Twins drop fifth straight, 5-1 to Red Sox

E_Ciriaco (6), Plouffe (5). LOB_Boston 11, Minnesota 6. 2B_Plouffe (9), W.Ramirez (3). HR_Pedroia (2), Middlebrooks (8). SB_Victorino (4). HBP_by Lackey (Arcia). Umpires_Home, Chad Fairchild; First, Jeff Kellogg; Second, Eric Cooper; Third, Paul Schrieber.

Twins manager Ron Gardenhire continued to shuffle leadoff man assignments between Jamey Carroll and Brian Dozier. Carroll was in the leadoff spot for the second consecutive game Sunday against Boston while Dozier labors through an 0 for 10 slump.

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