Gonzalez, Morales carry Red Sox past Twins, 6-4
Aug. 5 5:10 PM EDT
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Minnesota Twins' Jamey Carroll, bottom, is safe at second on a double hit as Boston Red Sox's Mike Aviles tries to make the play in the seventh inning of a baseball game at Fenway Park in Boston, Sunday, Aug. 5, 2012. (AP Photo/Steven Senne)
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Boston Red Sox's Carl Crawford makes a catch on a ball hit by Minnesota Twins' Ryan Doumit in the second inning of a baseball game at Fenway Park in Boston, Sunday, Aug. 5, 2012. (AP Photo/Steven Senne)
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Boston Red Sox's Franklin Morales delivers a pitch against the Minnesota Twins in the first inning of a baseball game at Fenway Park in Boston, Sunday, Aug. 5, 2012. (AP Photo/Steven Senne)
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Boston Red Sox's Franklin Morales, right, tags Minnesota Twins' Joe Mauer out in the third inning of a baseball game at Fenway Park in Boston, Sunday, Aug. 5, 2012. (AP Photo/Steven Senne)
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Minnesota Twins' Ben Revere follows through on a single in the ninth inning of a baseball game against the Boston Red Sox in Boston, Saturday, Aug. 4, 2012. The Twins won 6-4. (AP Photo/Michael Dwyer)
BOSTON (AP) — Adrian Gonzalez hit a two-run homer, Franklin Morales turned in another solid substitute start and the Boston Red Sox averted a four-game sweep with a 6-4 win over the Minnesota Twins on Sunday.
Gonzalez finished with three RBIs. Carl Crawford added three singles, an RBI and a leaping catch for the Red Sox on his 31st birthday.
The victory snapped Boston's four-game losing streak and salvaged a rough weekend against the AL's second-worst team.
Josh Willingham hit a solo homer, his 28th, and Ryan Doumit a two-shot for the Twins.
Ben Revere extended his career-best hitting streak to 19 games with a single, drove in a run and made a splendid over the shoulder catch for Minnesota.
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