Minnesota Twins @ Boston Red Sox
Red Sox 8, Twins 3
FORT MYERS, Fla. -- Josh Beckett pitched two scoreless innings and Lars Anderson hit a grand slam, leading manager Bobby Valentine and the Boston Red Sox to an 8-3 victory over a Minnesota Twins split squad in their spring training opener Sunday.
Beckett gave up one hit with two strikeouts for Boston, which beat Northeastern 25-0 and Boston College 6-3 Saturday in exhibition games.
Left-hander Francisco Liriano allowed a hit and walked one in two scoreless innings for the Twins. He struck out one.
Anderson hit his grand slam in the Red Sox's five-run seventh. Mike Aviles had a two-run single in the fourth.
Ben Revere drove in a run with a groundout in the fifth, and had an RBI single in the seventh for the Twins.
Game Information
JetBlue Park at Fenway South
1:35 PM, March 4, 2012
Fort Myers, Florida
Attendance: 8,886
- Umpires:
- Home Plate Umpire - Manny Gonzalez
- First Base Umpire - Tim Timmons
- Second Base Umpire - Tim Tschida
- Third Base Umpire - Jeff Kellogg
2026 American League Central Standings
| Team | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cleveland | 37 | 32 | .536 | - | L3 |
| Chicago | 35 | 31 | .530 | 0.5 | W1 |
| Minnesota | 30 | 38 | .441 | 6.5 | L3 |
| Detroit | 28 | 39 | .418 | 8 | W2 |
| Kansas City | 28 | 39 | .418 | 8 | W3 |

