FORT MYERS, Fla. – Carl Pavano worked two scoreless innings, giving up one hit with two strikeouts, and the Minnesota Twins beat the Boston Red 8-4 on Sunday night.

“I felt good as far as body and mind and arm,” said Pavano, who led the Twins with 17 wins in 2010.

Josh Beckett started for the Red Sox, going two innings and giving up one run on two hits.

“I thought (he) threw a couple fastballs in the second inning up-middle,” Red Sox Manager Terry Francona said. “But other than that he was down and pretty good.”

First baseman Chris Parmelee, the Twins’ No. 1 pick in the 2006 draft, doubled and scored on Jason Repko’s triple to right field in the second inning.

“I felt like I was rushing a little bit,” Beckett said. “There’s some positives there. I wanted to get some groundballs. That means you’re keeping the ball down, and I did that. So, it was good.”

The Twins added four runs in the fifth. Red Sox left-hander Hideki Okajima opened the inning by allowing consecutive singles to Parmelee, Repko and Alexi Casilla before Joe Benson’s triple. Tsuyoshi Nishioka’s single drove in Benson, giving the Twins a five-run lead.

The Red Sox cut into the lead in the eighth, on Lars Anderson’s solo home run. Daniel Nava singled and scored on Oscar Tejeda’s single, with Tejeda taking third on left fielder Chase Lambin’s throwing error. Josh Reddick’s single scored Tejeda.

Boston’s Mark Wagner hit a solo homer in the top of the ninth to make it 8-4.

Mike Cameron, who missed all but 48 games in 2010 with a lower abdominal strain, went 1 for 3 with a stolen base, after having no steals last season.

“(Cameron) runs down the line, his stride looks good,” Francona said. “That was the most exciting thing of the night for me.” 

MARLINS: Outfielder Mike Stanton left the team’s exhibition opener against the University of Miami at Jupiter, Fla., after straining his right quadriceps while trying to beat out a groundball.

Stanton fell to his knees after crossing first base, then rose and limped off the field. The Marlins, who lost 9-8, declined to predict how long he’ll be sidelined. 

PHILLIES: All-Star second baseman Chase Utley has patella tendinitis in his right knee and missed his second straight game. 

REDS: Matt Maloney pitched two scoreless innings in an 8-7 win over Cleveland at Goodyear, Ariz., while filling in for Cincinnati’s opening-day starter, Edinson Volquez, who couldn’t pitch because he has not yet gotten his work visa approved by the U.S. government. 

INDIANS: Outfielder Shin-Soo Choo was held out of Cleveland’s game against the Reds because of a sore left elbow. Choo, who had Tommy John surgery in 2007, said he may have hyperextended his elbow while throwing. He’ll serve as the designated hitter today against Cincinnati and hopes to play in the field later this week. 

ROCKIES: Third baseman Ian Stewart sustained a slight sprain of his left knee when he collided with left fielder Carlos Gonzalez during Colorado’s 8-7 loss to the Arizona Diamondbacks on Saturday and will miss up to a week.