BOSTON -- As Torii Hunter stretched on the field before Thursday's game against the Red Sox, the 39-year-old outfielder joked with manager Paul Molitor that he was too young to be a designated hitter.
"After [the doubleheader Wednesday], I said, 'Let's take it easy on your legs and hit a couple over the wall,'" Molitor said after Thursday's 8-4 victory.
Hunter wound up having to settle for one home run, but his three-run blast in the fifth inning proved to be a game-changing spark in the Twins' win at Fenway Park.