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GAME LOG
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) -- Brian Buchanan once again was the right
person in the right place.
|  | | Brian Buchanan hit his second pinch-hit homer of the year Wednesday. |
Buchanan connected for a pinch-hit home run leading off the
eighth inning Wednesday night, lifting the Minnesota Twins over the
Boston Red Sox 4-3.
"Got lucky twice, I guess," said the reserve outfielder, who had a pinch-hit homer earlier this season against Kansas City. "Sometimes it works out, sometimes it doesn't."
Buchanan hit the first pitch thrown by Pete Schourek into the
left-field seats as the Twins overcame an early 3-0 deficit for the
win.
"Give him a lot of credit, he really laid the wood on that one," Twins manager Tom Kelly. "Occasionally you do something right."
Schourek (0-2) threw only one bad pitch, but it was enough.
"I wanted to make a better pitch than that, not give him something to handle," said Schourek.
Bob Wells (3-0) got one out for the win, and LaTroy Hawkins pitched the ninth for his 13 save in 14 chances.
Manny Ramirez drove in two runs with singles in the first and
third innings for Boston, giving him 48 RBI in 39 games.
Tim Wakefield held the Twins hitless for 4 2/3 innings in his
first start of the season before running into trouble.
With Jacque Jones on first with a walk, Torii Hunter blooped a single to right for the first hit off Wakefield.
A.J. Pierzynski followed with an RBI single and Cristian Guzman tied it at 3 with a two-run triple. Guzman leads the majors with
eight triples.
Wakefield gave up three runs, three hits and three walks in six
innings. He struck out six, and earned himself another start.
"He's in the rotation," Boston manager Jimy Williams said.
J.C. Romero pitched a season-high seven innings for Minnesota.
He gave up two three runs -- two earned -- and six hits. Romero
struck out five and walked one.
Game notes
The Twins beat the Red Sox at the Metrodome for the first time since Aug. 25, 1999. Boston had won four in a row at
Minnesota. ... Ramirez began trotting to first base in the third
inning thinking he had walked, but the count was still three balls and
two strikes. He hit the next pitch for a run-scoring single. ...
John Valentin's infield popup leading off the eighth hit the
Metrodome roof. Guzman caught the carom. ... Doug Mientkiewicz went 0-for-3 to drop his average to .390, the first time he's below .400 since May 5. ... Brian Daubauch, who hasn't played since injuring his left thumb Friday against Oakland, may return to Boston's
starting lineup Thursday. ... When David Cone starts Thursday, he will be Boston's sixth starter in six games against the Twins. ... Romero's win over Baltimore on April 29 is his only decision in his last six appearances, five of them starts. ... Guzman extended his hitting streak to 11 games.
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