SCORECARD

First inning

Boston: Shane Victorino singled to left off Twins starter Kevin Correia. David Ortiz doubled to left, Victorino to third. Mike Napoli grounded out to second, Victorino scored, Ortiz to third. Grady Sizemore doubled to right center, Ortiz scored.

Boston 2, Twins 0

THIRD inning

Boston: Ortiz homered to right. Napoli doubled to right. Sizemore singled to center, Napoli scored.

Twins: Eduardo Escobar doubled to right off Boston starter Felix Doubront. Aaron Hicks walked. Brian Dozier singled to left, Escobar to third, Hicks to second. Joe Mauer hit a sacrifice fly to left, Escobar scored.

Boston 4, Twins 1

FOURTH inning

Boston: Xander Bogaerts doubled to left. Will Middlebrooks singled to right, Bogaerts scored.

Boston 5, Twins 1

Fifth inning

Boston: Caleb Thielbar relieved Correia, Ortiz homered to right.

Boston 6, Twins 1

sixth inning

Boston: Anthony Swarzak relieved Thielbar, Bogaerts walked. Jackie Bradley Jr. grounded into a fielder's choice to third, Bogaerts safe at second on a throwing error by Trevor Plouffe at third base. Dustin Pedroia singled to left, Bogaerts scored, Bradley Jr. to third.

Boston 7, Twins 1

EIGHTH inning

Twins: With Boston reliever Burke Badenhop pitching, Chris Parmelee walked. Kurt Suzuki grounded into a fielder's choice, Parmelee safe at third on throwing error by Badenhop. Eduardo Nunez singled to right center, Parmelee scored, Suzuki to second.

Boston 7, Twins 2

ninth inning

Boston: With Twins reliever Michael Tonkin pitching, Pedroia walked. Jonathan Herrera ran for Pedroia. Mike Carp safe at first on a fielding error by Nunez in left field, Herrera to third. Sizemore walked, Carp to second. A.J. Pierzynski singled to left, Herrera and Carp scored, Sizemore to third, Pierzynski to second.

Twins: Edward Mujica relieved Badenhop, Dozier singled to left. Plouffe homered to center, Dozier scored.

Boston 9, Twins 4

BostonABRHBIBBSOAvg.

Pedroia 2b401110.286

Herrera pr-2b010000.184

Victorino rf511000.292

Ortiz dh533201.305

Napoli 1b411100.265

Carp 1b110000.243

Sizemore lf402211.243

Pierzynski c501200.264

Bogaerts ss422010.260

Middlebrooks 3b401101.200

Bradley Jr. cf400000.212

Totals40912933

TWINSABRHBIBBSOAvg.

Dozier 2b412011.243

Mauer 1b300100.295

Colabello ph100001.246

Plouffe 3b512200.252

Parmelee rf410012.350

Suzuki dh401000.312

Pinto c401001.240

Nunez lf402100.318

Escobar ss411001.324

Hicks cf301012.167

Totals36410438

Boston202 111 002—9121

Twins001 000 012—4102

E—Badenhop (1), Plouffe (3), Nunez (1). LOB—Boston 7, Minnesota 9. 2B—Ortiz (8), Napoli (9), Sizemore (6), Pierzynski (4), Bogaerts (8), Plouffe (16), Escobar (10). HR—Ortiz (10), off Correia; Ortiz (11), off Thielbar; Plouffe (2), off Mujica. RBI—Pedroia (13), Ortiz 2 (25), Napoli (22), Sizemore 2 (13), Pierzynski 2 (20), Middlebrooks (7), Mauer (13), Plouffe 2 (24), Nunez (4). SF—Mauer. DP—Boston 1 (Bogaerts, Carp); Twins 1 (Dozier, E.Escobar, Mauer).

BostonIPHRERBBSONPERA

Doubront W, 2-36 1/3711151044.54

Badenhop1 2/311021342.78

Mujica122202259.00

TwinsIPHRERBBSONPERA

Correia L, 1-5495500706.80

Thielbar111101142.25

Swarzak111012345.14

Guerrier200000173.00

Tonkin112020366.35

Inherited runners-scored—Badenhop 2-0. PB—Pierzynski. Umpires—Home, Eric Cooper; First, Chris Guccione; Second, Sean Barber; Third, Tom Hallion. T—3:07. A—26,802 (39,021).