Ortiz and Salty give Sox a victory

The Red Sox got a combined 9 hits and 6 RBI from David Ortiz, Jarrod Saltalamacchia, and Marco Scutaro to power past the Minnesota Twins in Minnesota 8-6. Scutaro put the Red Sox on top 1-0 as Tim Wakefield searched for his 200th career win, but Wake fell behind 5-1 after five innings. However, Ortiz powered a two-run homer in the top of the 6th and Salty went back-to-back to tie the game at five, and Mike Aviles added an RBI in the eighth. However, Alfredo Aceves gave up two hits and a run in the bottom of the inning. But luckily, Papi and Salty were good enough. Papi nailed an RBI single and Saltalamacchia followed up with a ribbie for an 8-6 win. I love that these guys are starting to hit again, and Adrian Gonzalez, with his two hits, is now batting an even .350. Meanwhile, Scutaro has 7 hits in his last 8 official at-bats after 4-4 and 3-4 performances on consecutive days for Boston. I hope Wake will be able to get to number 200 and beat the Sox all-time record for wins, but he might not. I really think that the pitching could use some work, but if the hitters can hold them up, well, no problem.

Trivia
Aceves now has 8 wins, mostly out of the bullpen.