FORT MYERS, Fla. (AP) — Mark Wagner’s tiebreaking single in the eighth inning gave the Boston Red Sox a 2-1 win over the Minnesota Twins in the spring training opener for both teams Thursday night.
The catcher, ticketed to start the season in the minors barring an injury to Victor Martinez or Jason Varitek, singled in Josh Reddick, who had doubled and moved to third on a sacrifice bunt by Darnell McDonald.
The Twins scored in the first on Jason Kubel’s RBI single off Josh Beckett. Boston tied it in the sixth on Dustin Pedroia’s run-scoring single. Scott Atchison got the win and Jose Lugo took the loss.
