder Drew. Buscher pinch-hitting for Ayala. On defensive indifference, Harris to second. Buscher struck out. |
| Runs: 0, Hits: 1, Errors: 0 |
| Top of 9: |
| Red Sox ninth. Kottaras singled to right. Bailey grounded into a double play, third baseman Crede to second baseman Tolbert to first baseman Morneau, Kottaras out. Lugo lined out to third baseman Crede. |
| Runs: 0, Hits: 1, Errors: 0 |
| Bottom of 8: |
| Twins eighth. Okajima pitching. Span struck out. Mauer flied out to center fielder Ellsbury. Morneau singled to center. Kubel grounded out, first baseman Youkilis unassisted. |
| Runs: 0, Hits: 1, Errors: 0 |
| Top of 8: |
| Red Sox eighth. Ayala pitching. Ayala pitching. Youkilis flied out to center fielder Span. Lowell grounded out, pitcher Ayala to first baseman Morneau. Ortiz popped out to second baseman Tolbert. |
| Runs: 0, Hits: 0, Errors: 0 |
| Bottom of 7: |
| Twins seventh. Crede grounded out, catcher Varitek to first baseman Youkilis. Kottaras in as catcher. Harris doubled to left. Young struck out. Cuddyer pinch-hitting for Henn. Cuddyer walked on four pitches. Tolbert flied out to left fielder Bailey. |
| Runs: 0, Hits: 1, Errors: 0 |
| Top of 7: |
| Red Sox seventh. Varitek homered to right on a 2-1 count. Bailey doubled to right. Crain pitching. Lugo flied out to right fielder Kubel, Bailey to third. Henn pitching. Ellsbury was hit by a pitch. Pedroia hit a sacrifice fly to right fielder Kubel, Bailey scored. Mauer in as catcher. Henn pitching. Drew grounded into fielder's choice, second baseman Tolbert to shortstop Harris, Ellsbury out. |
| Runs: 2, Hits: 2, Errors: 0 |
| Bottom of 6: |
| Twins sixth. Span struck out. Mauer flied out to left fielder Bailey. Morneau walked. Kubel struck out. |
| Runs: 0, Hits: 0, Errors: 0 |
| Top of 6: |
| Red Sox sixth. Drew flied out to center fielder Span. Youkilis singled to center. Lowell flied out to left fielder Young. Ortiz struck out. |
| Runs: 0, Hits: 1, Errors: 0 |
| Bottom of 5: |
| Twins fifth. Young grounded out, shortstop Lugo to first baseman Youkilis. Redmond grounded out, second baseman Pedroia to first baseman Youkilis. Tolbert flied out to center fielder Ellsbury. |
| Runs: 0, Hits: 0, Errors: 0 |
| Top of 5: |
| Red Sox fifth. Varitek homered to center on a 1-0 count. Bailey flied out to center fielder Span. Lugo walked on a full count. Ellsbury flied out to left fielder Young. Pedroia grounded out, shortstop Harris to first baseman Morneau. |
| Runs: 1, Hits: 1, Errors: 0 |
| Bottom of 4: |
| Twins fourth. Kubel grounded out, second baseman Pedroia to first baseman Youkilis. Crede struck out. Harris lined out to first baseman Youkilis. |
| Runs: 0, Hits: 0, Errors: 0 |
| Top of 4: |
| Red Sox fourth. Youkilis walked on a full count. Lowell grounded into a double play, shortstop Harris to second baseman Tolbert to first baseman Morneau, Youkilis out. Ortiz struck out. |
| Runs: 0, Hits: 0, Errors: 0 |
| Bottom of 3: |
| Twins third. Tolbert singled to left. Span sacrificed, catcher Varitek to second baseman Pedroia, Tolbert to second. Mauer grounded out, second baseman Pedroia to first baseman Youkilis, Tolbert to third. Morneau grounded out, second baseman Pedroia to first baseman Youkilis. |
| Runs: 0, Hits: 1, Errors: 0 |
| Top of 3: |
| Red Sox third. Ellsbury grounded out, second baseman Tolbert to first baseman Morneau. Pedroia grounded out, third baseman Crede to first baseman Morneau. Drew flied out to left fielder Young. |
| Runs: 0, Hits: 0, Errors: 0 |
| Bottom of 2: |
| Twins second. Kubel struck out. Crede homered to left on a 0-1 count. Harris walked on four pitches. Young walked on a full count, Harris to second. Redmond grounded into a double play, second baseman Pedroia to shortstop Lugo to first baseman Youkilis, Young out. |
| Runs: 1, Hits: 1, Errors: 0 |
| Top of 2: |
| Red Sox second. Ortiz singled to center. Varitek struck out. Bailey grounded into fielder's choice, shortstop Harris to second baseman Tolbert, Ortiz out. Lugo grounded out, second baseman Tolbert to first baseman Morneau. |
| Runs: 0, Hits: 1, Errors: 0 |
| Bottom of 1: |
| Twins first. Span struck out. Mauer struck out. Morneau struck out. |
| Runs: 0, Hits: 0, Errors: 0 |
| Top of 1: |
| Red Sox first. Ellsbury flied out to left fielder Young. Pedroia grounded out, second baseman Tolbert to first baseman Morneau. Drew walked on a full count. Youkilis walked on a full count, Drew to second. Lowell grounded out, pitcher Swarzak to first baseman Morneau. |
| Runs: 0, Hits: 0, Errors: 0 |
