SCORE: Red Sox 12, Twins 5

RECORD: 10-11-2

BREAKDOWN: Trailing, 4-0, in the first inning after Rick Porcello was roughed up, the Sox came back with 12 runs on 15 hits, six for extra bases. Pablo Sandoval was 2 for 4 with two home runs and four RBIs. Mitch Moreland drove in four runs with a pair of opposite-field doubles.

THUMBS UP: Deven Marrero, playing second base, saved a run in the fifth inning. With runners on first and second, he made a diving stop on a hot shot up the middle and flipped the ball to second for a force . . . Blake Swihart was 3 for 5 with an RBI and caught eight innings.

THUMBS DOWN: Porcello allowed five runs on nine hits and three walks over four-plus innings. His fastball command was erratic in the first inning and improved from there.

MEDICAL REPORT: Hanley Ramirez had what was described as a “breakthrough’’ with his throwing program and could soon be ready to play first base. He has been limited to designated hitter because of right shoulder stiffness . . . David Price (left elbow) remains in a strengthening phase.

AROUND THE BASES: Dustin Pedroia was 2 for 2 before coming out of the game for a pinch runner in the fourth inning. He is 11 of 23 (.435) this spring. None have been extra-base hits but most have been line drives . . . Through Friday, The Red Sox were averaging 9,822 fans for home games in the Grapefruit League. The Yankees were second at 8,766.

NEXT GAME: The Sox play the Twins again on Sunday, this time at JetBlue Park. The 1:05 p.m. game will be on NESN and WEEI-FM (93.7). Drew Pomeranz faces Justin Haley, a Red Sox prospect the Twins selected in the Rule 5 draft.

PETER ABRAHAM

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