PORT CHARLOTTE, Fla. — Prosect Oswaldo Arcia had an impressive day at the plate, and Ray Olmedo had the game-winning hit with an RBI triple in the 10th inning to help the Twins to a 6-4 win over the Rays on Monday night at Charlotte Sports Park.

With the win, the Twins improved to 10-7 in Grapefruit League play. They have their first off-day on Tuesday before hosting the Orioles in a night game on Wednesday at Hammond Stadium.

What went right: Arcia, who was playing in just his second game this spring after suffering a pulled intercostal muscle, went 2-for-3 and was hit by a pitch.

He also scored in the first inning on a throwing error by shortstop Yunel Escobar on a ball hit by Joe Benson and again in the fourth on a sacrifice fly from Darin Mastroianni.

Mastroianni also had a good day with a diving catch in left while also going 1-for-1 to raise to his average to .412 before being replaced by Brandon Boggs. First baseman Jeff Clement went 1-for-3 with an RBI single in the first inning off right-hander Roberto Hernandez.

Joe Benson and Eric Fryer had back-to-back triples to tie the game in the ninth inning before Olmedo had the game-winning RBI triple in the 10th after Clete Thomas doubled.

Left-hander Tyler Robertson threw a scoreless inning in relief with two strikeouts. Fellow lefty Brian Duensing also tossed a perfect inning in relief with a strikeout.

Right-hander P.J. Walters threw two scoreless innings in relief and hasn’t allowed a run in seven Grapefruit League innings. He did walk two but also struck out three.

What went wrong: Right-hander Vance Worley was mostly fine but did give up two runs on five hits, including four extra-base hits, over four innings.

He served up an RBI double to Evan Longoria in the first inning and a solo blast to Luke Scott in the second inning. But he did settle down and showed good velocity with his fastball reaching 94 mph.

Rule 5 pick Ryan Pressly gave up his first run of the spring but also picked up his first two strikeouts in an inning of work. Fellow reliever Luis Perdomo allowed the go-ahead run to score in the eighth inning.

What they said: “I turned back around and I was almost mid-90s. I got to 94 once and I hadn’t seen that in a couple years.” — Worley on his velocity.

What’s next: The Twins have their first off-day of the spring on Tuesday before hosting the Orioles in a 6:05 p.m. CT start at Hammond Stadium on Wednesday. Right-hander Kevin Correia is set to start for the Twins while left-hander Brian Matusz is slated to start for the Orioles. First baseman Justin Morneau is also expected to make his return, as he arrived back in Fort Myers on Monday after participating in the World Baseball Classic.

Injury update: Right fielder Chris Parmelee (right groin tightness) is scheduled to make his return on Wednesday against the Orioles. … Third baseman Trevor Plouffe (strained right calf) had an MRI exam but it came back with favorable results. He’s expected to be out a week. … Left-hander Scott Diamond (elbow) threw his first live bullpen session on Monday and all went well.

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FORT MYERS, Fla. — Josh Willingham homered and Aaron Hicks had another strong day at the plate but Liam Hendriks served up three homers in a 7-4 loss to the Pirates on Sunday at Hammond Stadium.

The loss dropped the Twins to 9-7 in Grapefruit League play, and they take on the Rays tomorrow in a night game at Charlotte Sports Park.

What went right: Willingham launched a homer that landed over the trees beyond the left-field fence and has had himself a solid spring with a .407 average and two homers.

Hicks also continued his impressive spring by going 1-for-2 with a walk, an RBI and a run scored. He now leads all players with 13 Spring Training RBIs and ranks third in runs scored with 11.

His main competitor in center field, Darin Mastroianni, drew two walks, stole a base and scored. Mastroianni has also fared well this spring but has played in just seven games because of a strained left hamstring.

Second baseman Brian Dozier went 2-for-4 with a double and an RBI to raise his batting average to .259. But he also grounded out to shortstop with the bases loaded and two outs in the eighth inning and made an error in the ninth.

Left-hander Pedro Hernandez, acquired in the Francisco Liriano trade last year, threw three scoreless innings. He hasn’t allowed a run in seven Grapefruit League innings.

Relievers Jared Burton and Tim Wood each threw a scoreless inning, which was a good sign considering some of their recent struggles.

What went wrong: Hendriks gave up just three hits but they were all homers, as he served up big flies to Gaby Sanchez, Tony Sanchez and Andrew McCutchen.

He said he simply couldn’t repeat his mechanics and it caused him to fall behind in the count too much, especially in his third and final inning. Hendriks had been pitching well until today, so he’ll need to bounce back in his next outing to keep up in the race for the final spot in the rotation.

Reliever Alex Burnett continued his struggles, as he gave up three runs in the seventh inning on three hits. He also made a fielding error and has a 9.00 ERA this spring, which doesn’t even include the three runs he gave up in an inning against Puerto Rico in an exhibition game.

What they said: “Our starter couldn’t locate a fastball. He couldn’t get the fastball over the plate. He was jumping at the plate. We’ve seen that before. He just has to make that adjustment and slow everything down. He was like a bull. And when the wind is blowing out, that’s what happens.” — Gardenhire on Hendriks.

What’s next: The Twins play their second night game of Spring Training in a 7:05 p.m. ET start against the Rays at Charlotte Sports Park. Right-hander Vance Worley, who was acquired in the Ben Revere trade, is set to start for the Twins. Right-hander Roberto Hernandez is scheduled to take the mound for Tampa Bay.

Injury update: Right fielder Chris Parmelee (tight right groin) took swings in the cage on Sunday and is still on track to make his return on Wednesday. … Third baseman Trevor Plouffe (right calf) aggravated his injury during morning workouts on Sunday and was held out of the lineup. Gardenhire said he could be out a “week-plus.”

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FORT MYERS, Fla. — The Twins are set for their first split-squad action of the spring today, as they host the Red Sox at Hammond Stadium and travel to Clearwater to face the Phillies.

Also, for those with MLB.TV, the game against the Phillies will be televised by Comcast Sports Net Philadelphia. The first game televised by FOX Sports North is tomorrow against the Red Sox in a 6:05 p.m. CT start at JetBlue Park.

The game will actually be aired on FOX Sports North Plus. To find out where to access FOX Sports North Plus locally, click here.

The matchup between the Red Sox and Twins is the first of seven Grapefruit League games scheduled to be carried by FOX Sports North. The first four Spring Training telecasts will air on FOX Sports North Plus.

Other games slated to be televised are March 15 at the Red Sox’s JetBlue Park at 6:05 p.m. CT, March 21 at the Yankees’ Steinbrenner Field at 6:05 p.m. CT, March 23 at the Rays’ Charlotte Sports Park at 12:05 p.m. CT, March 24 vs. the Blue Jays at Hammond Stadium at 12:05 p.m. CT, March 25 vs. the Cardinals at Hammond Stadium at 12:05 p.m. CT and March 28 at the Red Sox’s JetBlue Park at 6:05 p.m. CT.

Right-hander Kevin Correia makes his first start today since he went back home to San Diego for the birth of his third son. He’s starting against the Red Sox while prospect Kyle Gibson is set to take the mound against the Phillies.

I’m down here in Fort Myers for the game against the Red Sox but Adam Berry is up in Clearwater covering the Twins with Ron Gardenhire making the trip north.

Here’s the lineup for the game at Hammond Stadium:

UPDATE: Chris Parmelee was a late scratch with a tight right groin. But I’m told it’s not serious and he’s only out for precautionary reasons. Eduardo Escobar is taking his place as DH.

Red Sox
1. Jacoby Ellsbury, CF
2. Dustin Pedroia, 2B
3. Stephen Drew, SS
4. Mike Napoli, 1B
5. Ryan Lavarnway, DH
6. Jarrod Saltalamacchia, C
7. Daniel Nava, LF
8. Ryan Sweeney, RF
9. Drew Sutton, 3B

RHP Clay Buchholz (Andrew Bailey, Chris Carpenter, Koji Uehara, Allen Webster)

Twins
1. Joe Benson, CF
2. Jamey Carroll, 2B
3. Josh Willingham, LF
4. Ryan Doumit, C
5. Trevor Plouffe, 3B
6. Eduardo Escobar, DH
7. Jeff Clement, 1B
8. Brandon Boggs, RF
9. Ray Olmedo, SS

RHP Kevin Correia (P.J. Walters, Trevor May, B.J. Hermsen)

FORT MYERS, Fla. — The Twins are set to host Team Puerto Rico in an exhibition game today at Hammond Stadium.

The Twins are resting several of their regulars, as players such as Trevor Plouffe, Brian Dozier, Josh Willingham and Chris Parmelee are getting the day off. But Aaron Hicks is starting in center field and Eduardo Escobar is at second base.

Right-hander Vance Worley is also making his third start of the spring. Others pitchers on the list to throw are Jared Burton, Alex Burnett, Casey Fien, Luis Perdomo, Caleb Theilbar and Anthony Slama.

Twins prospects Jose Berrios and Eddie Rosario are on Puerto Rico’s roster and are expected to play today. Berrios is slated to be used as a reliever in the World Baseball Classic and is expected to pitch in relief today. Rosario, who is listed as an outfielder on Puerto Rico’s roster, is also expected to come in as a defensive replacement for center fielder Angel Pagan.

Puerto Rico:
1. Angel Pagan, CF
2. Irving Falu, 2B
3. Alex Rios, LF
4. Carlos Beltran, RF
5. Yadier Molina, C
6. Mike Aviles, SS
7. Pedro Valdes, DH
8. Carlos Rivera, 1B
9. Andy Gonzalez, 3B

RHP Giancarlo Alvarado

Twins:
1. Aaron Hicks, CF
2. Eduardo Escobar, 2B
3. Mark Sobolewski, 3B
4. Jeff Clement, 1B
5. Wilkin Ramirez, LF
6. Brandon Boggs, DH
7. Josmil Pinto, C
8. Clete Thomas, RF
9. Danny Santana, SS

RHP Vance Worley

FORT MYERS, Fla. — The Rays rallied for five runs off reliever Tim Wood in the eighth inning to hand the Twins an 8-5 loss on Tuesday at Hammond Stadium.

The loss, which was the Twins’ third over their last four games, dropped Minnesota to 6-5 in Grapefruit League play so far this spring.

What went right: Right-hander Liam Hendriks fared well despite the fact that Josh Willingham misplayed a fly ball to left field that he lost in the sun and led to two runs scoring with two outs in the second inning.

Hendriks was able to bounce back by throwing a scoreless third inning and ended up giving up two runs on four hits and a walk over three innings. He has a 3.38 ERA in three Grapefruit League outings and has worked to improve his pace on the mound.

Trevor Plouffe has shown no signs of rust despite missing the first few games of Spring Training with a sore hamstring. He went 1-for-2 with a two-run double in the second inning off Rays left-hander Matt Moore.

Catcher Dan Rolfing got the start at first base and made the most out of it by driving home Plouffe with an RBI double in the sixth. Ray Olmedo added an RBI triple before scoring on a single from Pedro Florimon.

Relievers Brian Duensing and Josh Roenicke each threw two scoreless innings in relief. They were helped by double plays, as the Twins turned three a day after turning five against the Cardinals in Jupiter on Monday.

What went wrong: Wood, who entered with a 0.00 ERA in four innings, had a shaky eighth inning, as he gave up five runs and recorded just two outs before Tyler Robertson was called in to clean up the mess.

Wood had trouble holding runners, as the Rays stole second base against him twice. Twins manager Ron Gardenhire said he still has faith in Wood, who is fighting for a spot in the bullpen, but that he needs to get better in the run game.

Willingham wasn’t charged with an error on the fly ball he lost in the sun in the second — as it was ruled as an RBI double — but it didn’t look good when the ball landed about 30 feet from him in left field. He simply never saw the ball off the bat and lost it in the sun, which can be easy to do without any clouds in the sky and the sun beaming into left field.

What they said: “We had really seven good innings of baseball and then Woody came in and ran into some problems. He couldn’t hold baserunners and was too slow to home and they were running all over him.” — Gardenhire said.

What’s next: Right-hander Vance Worley is set to start in an exhibition game against Team Puerto Rico in a 12:05 p.m. ET start at Hammond Stadium. Twins prospects Eddie Rosario and Jose Berrios are both on Team Puerto Rico and could see action in the game.

Injury update: Outfielder Darin Mastroianni (sore left hamstring) has been ruled out for Thursday’s split-squad action but could return this weekend. . … Outfielder Oswaldo Arcia (strained intercostal muscle) has also been ruled out for Thursday but took batting practice in the cage and could make his return this weekend as well.

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PORT CHARLOTTE, Fla. — Right-hander Mike Pelfrey tossed three scoreless innings but the bullpen struggled in a 7-2 loss to the Rays on Sunday at Charlotte Sports Park.

The loss was the second in a row for the Twins, who fell to 5-4 in Grapefruit League play.

What went right: Pelfrey, who had Tommy John surgery on May 1, gave up just one hit — a double to Evan Longoria — and a walk while throwing 39 pitches with 24 going for strikes. He credited pitching coach Rick Anderson for fixing his mechanics, as he fared better than his first outing when he gave up three runs on five hits against the Blue Jays on Tuesday.

It was definitely the sharpest he’s looked this spring, as his command was much better and said he saw a difference in the movement of his pitches. His fastball was at 88-89 mph but said he expects his velocity to get better as Spring Training goes along.

Right-hander Trevor May was the only other Twins pitcher to throw a scoreless inning but even he walked two batters.

Third baseman Trevor Plouffe went 2-for-3 with an RBI single to right field and is now hitting .400 this spring. Second baseman Brian Dozier went 1-for-3 with a double and scored on Plouffe’s single in the fourth inning. Mark Sobolewski drove home the other run with an RBI double in the ninth inning.

What went wrong: The offense didn’t do much, as left-hander David Price essentially dominated the Twins for three innings. He struck out five and allowed only one hit on a single from Ray Olmedo.

The bullpen also struggled, especially right-hander Jared Burton, who gave up three runs on four hits in his one inning of work to see his ERA balloon to 10.13 in 2 2/3 innings this spring.

Right-handers Alex Burnett and Casey Fien also gave up a run in one inning in relief. And prospect B.J. Hermsen gave up a two-run shot to Chris Gimenez in his Grapefruit League debut. Hermsen, who was the organization’s Minor League Pitcher of the Year last season, has had a rough time in his first year in big league camp, as he’s also struggled in “B” games.

What they said: “It’s always good to walk off with good results but at the end of the day I walked off the field and felt good. And at this stage that’s the biggest thing.” — Pelfrey said.

What’s next: Right-hander Cole De Vries makes his first Grapefruit League start on Monday against the Cardinals in Jupiter in a 1:05 p.m. ET start at Roger Dean Stadium. De Vries is aiming for a spot in the rotation after being a pleasant surprise last season with a 4.11 ERA in 17 outings with the Twins. Right-hander Lance Lynn is slated to start for St. Louis.

Injury update: Left-hander Rafael Perez (shoulder) played catch from 90 feet on Friday and will progress from there. … Right-hander Rich Harden (shoulder) is playing catch from 150 feet and the Twins plan to take it slow with him.

Rainbow on back fields

Rainbow over Charlotte Sports Park

Twins taking batting practice

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