SCORECARD
THIRD INNING
Boston: Brock Holt doubled to right off Twins starter Phil Hughes. Blake Swihart grounded out to second, Holt advanced to third. Dustin Pedroia hit a two-run homer to left-center.
Twins: Boston starter Rick Porcello issued a one-out walk to Aaron Hicks. Danny Santana singled to left, Hicks went to second. Brian Dozier walked, loading the bases. Torii Hunter reached on an infield single, scoring Hicks and Santana; Dozier went to third. Joe Mauer singled to center, scoring Dozier.
Twins 3, Boston 2
FOURTH INNING
Twins: Chris Herrmann hit a two-out single to center. Hicks hit a two-run homer to right.
Twins 5, Boston 2
FIFTH INNING
Boston: Swihart hit a two-out single to right.
Pedroia hit a two-run homer to left-center.
Twins 5, Boston 4
SIXTH INNING
Twins: Eddie Rosario hit a two-out homerto right.
Twins 6, Boston 4
BostonABRHBIBBSOAvg.
Pedroia 2b422400.290
Betts cf401000.241
Sandoval 3b401001.265
Ramirez lf300011.252
Ortiz dh400000.216
Napoli 1b400001.208
Bogaerts ss400000.268
Holt rf412000.305
Swihart c311000.200
Totals3447413
TWINSABRHBIBBSOAvg.
Dozier 2b310010.247
Hunter rf401200.280
Mauer 1b402101.276
Plouffe 3b400001.269
Escobar dh301000.250
Rosario lf311100.280
Herrmann c311000.158
Hicks cf221210.240
Santana ss311000.237
Totals2968622
Boston002 020 000—470
Twins003 201 00x—680
LOB—Boston 4, Twins 1. 2B—Holt (8). HR—Pedroia 2 (7), off Hughes 2; Hicks (1), off Porcello; Rosario (2), off Porcello. RBI—Pedroia 4 (21), Hunter 2 (29), Mauer (27), Rosario (10), Hicks 2 (2). SB—Betts (6). CS—Escobar (1). DP—Boston 2.
BOSTONIPHRERBBSONPERA
Porcello L, 4-4776622935.37
Tazawa11000081.71
TWINSIPHRERBBSONPERA
Hughes W, 4-46 2/364403894.59
Duensing H, 31/30000068.10
Pressly H, 32/30000073.97
Thompson01000023.47
Tonkin H, 51/30001075.14
Perkins S, 18-18100000201.19
Inherited runners-scored—Duensing 1-0, Tonkin 1-0. WP—Duensing. Umpires—Home, Dale Scott; First, Dan Iassogna; Second, CB Bucknor; Third, Lance Barrett. T—2:29. A—30,027 (39,021).