Red Sox 9, Twins 2
BOSTON — Chris Young belted a three-run homer and Christian Vazquez ended a 265-at-bat homerless drought as Boston overcame two rain delays to defeat Minnesota.
Red Sox manager John Farrell was suspended for the game for making contact with umpire Bill Miller on Saturday night. Bench coach Gary DiSarcina ran the team. Drew Pomeranz (7-4) worked the first five innings — coming back after a long delay — and yielded only an unearned run for his first win in four starts.
With the Yankees surrendering a late lead and losing to the Chicago White Sox, the Red Sox moved a game ahead of New York in the AL thanks to their second straight win over the Twins. Minnesota remained a half-game behind the Cleveland Indians in the AL Central.