A two-run homer by Gary Gaetti in the fourth inning was the key blow as the Twins edged the Red Sox, 3-2, ending Boston's winning streak at five games. Doug Corbett pitched out of a bases-loaded jam in the seventh inning to earn his third save. [The Sporting News]



Minnesota Twins 3, Boston Red Sox 2
Game Played on Wednesday, May       5, 1982 (Night game) at Fenway Park
Twins        0  0  1    2  0  0    0  0  0  -   3 10  0
Red Sox      1  0  1    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   2 10  0


Twins                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Red Sox              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Mitchell cf           5   0   0   0     0   0   .167      Remy 2b               4   0   1   0     1   0   .283
Ward rf               5   0   2   0     0   0   .266      Evans rf              5   1   2   0     0   0   .245
Hrbek 1b              5   0   1   0     0   1   .306      Rice lf               5   1   2   0     0   2   .280
Vega dh               4   0   0   0     0   0   .366      Yastrzemski dh        4   0   1   1     0   1   .338
Bush lf               3   1   1   0     1   1   .200      Lansford 3b           3   0   2   1     1   0   .284
Gaetti 3b             4   1   1   2     0   2   .244      Stapleton 1b          4   0   0   0     0   1   .255
Wynegar c             3   1   1   0     1   1   .171      Hoffman ss            4   0   0   0     0   1   .309
Wilfong 2b            4   0   4   0     0   0   .162      Gedman c              4   0   1   0     0   0   .310
Faedo ss              3   0   0   1     0   0   .233      Miller cf             4   0   1   0     0   0   .284
Erickson p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Torrez p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Corbett p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Burgmeier p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               36   3  10   3     2   5             Totals               37   2  10   2     2   5

Time of Game: 2:25   Attendance: 14,685
Left on Base: Twins 9, Red Sox 10
DP: Twins 0, Red Sox 1
Home Runs: Gaetti (6)
Stolen Bases: Remy (4)
Sacrifice Flies: Faedo (1)
GIDP: Vega (1)


Twins                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Erickson W(4-2)         6     9   2   2   1   3   0  28   3.41
Corbett SV(3)           3     1   0   0   1   2   0  11   3.43
Totals                  9    10   2   2   2   5   0  39

Red Sox                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Torrez L(2-2)           3.1   6   3   3   1   0   1  18   3.86
Burgmeier               5.2   4   0   0   1   5   0  21   1.13
Totals                  9    10   3   3   2   5   1  39

Wild Pitches: Erickson (2)

Umpires: HP - Joe Brinkman, 1B - Derryl Cousins, 2B - Marty Springstead, 3B - Larry McCoy


TWINS 1ST: Mitchell flied out to right; Ward flied out to left;
Hrbek made an out to third; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 0, Red
Sox 0.

RED SOX 1ST: Remy grounded out (pitcher to first); Evans
grounded out (third to first); Rice singled; Yastrzemski singled
[Rice to third]; Lansford singled [Rice scored, Yastrzemski to
second]; Stapleton made an out to pitcher; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
 Twins 0, Red Sox 1.

TWINS 2ND: Vega flied out to left; Bush made an out to
shortstop; Gaetti flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Twins 0, Red Sox 1.

RED SOX 2ND: Hoffman grounded out (second to first); Gedman
lined to center; Miller singled; Remy grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 0, Red Sox 1.

TWINS 3RD: Wynegar walked; Wilfong singled [Wynegar to third,
Wilfong to second (on throw)]; Faedo hit a sacrifice fly to
center [Wynegar scored]; Mitchell flied out to center; Ward
singled [Wilfong to third]; Hrbek flied out to left; 1 R, 2 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Twins 1, Red Sox 1.

RED SOX 3RD: Evans singled; Erickson threw a wild pitch [Evans
to second]; Rice singled [Evans to third]; Yastrzemski forced
Rice (second to shortstop) [Evans scored]; Lansford singled
[Yastrzemski to second]; Stapleton struck out; Hoffman struck
out; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Twins 1, Red Sox 2.

TWINS 4TH: Vega grounded out (shortstop to first); Bush singled;
Gaetti homered [Bush scored]; Wynegar singled; Wilfong singled
[Wynegar to third]; Faedo reached on a fielder's choice [Wilfong
to second]; BURGMEIER REPLACED TORREZ (PITCHING); Mitchell
popped to catcher in foul territory; Ward grounded out (third to
first); 2 R, 4 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Twins 3, Red Sox 2.

RED SOX 4TH: Gedman flied out to right; Miller grounded out
(shortstop to first); Remy walked; Remy stole second; Evans
flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 3, Red Sox 2.

TWINS 5TH: Hrbek was called out on strikes; Vega lined to third;
Bush walked; Gaetti struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 3,
Red Sox 2.

RED SOX 5TH: Rice flied out to right; Yastrzemski struck out;
Lansford popped to first in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Twins 3, Red Sox 2.

TWINS 6TH: Wynegar was called out on strikes; Wilfong singled;
Faedo lined to right; Mitchell lined to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Twins 3, Red Sox 2.

RED SOX 6TH: Stapleton grounded out (shortstop to first);
Hoffman grounded out (shortstop to first); Gedman singled;
Miller grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Twins 3, Red Sox 2.

TWINS 7TH: Ward singled; Hrbek singled [Ward to second]; Vega
grounded into a double play (shortstop to first) [Ward to third,
Hrbek out at second]; Bush struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Twins 3, Red Sox 2.

RED SOX 7TH: Remy singled; CORBETT REPLACED ERICKSON (PITCHING);
Evans singled [Remy to second]; Rice struck out; Yastrzemski
grounded out (second to first) [Remy to third, Evans to second];
Lansford walked; Stapleton flied out to right; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3
LOB.  Twins 3, Red Sox 2.

TWINS 8TH: Gaetti struck out; Wynegar grounded out (third to
first); Wilfong singled; Faedo grounded out (pitcher to first);
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 3, Red Sox 2.

RED SOX 8TH: Hoffman grounded out (third to first); Gedman
grounded out (second to pitcher); Miller grounded out (shortstop
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 3, Red Sox 2.

TWINS 9TH: Mitchell grounded out (first to pitcher); Ward lined
to left; Hrbek grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Twins 3, Red Sox 2.

RED SOX 9TH: Remy grounded out (second to first); Evans lined to
center; Rice struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 3, Red Sox
2.