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Friday, August 29th
Joe Mauer went 5 for 6 with a Run, a Double, and 4 RBI. Justin Morneau went 4 for 5 with 3 Runs, 2 Doubles, and an RBI. Garrett Atkins hit a pair of HRs and had 5 RBI. Chris Dickerson went 3 for 5 with 3 Runs, a Double, a HR, 4 RBI, and a SB. Dustin Pedroia went 4 for 4 with 3 Runs, a Double, a Walk, and 2 SBs. Cliff Floyd went 3 for 4 with a Run, 2 Doubles, 5 RBI, and a Walk. Manny Ramirez went 4 for 4 with 2 Runs, 2 Doubles, and a Walk. Edwin Encarnacion, Ben Zobrist, and Carlos Beltran each hit a Grand Slam. B.J. Upton (3 Runs), Gabe Gross, David Ortiz, Mike Aviles, Clint Barmes, and Alexi Casilla each had 3 Hits. Kevin Youkilis, Ryan Braun, Eugenio Velez, Raul Ibanez, and Jason Bay each had 3 RBI. Jolbert Cabrera and Akinori Iwamura scored 3 Runs.
Diasuke Matsuzaka gave up 2 Hits in 8 scoreless Innings with 7 Ks to improve to 16-2 with a 2.82 ERA. Ervin Santana gave up 1 Run on 5 hits with 7 Ks to improve to 14-5 with a 3.31 ERA. Kevin Slowey gave up 2 Runs in 6 Innings with 10 Ks to improve to 11-8 with a 3.70 ERA. Zach Miner gave up 1 Run in 6 Innings to improve to 8-4 with a 3.46 ERA. Carl Pavano gave up 1 Run on 3 Hits to improve to 2-0 with a 3.27 ERA. Dave Bush gave up 1 Run in 6-2/3 Innings to improve to 9-9. Aaron Cook gave up 2 Runs on 5 Hits in 6 Innings to improve to 16-8 with a 3.88 ERA. Scott Kazmir threw 5-1/3 scoreless Innings allowing 3 Hits while striking out 6 to improve to 10-6 with a 3.13 ERA. Felix Hernandez gave up 2 Runs in 6 Innings with 7 Ks to improve to 9-8 with a 3.27 ERA. Oliver Perez (6 Innings, 1 Earned Run, 3 Hits), Chris Volstad (6-1/3 Innings, 1 Run, 5 Ks), Kyle Lohse (8 Innings, 2 Runs, 6 Ks), and Randy Wolf (6 Innings, 1 Earned Run, 3 Hits) all pitched well, but got no-decisions. A.J. Burnett gave up 2 Runs in 8 Innings with 8 Ks, but lost.
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