Role Reversal: Twins Get Best of Ortiz, Sox

It took over more than 13 years, but the Minnesota Twins finally got a small measure of revenge on David Ortiz.

Ortiz's ninth-inning double play ball with the bases loaded and nobody out helped the Twins escape with a 2-1 victory Friday night at Fenway Park, finally quieting Boston's bats and slowing the Sox' winning ways.

Ortiz came to the plate with the bases loaded and nobody out in the bottom of the ninth inning with Boston trailing by a run. Brandon Kintzler induced a grounder to second, and the potential tying run was cut down at the plate before Ortiz was nailed at first. Hanley Ramirez lined out to end the threat - and the game.

Minnesota had non-tendered Ortiz after the 2002 season, and the slugger ended up weaving a Hall of Fame career in Boston. It was a small measure of revenge for a Twins club which gave up on one of history's most prodigious home run hitters.

Twins righthander Kyle Gibson settled in after a shaky first inning in which he gave up a homer to Mookie Betts on the second pitch of the game. Betts homered on the game's first pitch Thursday night. The All-Star sensation left Friday's game with knee soreness, and manager John Farrell said he will be day to day.

The silver lining was a second straight encouraging start by lefthander Eduardo Rodriguez, who struck out eight in 5 1/3 innings. He allowed both Minnesota runs on six hits.