BOSTON -AP- Red Sox third baseman Pablo Sandoval mishandled a throw on a bunt in the ninth inning, and the Minnesota Twins broke away from Boston 8-4 Thursday for a four-game split.Torii Hunter hit his 200th home run in a Twins uniform and added two singles. Hunter's career 339th homer was a three-run shot.Kurt Suzuki singled three times, helping Minnesota to its ninth win in 12 games.Blake Swihart hit his first major league homer and Dustin Pedroia also had a solo homer for Boston, which has lost eight of 11. 
The Twins trailed 4-0 going into the fifth. It was 4-all in the ninth when Minnesota put runners on first and second with no outs against Koji Uehara (2-3).Joe Mauer bunted and catcher Swihart threw to third -- low, but catchable- and the ball went Sandoval's glove, allowing Brian Dozier to score the go-ahead run.Trevor Plouffe followed with an RBI single, Eduardo Escobar doubled home a run and Shane Robinson had a sacrifice fly off Craig Breslow.Aaron Thompson (1-1) worked one scoreless inning for the victory.Boston built its early lead on the homers by Swihart and Pedroia, and two unearned runs.The Twins rallied in the fifth when Hunter homered off a billboard above the Green Monster seats.In the sixth, Sandoval threw away a two-out grounder for a two-base error and Suzuki singled home the tying run.Swihart hit his home run completely out of Fenway Park, clearing the Monster seats to make it 3-0 in the third. Pedroia led off the next inning with a drive to left.Twins starter Tommy Milone, recalled from Triple-A before the game, gave up four runs -- two earned -- and nine hits in five innings.Red Sox starter Steven Wright gave up six hits in six innings.
The Twins trailed 4-0 going into the fifth. It was 4-all in the ninth when Minnesota put runners on first and second with no outs against Koji Uehara (2-3).Joe Mauer bunted and catcher Swihart threw to third -- low, but catchable- and the ball went Sandoval's glove, allowing Brian Dozier to score the go-ahead run.Trevor Plouffe followed with an RBI single, Eduardo Escobar doubled home a run and Shane Robinson had a sacrifice fly off Craig Breslow.Aaron Thompson (1-1) worked one scoreless inning for the victory.Boston built its early lead on the homers by Swihart and Pedroia, and two unearned runs.The Twins rallied in the fifth when Hunter homered off a billboard above the Green Monster seats.In the sixth, Sandoval threw away a two-out grounder for a two-base error and Suzuki singled home the tying run.Swihart hit his home run completely out of Fenway Park, clearing the Monster seats to make it 3-0 in the third. Pedroia led off the next inning with a drive to left.Twins starter Tommy Milone, recalled from Triple-A before the game, gave up four runs -- two earned -- and nine hits in five innings.Red Sox starter Steven Wright gave up six hits in six innings.
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