BOSTON -- The rain didn't roll in until Scott Baker's day was nearly over, but for the right-hander the downpour of hits began shortly after the first pitch this afternoon. 

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Ralph Remus went to the mound after a leadoff double in the seventh inning of a one-run game with rival Benet. 

The Boston Red Sox and Minnesota Twins came into a two-game series looking to continue their turnarounds and add to their winning streaks. 

The Boston Red Sox need Tim Wakefield to pitch deep into the game for his second straight start. 

Red Sox shortstop Jed Lowrie had surgery on his left wrist Tuesday and should be ready to swing a bat in six weeks. 

REDSOX 12, Orioles 1 

COLUMN: RON CHIMELIS 

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It was 1968, long before you could hear the crack of the bat thousands of miles away on satellite radio or catch a Major League Baseball game on your computer. 

--OF Brad Wilkerson, 31, has opted to retire according to a report in the Providence Journal. 

Normally the Sox might be in dire straits when SS Jed Lowrie landed on the 15-day disabled with a left wrist problem after SS Julio Lugo was already out with right knee surgery, but SS Nick Green has been a pleasant surprise since the first of spring trai