Major League Baseball
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Boston 8, Minnesota 6
When: 7:10 PM ET, Monday, August 8, 2011
Where: Target Field, Minneapolis, Minnesota
Temperature: 82°
Umpires: Home - Marvin Hudson, 1B - Tim McClelland, 2B - Ted Barrett, 3B - Brian Runge
Attendance: 40080

David Ortiz collected four hits, including an RBI single in the ninth inning that snapped a tie and led the visiting Boston Red Sox to an 8-6 triumph over the struggling Minnesota Twins on Monday.

Ortiz also belted a two-run homer and Jarrod Saltalamacchia hit a solo shot and added an RBI double for Boston, which has won seven of nine on the road.

Adrian Gonzalez hit a two-out single in the ninth off Glen Perkins (3-2) and pinch-runner Darnell McDonald scored when Ortiz singled against Joe Nathan two batters later, giving the Red Sox a 7-6 edge. Saltalamacchia followed with a run-scoring double as Alfredo Aceves (8-1) notched the win despite yielding a run in the eighth.

Jonathan Papelbon worked a perfect ninth for his 25th save in 26 opportunities.

Tim Wakefield was in line for his 200th career win as Boston rallied for four runs in the sixth to forge a 5-5 tie and scored on an error by Twins catcher Joe Mauer in the eighth to move ahead. But Jason Kubel knotted the contest in the bottom of the inning with an RBI single off Aceves.

Kubel finished 3-for-4 with a homer and two RBIs for Minnesota, which has lost five in a row both overall and at home.
Top Game Performances
Starting Pitchers
Boston   Minnesota
Tim Wakefield Player Scott Baker
No Decision W/L No Decision
7.0 IP 6.0
4 Strikeouts 5
8 Hits 9
3.86 ERA 7.50
Hitting
Boston   Minnesota
David OrtizPlayer Jason Kubel
4 Hits 3
3 RBI 2
1 HR 1
8 TB 6
.800 Avg .750
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Hits HR TB Avg LOB K RBI BB SB Errors
Boston 17 2 27 .425 13 6 7 1 0 2
Minnesota 10 1 17 .278 9 6 4 0 0 1