The Boston Red Sox picked up where they left off last year and pounded out 8 runs against the Twins while all the Twins could muster was 3 runs late in the game. A few notable items worth mentioning include:

• Boof Bonser started the game with 2 strong innings: 2.0 IP   1 H   0 R   0 ER   0 BB   1 SO   0 HR   0.00 ERA
• Kevin Slowey started strong but could get his last out giving up back to back shots by Youkilis and Varitek.:1.2 IP   4 H   3 R   3 ER   2 BB   2 SO   2 HR   16.20 ERA
• Philip Humber pitched one shutout inning : 1.0 IP   1 H   0 R   0 ER   0 BB   1 SO   0 HR   0.00 ERA
• Denard Span led off the game with a nice single and looked comfortable. He was 1 for 2 at the plate.
• Carlos Gomez came in for Denard in the fifth and showed off his arm gunning down Pedroia at the plate. Carlos also had a questionable play where he chose to throw home again attempting to throw out Kottaras who easily scored. This allowed Coco Crisp to trot into 2nd base. Carlos was 0 for 2 leaving 3 guys on base.
•  Brian Buscher had a good game with a nice play in the field and the Twins first spring training homerun.
• Delmon Young made his first appearance and was 1 for 2.
•  Adam Everett also made his first appearance for the Twins and was 0 for 2 with 2 flyouts.
•  Neither Jon Lester nor Jacoby Ellsbury who were much talked about in possible trade packages for Santana made an appearance in the lineup today.
• Boxscore

The Twins get their second game tomorrow of three in a row against Boston. Randy Keisler will start for the Twins against Jon Lester. My guess is we will see Jacoby Ellsbury in center for the Red Sox too. Game time is 12:05 CT.

Tags: grapefruit league, spring training

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