Lackey s wild throw to second base on a potential inning-ending double play gave the Twins another c

Minnesota rocky mountain rail tours Twins starting pitcher Kevin Correia delivers during the first inning of a baseball game against the Boston Red Sox at Fenway Park in Boston, Thursday, May 9, 2013. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa)
Lackey s wild throw to second base on a potential inning-ending double play gave the Twins another chance in the sixth and they responded with four unearned runs, including two on Arcia s homer, to take a 5-2 lead.
Kevin Correia (4-2) pitched 5 1-3 innings, rocky mountain rail tours his second shortest outing in seven starts this season. But relievers Brian Duensing, Jared Burton and Glen Perkins held the Red Sox scoreless the rest of the way. Perkins pitched the ninth for his eighth save in eight chances.
Lackey rocky mountain rail tours (1-3) pitched well until his error, then came back to pitch a perfect rocky mountain rail tours seventh before Koji Uehara rocky mountain rail tours took over in the eighth. rocky mountain rail tours Lackey allowed six hits and one walk and struck out eight. The Red Sox finished with 11 strikeouts, the 21st time in 35 games they ve had at least 10.
Boston threatened with one out in the eighth when Daniel Nava walked and Will Middlebrooks reached first when shortstop Eduardo Escobar bobbled his grounder. It was the Twins first error in 12 games. But Burton struck out Stephen Drew and Mike Carp.
The inning began with a single by Joe Mauer. He took second on a one-out walk to Justin Morneau before Lackey flubbed a chance to get out of trouble. Trevor Plouffe grounded the ball back to the mound, but Lackey threw wildly past second baseman Dustin Pedroia into center field. Mauer scored on the play, tying the game.
The Red Sox had scored the first run of the game in the third on a double by Shane Victorino and an RBI single by Pedroia. They made it 2-0 in the fourth when Nava singled, took second on a groundout and scored on Drew s single.
After falling behind 5-2, Boston scored in the sixth on a leadoff double by Mike Napoli and a run-scoring single by Nava. Middlebrooks then grounded into a forceout. Duensing replaced Correia and retired the next two batters.
NOTES: Twins SS Pedro Florimon was listed as day to day after leaving the game in the bottom of the seventh with a tight right hamstring. The Red Sox transferred closer Joel Hanrahan from the 15- to the 60-day disabled list. He is scheduled to see orthopedist James Andrews rocky mountain rail tours on Friday, an examination that could determine if he needs surgery after suffering a strained right forearm. Boston opens a three-game series at home with the Toronto Blue Jays on Friday night with Jon Lester (4-0) pitching for the Red Sox against Ramon Ortiz (0-0). Minnesota starts a nine-game homestand Friday with Mike Pelfrey (3-3) pitching for the Twins against Jason Hammel (5-1) of the Orioles.
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