MINNEAPOLIS -- David Ortiz homered twice for the second straight game and the Boston Red Sox beat the Minnesota Twins 9-4 on Wednesday night. Big Papi went 3 for 5 with two RBIs, one night after a four-hit performance against his former team. Both of his homeruns -- off Kevin Correia (1-5) in the third and Caleb Theilbar in the fifth -- travelled more than 400 feet into the right-field upper deck at Target Field, where hes batting .528 (28 of 53) in 13 career games. It was more than enough for Felix Doubront (2-3), who allowed a run on seven hits in 6 1-3 innings and retired nine straight at one point. Doubront hadnt won since April 3 at Baltimore, his first start of the season. Ortiz, who also doubled in the first inning, moved into sole possession of third place on Bostons all-time homers list (384) and recorded his 43rd career multi-homer game, 41 of which have come with the Red Sox. Even the Minnesota fans -- many of whom likely remember some of the 58 homers he hit with the Twins from 1997-2002 -- appreciated Ortizs display of power, politely standing and clapping as he rounded the bases after his second homer put Boston up 6-1 in the fifth. Trevor Plouffe hit his second homer of the year for Minnesota, a two-run shot in the ninth. Joe Mauers sacrifice fly in the third scored Eduardo Escobar. Minnesota added an unearned run in the eighth after a throwing error by Burke Badenhop from the mound allowed Chris Parmelee to reach third, He eventually scored on Eduardo Nunezs RBI single. Grady Sizemore had two hits and a pair of RBIs; Dustin Pedroia, Mike Napoli and Will Middlebrooks each drove in a run for Boston. A.J. Pierzynski added a two-run double in the ninth. Notes: Ortizs 442 homers moved him into a tie with Dave Kingman for 39th place on baseballs all-time home run list. . The Twins reinstated OF Oswaldo Arcia from the 15-day DL and optioned him to Triple-A Rochester. Arcia missed 33 games with a right wrist strain before playing a 12-game rehab assignment in Rochester. ... Friday will be a big day for injured Twins players in Rochester. Manager Ron Gardenhire said OF Josh Willingham (broken wrist) will start a rehab assignment, and RHP Mike Pelfrey (groin) will start on Friday for the Red Wings. . The teams will play the rubber third game of their series Thursday when Clay Buchholz (2-3) -- who is 3-1 in seven career starts against Minnesota -- takes the mound for Boston. The Twins Phil Hughes (4-1) will try for his fifth straight win . Maricopa County spokeswoman Cari Gerchick says thats the finding from an autopsy conducted Thursday by the county Medical Examiners Office. . LOUIS -- The St.
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The Championship brings together the best young talent from across the globe and during the 18 days of competition, new stars will emerge onto the world stage.Since 2008, only three sides have lifted the title - New Zealand, South Africa and England. However, with Wales taking the 2016 U20s Six Nations Grand Slam and Australia recently beating New Zealand, were set for a highly competitive Championship. Ahead of Tuesdays opening matches in Salford and the Manchester City Academy Stadium, we cast our eye over the three pools and mark your card with a few players that youll want to keep an eye out for...Pool AThe reigning champions New Zealand are joined by Wales, Ireland and Georgia.Georgia qualified by winning the U20s trophy last year and the Junior Lelos start in the most difficult manner possible by facing New Zealand.Scrum-half Vasil Lobzhanidze will captain the side and his experience, playing in last years senior Rugby World Cup, will be vital. Georgias scrum-half Vasil Lobzhanidze became the youngest player in tournament history at RWC 2015 New Zealand have two returnees from the 2015 Championship and have an impeccable record at this level.Jordie Barrett, brother of Beauden, will pull the strings at fly-half and prop Alex Fidow has impressed with his set piece ability and play in the loose.Wales should be confident after their Grand Slam title and one player that excelled in that tournament is Harrison Keddie, whose physicality and leadership are expected to come to the fore over the coming fortnight.Nigel Carolans Ireland will be led by James Ryan, an athletic lock also tipped to have an excellent future, and the Irish will start their tournament by facing their Six Nations compatriots. Pool BItaly and Scotland will join two sides that are familiar opponents on the world stage, England and Australia. Bath Rugbys Adam Hastings is the third Hastings to represent Scotland, following in the footsteps of his father Gavin, and uncle Scott The victories that Scotland recorded over England and Italy in the Six Nations will provide them confidence and head coach John Dalziel retains 23 of the squad that took part in that tournament.Italy have avoided relegation on the final day of the last two Championships, the last placed sidee drops into the World Rugby U20 Trophy, and its a relatively inexperienced Azzurrini side that will wish to do so again this time around.dddddddddddd Australia boast a number of players with Super Rugby experience including Lukhan Tui, James Tuttle and Sione Tuipulotu.Coach Adrian Thompson has openly highlighted his sides need to counter the Northern Hemispheres teams focus on the set piece and that will be tested straight away in their opener against Scotland. Jack Walker will captain hosts England who start their Championship against Italy Hosts England will field a plethora of players with Premiership experience and ones that turned heads during this domestic season including Harry Mallinder, Will Evans, Ollie Thorley and Johnny Williams. The home side know the pressure thats on their shoulders given Englands early exit in the senior competition and have to step up from their Six Nations outings to deliver.Pool CArgentina, France, Japan and South Africa make up the final pool in tournamentThe Junior Springboks start their tournament against Japan and will be hoping that history doesnt repeat itself at age-grade level.The squad features just two players that were involved in Italy last year and coach Dawie Theron has had to contend with a few more injuries than hed like in the build-up.Japans winger, Ataata Moeakiola, will surprise a few people with his physical presence. The 20-year-old stands at 185cm and 110kg and his power will be key for the Japanese. With six members of the sevens side that won silver medal at the Youth Olympic Games in 2014 the expectation is that Argentina will follow the example of their senior men and deliver high tempo attacking rugby. Damian Penaud scored 5 tries in 4 matches during this years U20s Six Nations France havent won an age grade title for 10 years and in 2016 Olivier Magne wants this to change.Damian Penaud, the 20-year-old Clermont centre, is certainly a man to watch. Hes a player that beats defenders with ease and will be a handful for all in Pool C. Watch the World Rugby U20 Championship exclusively on Sky Sports. South Africa v Japan is live on Sky Sports 1 HD from 3pm on Tuesday afternoon, followed by Wales v Ireland and England v Italy. Also See: Hartley: We can win series Kiwi test thrills Warburton Rugby on Sky Follow @SkySportsRugby ' ' '
