Thome homers to lead Twins to 5-4 win over Pirates
FORT MYERS, Fla. (AP) — Justin Morneau and Jim Thome returned to the lineup for the Minnesota Twins, each following four days of rest.
Thome didn't take long to shake off the rust.
He went 2 for 2 with his first home run in a Twins uniform and Minnesota defeated the Pittsburgh Pirates 5-4 on Thursday.
Morneau, who like Thome was resting a sore back, went 0 for 3 with a strikeout, while Joe Mauer went 0 for 3, lowering his spring training batting average to .462.
Delwyn Young further solidified his chances at a bench role for the Pirates, hitting his fourth home run in five games with a two-run shot off Twins reliever Clay Condrey in the sixth inning.
Condrey, whose spring ERA inflated to 10.80, also gave up a solo homer to Jeff Clement in the sixth. Jason Jaramillo added a solo shot off Twins starter Carl Pavano in the third inning for Pittsburgh.
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