October 27, 2006
It was a pitchers duel in Game 5 of the 2006 World Series. Derek Lowe for Los Angeles and Johan Santana for Minnesota reprised their Game 1 matchup. This game was scoreless in the bottom of the 6th when LA loaded the bases with no outs. Santana got Jason Repko to hit into a home-to-1st doubleplay, then struck out Olmedo Saenz to get out of a big jam. In the bottom of the 7th, Andre Either connected for a bomb to leftfield and LA was up 1-0. Minnesota tied things up in the 8th on a single, a stolen base and a single from Jason Tyner. With Joe Beimel now pitching for the Dodgers in the 9th, the Twins once again scored on a single, a stolen base and a single by Nick Punto. Minesota led 2-1. With Joe Nathan making his first appearance on the mound in the Series for Minnesota in the bottom of the 9th, Jeff Kent tripled with 1 out for LA. Nathan then struck out Andre Either and got pinch hitter James Loney to lineout to end the game. Jesse Crain got the Win. Beimel took the Loss. Minnesota now leads the World Series 3 games to 2 and heads home for the rest of the Series.
BOXSCORE: 2006 Minnesota Twins At 2006 Los Angeles(NL) Dodgers 10/27/2006
Twins AB R H RBI AVG Dodgers AB R H RBI AVG
L.Castillo 2B 4 1 1 0 .333 K.Lofton CF 4 0 2 0 .409
N.Punto 3B 3 0 2 1 .368 R.Furcal SS 4 0 1 0 .263
J.Mauer C 4 0 0 0 .333 N.Garciaparra 1B 3 0 1 0 .222
M.Cuddyer RF,1B 4 0 0 0 .333 J.Drew RF 0 0 0 0 .125
J.Morneau 1B 3 0 1 0 .316 A-J.Repko PR,RF 3 0 0 0 .000
B-L.Ford PR,RF 0 1 0 0 ---- O.Saenz 3B 3 0 0 0 .143
T.Hunter CF 3 0 0 0 .143 D-W.Betemit PH 1 0 0 0 .250
J.Tyner LF 3 0 1 1 .400 J.Kent 2B 4 0 1 0 .200
J.Bartlett SS 3 0 0 0 .267 E-R.Martinez PR 0 0 0 01.000
J.Santana P 2 0 1 0 .500 A.Ethier LF 4 1 1 1 .385
C-J.Kubel PH 1 0 0 0 .200 R.Martin C 3 0 2 0 .278
J.Crain P 0 0 0 0 ---- F-J.Loney PH 1 0 0 0 .333
J.Nathan P 0 0 0 0 ---- D.Lowe P 1 0 0 0 .000
J.Beimel P 0 0 0 0 ----
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Totals 30 2 6 2 Totals 31 1 8 1
A-Pinch Ran For Drew In 2nd Inning
B-Pinch Ran For Morneau In 8th Inning
C-Pinch Hit For Santana In 8th Inning
D-Pinch Hit For Saenz In 9th Inning
E-Pinch Ran For Kent In 9th Inning
F-Pinch Hit For Martin In 9th Inning
INJURY: J.D. Drew INJURED (for 0 more games) in 2nd inning
INJURY: Wilson Betemit INJURED (for 0 more games) in 9th inning
Twins........... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 - 2 6 0
Dodgers......... 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 - 1 8 0
Twins (3-2) IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA
J.Santana 7 7 1 1 1 5 1 97 1.17
J.Crain WIN(1-0) 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 12 4.15
J.Nathan SAVE(1st) 1 1 0 0 0 2 0 13 0.00
Totals 9 8 1 1 1 8 1
Dodgers (2-3) IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA
D.Lowe 7 2/3 4 1 1 1 5 0 92 1.59
J.Beimel LOSS(0-1) 1 1/3 2 1 1 0 0 0 23 10.80
Totals 9 6 2 2 1 5 0
ATTENDANCE- 54,221 DATE- Friday, October 27th 2006 TIME- Night WEATHER- Good
T- 2:45
LEFT ON BASE- Twins: 2 Dodgers: 7
DOUBLE PLAYS- Twins: 1 Dodgers: 3
TRIPLES- J.Kent(1st)
HOME RUNS- A.Ethier(1st)
RBIs- N.Punto(1st), J.Tyner(1st), A.Ethier(2nd)
STOLEN BASES- L.Castillo(3rd), L.Ford(1st), K.Lofton(1st), R.Furcal(1st)
SACRIFICE HITS- D.Lowe-2
WALKS- N.Punto, N.Garciaparra
HIT BY PITCH- J.Drew
STRIKE OUTS- M.Cuddyer, T.Hunter-2, J.Bartlett-2, N.Garciaparra, J.Repko-2,
O.Saenz, W.Betemit, J.Kent, A.Ethier, D.Lowe
GIDP- L.Castillo, J.Mauer-2, J.Repko
WILD PITCHES- J.Beimel
RLISP 2-out- R.Furcal, O.Saenz-2, K.Lofton, J.Kubel, J.Loney
TEAM RISP- Twins: 2 for 3 Dodgers: 2 for 8
Third baseman Nick Punto had 2 base hits as the Minnesota Twins defeated the
Los Angeles(NL) Dodgers by the score of 2 to 1 at Dodger Stadium.
Minnesota scored the deciding run in the top of the 9th inning. Luis Castillo
stroked a single. Castillo then stole second base. Punto then delivered a
one-base hit scoring the run. The teams had been locked in a scoreless duel
until the 7th inning.
Jesse Crain(1-0) went 1 inning allowing no runs for the win. Joe Nathan earned
his 1st save. Joe Beimel(0-1) took the loss in relief. He pitched 1 and 1/3
innings giving up 2 hits and no walks.CONDENSED PLAY LOG
TOP 1- Castillo-G, Punto-W, Mauer-G-DP
BOT 1- Lofton-G, Furcal-L, Garciaparra-K
TOP 2- Cuddyer-K, Morneau-G, Hunter-K
BOT 2- Drew-HBP, Saenz-FO, Kent-K, Ethier-G
TOP 3- Tyner-F, Bartlett-K, Santana-G
BOT 3- Martin-Si, Lowe-Sac, Lofton-Si, Furcal-F
TOP 4- Castillo-P, Punto-Si, Mauer-F, Cuddyer-F
BOT 4- Garciaparra-Si, Repko-K, Saenz-F, Kent-G
TOP 5- Morneau-G, Hunter-K, Tyner-G
BOT 5- Ethier-P, Martin-G, Lowe-K
TOP 6- Bartlett-L, Santana-Si, Castillo-G-DP
BOT 6- Lofton-Si, SB(Lofton), Furcal-Si, SB(Furcal), Garciaparra-W
Repko-G-DP, Saenz-K
TOP 7- Punto-G, Mauer-F, Cuddyer-G
BOT 7- Kent-G, Ethier-HR, Martin-Si, Lowe-Sac, Lofton-L
TOP 8- Morneau-Si, Hunter-F, SB(Ford), Tyner-Si, Bartlett-K, WP, Kubel-L
BOT 8- Furcal-G, Garciaparra-G, Repko-K
TOP 9- Castillo-Si, SB(Castillo), Punto-Si, Mauer-G-DP, Cuddyer-F
BOT 9- Betemit-K, Kent-Tr, Ethier-K, Loney-L
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