It's been a rocky season and a quarter for Ricky Nolasco since he joined the Minnesota Twins. Nolasco struck out five in 7 2-3 innings and Trevor Plouffe hit a three-run homer to lead the surging Twins to a 7-2 victory over the Boston Red Sox on Monday. The Twins got 16 hits to pick up their AL-leading 16th win in May. After a 1-6 start the Twins (26-18) are now just two games behind first-place Kansas City in the AL Central. More...