IMPACT PLAYER: Cody Ross, Red Sox

He tied it with a two-run homer in the seventh and won it with another homer in the ninth.

BY THE NUMBERS

.170 Twins batting average with runners in scoring position over the past five games.

112 Pitches for Jason Marquis, the most for him since Sept. 13, 2009.

19 Times Twins have grounded into a double play through 17 games.

ON DECK

Nick Blackburn will make his first start since April 14, when he departed in the sixth inning because of shoulder stiffness. The Twins face Boston's Josh Beckett, who stumbled in his first start against Detroit but went 1-1 with a 2.40 ERA in starts vs. Tampa Bay and Texas.

JOE CHRISTENSEN