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The Associated Press
Minneapolis

Twins' win streak reaches 5 with 6-4 victory over Red Sox

Minnesota Twins win
Minnesota Twins' Aaron Hicks, left, and Chris Herrmann celebrate Hicks' two-run home run, May 27, 2015, in Minneapolis.
Jim Mone | AP

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Aaron Hicks homered for the first time in more than a year and the Minnesota Twins extended their winning streak to five games with a 6-4 victory over the Boston Red Sox on Wednesday. The Twins are now tied for first place in the American League Central division with the Kansas City Royals.

Eddie Rosario also homered for Minnesota, which has won nine of 11. The Twins swept Boston for the first time since June 13-15, 2006.

Dustin Pedroia homered twice for the Red Sox, who have lost six of eight.

Minnesota starter Phil Hughes (4-4) allowed four earned runs in 6 2-3 innings. Glen Perkins pitched a 1-2-3 ninth for his 18th save in as many chances.

Hicks hit a two-run home run to right field in the fourth for a 5-2 Minnesota lead. It was Hicks' first homer in 171-at bats since April 24, 2014.

Rick Porcello (4-4) allowed six earned runs in seven innings for Boston. In his past two starts, Porcello has allowed 13 earned runs in 11 1-3 innings after allowing just six earned runs in his previous 25 2-3 innings over four starts.

Pedroia, who hit a two-run home run in the third for a 2-0 lead, hit another two-run shot in the fifth to get the Red Sox within 5-4. It was Pedroia's second multi-home run game of the season -- the other was Opening Day -- and fifth of his career.

Rosario homered in the sixth to make it 6-4.

Blake Swihart nearly tied the game in the seventh, but his drive to left field with a runner on was caught at the wall by Rosario.

Torii Hunter had a two-run single and Joe Mauer added an RBI single for a 3-2 Twins lead in the third.