"For years, the Minnesota Twins have regretted dumping David Ortiz.

But if it's possible, the pain grew even more acute last night.

Ortiz hit absolutely everything the Twins chucked at him. Sinking fastball — crushed for a two-run homer in the sixth inning. Changeup — swatted to right-center for a leadoff double in the eighth. Curveball — served to center field for a two-out, go-ahead single in the ninth.

"Any time a guy can do that," Jarrod Saltalamacchia said, "you don't know what to throw him."

Clearly, the Twins were at a loss in the Red Sox' come-from-behind 8-6 win last night at Target Field. Ortiz went 4-for-5, scored three runs, drove in three more and picked up hits against three pitchers. Even his lone out, a deep fly ball to left field, was scalded.

About the only thing he couldn't do was assure that starter Tim Wakefield registered his 200th career win.

It wasn't for lack of trying. Trailing 5-1 in the fifth inning, Ortiz hit a 438-foot homer to fuel a four-run rally against Twins starter Scott Baker. Then, in the eighth, Ortiz chugged like a freight train down the third base line to score the go-ahead run when Twins catcher Joe Mauer dropped shortstop Matt Tolbert's throw home.

"(Mauer) heard the big elephant coming," Ortiz said, flashing his megawatt smile. "He was shaking when I was coming in."

And after reliever Alfredo Aceves allowed the tying run to foil Wakefield's third bid at reaching the 200-win club, Ortiz followed Dustin Pedroia's eight-pitch at-bat against Twins closer Joe Nathan by lining a curveball into center field to score pinch-running Darnell McDonald with the decisive run."