A three-run homer by Carl Yastrzemski triggered the Red Sox to a 5-2 victory over the Twins. Yaz's blow came in the third inning after singles by Jerry Remy and Dwight Evans. Jim Rice followed with a double, advanced to third on a single by Tony Perez and scored when Carney Lansford bounced into a forceout. [The Sporting News]

Boston Red Sox 5, Minnesota Twins 2

Game Played on Wednesday, May 13, 1981 (Night game) at Metropolitan Stadium

Red Sox 0 0 4 0 0 0 1 0 0 - 5 11 0 Twins 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 - 2 7 0 Red Sox AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Twins AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Remy 2b 5 1 2 0 0 0 .311 Powell rf 4 1 1 1 1 0 .280 Evans rf 5 1 1 0 0 1 .365 Castino 3b 5 0 2 1 0 0 .268 Yastrzemski dh 3 2 1 3 2 0 .186 Hatcher cf 4 0 1 0 0 0 .280 Rice lf 4 1 2 0 0 0 .265 Smalley 1b 4 0 0 0 0 2 .292 Perez 1b 4 0 2 1 0 0 .233 Adams dh 4 0 2 0 0 0 .277 Lansford 3b 4 0 0 1 0 0 .318 Wilfong 2b 2 1 0 0 2 0 .223 Miller cf 4 0 1 0 0 1 .300 Sofield lf 4 0 0 0 0 1 .151 Hoffman ss 3 0 1 0 0 0 .212 Butera c 3 0 0 0 1 1 .288 Schmidt c 3 0 1 0 1 2 .267 Baker ss 2 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Torrez p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Goodwin ph 0 0 0 0 1 0 .250 Clear p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Mackanin ss 1 0 1 0 0 0 .233 Arroyo p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Cooper p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 35 5 11 5 3 4 Totals 33 2 7 2 5 4 Time of Game: 2:22 Attendance: 4,077 Left on Base: Red Sox 7, Twins 9 DP: Red Sox 1, Twins 0 Doubles: Rice (3), Perez (3), Adams (6), Mackanin (2) Triples: Powell (2) Home Runs: Yastrzemski (1) Stolen Bases: Castino (2) Caught Stealing: Lansford (5) Sacrifice Hits: Hoffman (4) GIDP: Hatcher (6) Red Sox IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Torrez W(3-2) 6.2 5 2 2 2 2 0 26 5.04 Clear SV(2) 2.1 2 0 0 3 2 0 12 3.86 Totals 9 7 2 2 5 4 0 38 Twins IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Arroyo L(2-2) 6.2 11 5 5 3 3 1 32 3.86 Cooper 2.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 7 3.38 Totals 9 11 5 5 3 4 1 39 Passed Balls: Schmidt (1) Umpires: HP - Joe Brinkman, 1B - Dale Ford, 2B - Derryl Cousins, 3B - Marty Springstead RED SOX 1ST: Remy grounded out (pitcher to first); Evans grounded out (shortstop to first); Yastrzemski walked; Rice singled to left [Yastrzemski to second]; Perez forced Yastrzemski (third unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Red Sox 0, Twins 0. TWINS 1ST: Powell lined to shortstop; Castino singled to center; Hatcher grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Castino out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Twins 0. RED SOX 2ND: Lansford flied out to left; Miller struck out; Hoffman grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Twins 0. TWINS 2ND: Smalley struck out; Adams doubled to right; Wilfong popped to shortstop; Sofield flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 0, Twins 0. RED SOX 3RD: Schmidt struck out; Remy singled to right; Evans singled to right [Remy to third]; Yastrzemski homered [Remy scored, Evans scored]; Rice doubled to left; Perez singled to center [Rice to third]; Lansford forced Perez (second to shortstop) [Rice scored]; Lansford was caught stealing second (catcher to second); 4 R, 5 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 4, Twins 0. TWINS 3RD: Butera grounded out (second to first); Baker grounded out (shortstop to first); Powell flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 4, Twins 0. RED SOX 4TH: Miller singled to right; Hoffman out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Miller to second]; Schmidt walked; Remy forced Miller (third unassisted) [Schmidt to second]; Evans struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Red Sox 4, Twins 0. TWINS 4TH: Castino grounded out (shortstop to first); Hatcher singled to left; Smalley grounded out (second to first) [Hatcher to second]; Adams flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 4, Twins 0. RED SOX 5TH: Yastrzemski grounded out (second to first); Rice grounded out (third to first); Perez grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 4, Twins 0. TWINS 5TH: On a bunt Wilfong grounded out (second to first); Twins Coach Karl Kuehl ejected by 1B umpire Dale Ford; Sofield flied out to center; Butera flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 4, Twins 0. RED SOX 6TH: Lansford grounded out (second to first); Miller grounded out (shortstop to first); Hoffman singled to left; Schmidt singled to center [Hoffman to second]; Remy singled to left [Hoffman out at home (left to catcher), Schmidt to second]; 0 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Red Sox 4, Twins 0. TWINS 6TH: Baker flied out to center; Powell tripled to left; Castino singled to left [Powell scored]; Castino stole second; Hatcher flied out to right; Smalley flied out to right; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 4, Twins 1. RED SOX 7TH: Evans flied out to center; Yastrzemski walked; Rice popped to first; Perez doubled to right [Yastrzemski scored]; COOPER REPLACED ARROYO (PITCHING); Lansford reached on a fielder's choice [Perez out at third (third unassisted)]; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 5, Twins 1. TWINS 7TH: Adams grounded out (third to first); Wilfong walked; Sofield struck out; Schmidt allowed a passed ball [Wilfong to second]; Butera walked; CLEAR REPLACED TORREZ (PITCHING); GOODWIN BATTED FOR BAKER; Goodwin walked [Wilfong to third, Butera to second]; Powell walked [Wilfong scored, Butera to third, Goodwin to second]; Castino flied out to center; 1 R, 0 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Red Sox 5, Twins 2. RED SOX 8TH: MACKANIN REPLACED GOODWIN (PLAYING SS); Miller grounded out (first unassisted); Hoffman popped to second; Schmidt struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 5, Twins 2. TWINS 8TH: Hatcher flied out to center; Smalley was called out on strikes; Adams singled to right; Wilfong walked [Adams to second]; Sofield popped to shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Red Sox 5, Twins 2. RED SOX 9TH: Remy flied out to left; Evans flied out to right; Yastrzemski flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 5, Twins 2. TWINS 9TH: Butera was called out on strikes; Mackanin doubled to left; Powell flied out to left; Castino flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 5, Twins 2.

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