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BOSTON -- Kyle Gibson put an end to a two-game hitting outburst by the Red Sox, allowing just a pair of hits in the first inning and none over the next seven as the Minnesota Twins edged Boston 2-1 Friday night.Brian Dozier hit a solo home run for the Twins in the second inning and Miguel Sano added an RBI single in the sixth. It was all the scoring Minnesota needed as Gibson (3-6) did the rest.The Red Sox got a leadoff homer from Mookie Betts and a one-out single by Xander Bogaerts in the first, then went hitless until the bottom of the ninth against closer Brandon Kintzler.Kintzler got his seventh save, preserving the lead in a wild bottom half of the ninth. Michael Martinez and Dustin Pedroia started the inning with consecutive singles and Bogaerts walked to load the bases with nobody out and slugger David Ortiz coming up next.Kintzler got Ortiz to ground into a double play, then Hanley Ramirez flew out to right to end the game and Bostons three-game winning streak.Eduardo Rodriguez (2-4) allowed two runs on six hits and struck out eight and walked one over 5 1/3 innings for Boston. Joe Mauer was the only batter Rodriguez walked, reaching with one out in the sixth before Heath Hembree took over for the Red Sox.Hembree walked Dozier, then Sano doubled to score Mauer with what would be the winning run.After Bogaerts single in the first, Boston didnt get another man on base until Gibson walked Brock Holt to lead off the sixth. Dozier got Holt with a diving stop on a hard shot up the middle and nearly doubled up Michael Martinez at first. Gibson and the Twins got right out of the threat when Pedroia grounded into a double play.TRAINERS ROOMTwins: C Kurt Suzuki was not in the starting lineup for the Twins, getting some rest and avoiding the heat. The temperature at gametime was 92 degrees. Manager Paul Molitor said Suzuki should return Saturday.Red Sox: Betts left the game in the fifth inning with soreness in his right knee. RHP Junichi Tazawa (right shoulder impingement) returned to the roster after being activated from the 15-day DL.UP NEXTTwins: RHP Ricky Nolasco (4-8, 5.02) gets his team-high 20th start. Nolasco also shares the team lead for losses, picking up his eighth Monday despite holding Detroit to one run on three hits and three walks in six innings.Red Sox: LHP David Price (9-7, 4.36) gets his first start since taking the loss Sunday when the Yankees ended Bostons six-game winning streak. Price struck out just one batter in 5 2/3 innings, ending a string of three straight starts with at least 10 strikeouts. 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GREEN BAY, Wis. -- The Houston Texans slipped and slid over the snow-covered turf at Lambeau Field.Theyve also lost their grip on the AFC South following a third straight loss.Coach Bill OBriens team is reeling after falling 21-13 to the Green Bay Packers on Sunday.Obviously, were at a tough stretch right now, three in a row, he said. Played OK at times, but obviously not good enough to win.The loss dropped Houston to 6-6, tied with idle Tennessee atop the division. Indianapolis is a half-game back and can make it a three-way tie with a win on Monday night over the New York Jets.The Texans play in a domed stadium, and they dont often play in wintry conditions in the AFC South. The cold, slick field in Green Bay gave both teams problems for most of the afternoon, with many players trading in or altering their regular cleats to get better traction.The cold-weather Packers found their footing in the fourth quarter on their home field, which fans lovingly refer to as The Frozen Tundra.Texans cornerback Charles James went bare-chested during pregame warmups.Green Bay in the cold. Texans up, he boasted while signing autographs.James fell to the turf in the fourth quarter, leaving receiver Jordy Nelson wide open in the end zone for a 32-yard touchdown pass that gave the Packers the lead for good, 14-7.I dont want to make any excuses, you know what I mean? James said. Thats what you get paid for to stay up there in inclement weather and go out there and be at your best.The Packers, meanwhile, were playing in their element.In a wet-weather game and a ball thats a little bit slick, youre actuually not thinking about overthrowing, youre just thinking about how that ball feels on your hand before you throw it, Rodgers said in recounting the throw to Nelson.ddddddddddddThe score capped a 12-play, 98-yard drive that took 5:20.So I was just trying to loosen my grip slightly as I was releasing it to make sure the ball came out right, and thankfully it did, he said.The Texans got burned in the snow several other times.Aaron Ripkoswkis 3-yard touchdown run with 4:11 left that took up eight plays in 89 yards and chewed up another 4:41. That drive included catches of 21 and 28 yards by Nelson.Playing in the snow, I know its no excuses, man, but things happen, so weve just got to let that go and move on to the next game, safety Corey Moore said.Nick Novak, who was 18 of 19 on extra-point tries coming in, missed one following DeAndre Hopkins 44-yard touchdown catch with 1:51 left.Running back Lamar Miller, who left the game for a part of the first half with a rib injury, said he had to switch to cleats with more studs because he kept slipping. Miller finished with 22 yards on 14 carries.Weather shouldnt be a factor the next two games, with Houston traveling to Indianapolis next week before hosting Jacksonville. Both games will be in domed stadiums.These are games that we have to figure it out, OBrien said. If we dont, were not going to be where we want to be. If we do, well have a shot.---For more NFL coverage: www.pro32.ap.org and www.twitter.com/AP-NFL ' ' '