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Published April 12, 2010, 12:00 AM

PHOTO GALLERY: First regular-season game at Target Field

The Minnesota Twins' new outdoor stadium debuts in the regular season with a home opener against the Boston Red Sox


A fan hands out tickets as they enter Target Field for the Twins' home opener baseball game against the Boston Red Sox, Monday, April 12, 2010 in Minneapolis. (AP Photo/Paul Battaglia)

  • A fan hands out tickets as they enter Target Field for the Twins' home opener baseball game against the Boston Red Sox, Monday, April 12, 2010 in Minneapolis. (AP Photo/Paul Battaglia)
  • Kirby Puckett Jr., son of the late Minensota Twins outfield star, helps open up Gate 34 -- the same number his father wore on his jersey -- before today's Target Field season debut. The Twins (5-2) are playing their first outdoor home game since 1981 after calling the Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome home the previous 28 seasons.
  • Fans enter the new Target Field for the Twins' home opener baseball game against the Boston Red Sox, Monday, April 12, 2010, in Minneapolis. (AP Photo/Paul Battaglia)
  • Minnesota Twins fans catch a ball tossed to them by a player during warmups at Target Field, the new stadium for the Twins, before the Twins play the Boston Red Sox in a baseball game in Minneapolis, Monday, April 12, 2010.(AP Photo/Andy King)
  • Members of the Minnesota Twins warm up during batting practice prior to the Twins' home opener baseball game against the Boston Red Sox at their new stadium, Target Field, in Minneapolis, Monday, April 12, 2010. (AP Photo/Ann Heisenfelt)
  • Bryan Spratt of Minneapolis, left, and his friend, Tony Carlson of St. Louis Park, pose with the newly-unveiled Kirby Puckett statue outside Target Field prior to their home opener against the Boston Red Sox in Minneapolis on Monday April 12, 2010. (AP Photo/Jeff Baenen)
  • Fans pose for pictures outside Target Field before the Twins' home opener baseball game against the Boston Red Sox, Monday, April 12, 2010, in Minneapolis. (AP Photo/Jeff Baenen)
  • Boston Red Sox pitcher Jon Lester wipes his face after walking Minnesota Twins' Delmon Young to load the bases during the first inning of the Twins' home opener baseball game at their new stadium, Target Field, in Minneapolis, Monday, April 12, 2010. (AP Photo/Ann Heisenfelt)<br /><br />
  • Minnesota Twins players Orlando Hudson, center, Michael Cuddyer, right, and Denard Span, left, celebrate after beating the Boston Red Sox 5-2 during the Twins' home opener baseball game at their new stadium, Target Field, in Minneapolis, Monday, April 12, 2010. (AP Photo/Ann Heisenfelt)<br /><br />
  • Minnesota Twins catcher Joe Mauer stretches prior to the Twins' home opener baseball game against the Boston Red Sox at their new stadium, Target Field, in Minneapolis, Monday, April 12, 2010. (AP Photo/Ann Heisenfelt)
  • Minnesota Twins and Boston Red Sox players line the field as F-16s fly over the stadium during the national anthem prior to the Twins' home opener baseball game at their new stadium, Target Field, in Minneapolis, Monday, April 12, 2010. (AP Photo/Ann Heisenfelt)<br /><br />
  • Minnesota Twins left fielder Delmon Young misses a double by Boston Red Sox's David Ortiz during the fourth inning of the Twins' baseball home opener at their new stadium, Target Field, in Minneapolis, Monday, April 12, 2010. (AP Photo/Ann Heisenfelt)
  • Minnesota Twins' Michael Cuddyer hits an RBI single off Boston Red Sox pitcher Jon Lester during the first inning of the Twins' baseball home opener at their new stadium, Target Field, in Minneapolis on Monday, April 12, 2010. (AP Photo/Ann Heisenfelt)<br /><br />
  • Minnesota Twins' Joe Mauer laughs with teammates in the dugout prior to the Twins' home opener baseball game against the Boston Red Sox at their new stadium, Target Field, in Minneapolis, Monday, April 12, 2010. The Twins beat the Red Sox 5-2. (AP Photo/Ann Heisenfelt)
  • Boston Red Sox right fielder Jeremy Hermida, left, hits a double in the eighth inning with Minnesota Twins catcher Joe Mauer and home plate umpire Jeff Nelson behind the plate in a baseball game Monday, April 12, 2010 in Minneapolis. The Twins defeated the Red Sox 5-2. (AP Photo/Andy King)
  • Boston Red Sox Marco Scutaro, right, hits a single in the eighth inning with Minnesota Twins catcher Joe Mauer and home plate umpire Jeff Nelson watch in a baseball game on Monday, April 12, 2010 in Minneapolis. The Twins defeated the Red Sox 5-2. (AP Photo/Andy King)
  • Minnesota Twins starting pitcher Carl Pavano delivers against the Boston Red Sox during the first inning of the Twins' home opener baseball game at Target Field, Monday, April 12, 2010 in Minneapolis. (AP Photo/Paul Battaglia)
  • Minnesota Twins' Jason Kubel, right, is congratulated by third base coach Scott Ullger after hitting a solo home run during the seventh inning of the Twins' home opener baseball game against the Boston Red Sox, Monday, April 12, 2010 in Minneapolis. The Twins won 5-2. (AP Photo/Paul Battaglia)
  • Baseball Commissioner Bud Selig responds to a question during a news conference prior to the Minnesota Twins' home opener baseball game against the Boston Red Sox at their new stadium, Target Field, in Minneapolis, Monday, April 12, 2010. (AP Photo/Ann Heisenfelt)
  • Minnesota Twins starting pitcher Carl Pavano delivers against the Boston Red Sox during the first inning of the Twins' home opener baseball game at Target Field, Monday, April 12, 2010, in Minneapolis. (AP Photo/Paul Battaglia)
  • Minnesota Twins starting pitcher Carl Pavano throws the first official pitch at Target Field against the Boston Red Sox during the first inning of the Twins' home opener baseball, Monday, April 12, 2010 in Minneapolis. (AP Photo/Paul Battaglia)
  • Max Hoffman, 7, takes in the Twins’ home opener from behind right field Monday in the new Target Field in Minneapolis. Max, a Minneapolis native, was at the game with his mother, Valerie Hoffman, a native of Cando, N.D. Michael Vosburg / Forum Photo Editor
  • Ryan Sorby, a graduate student in architecture at North Dakota State University, looks out over Target Field Monday prior to the Twins' home opener in the new stadium. Michael Vosburg / The Forum
  • Minnesota Twins players take the field for introductions prior to their home opener Monday. (AP Photo/Ann Heisenfelt)
  • Robert Ramsey, from left, Darlissa Williams, Secret Morris and Samuel Watley join the rest of the stadium in removing their hats from behind their concessions counter during the National Anthem prior to Monday Twins opener at the new Target Field in Minneapolis. They volunteered to staff the stand as a fundraiser for Making a Difference for the Future which benefits urban youth. Michael Vosburg / The Forum
  • Curtis Marlatt plays Monday in front of the entrance to Target Field prior to the Twins home opener in the new stadium. Michael Vosburg / The Forum
  • Steve Diedrick, from left, of Wahpeton, N.D., surprised his father, Harold, of Otter Tail Lake, Minn., with a Monday trip to Target Field to take in the Twins' home opener in the new Minneapolis stadium. Steve says his father is a "die-hard fan" who is also a member of the North Dakota Baseball Hall of Fame. Fans have some protection from the elements with the largest roof canopy in the majors. Michael Vosburg / Forum
  • Chreese Jones poses for a souvenir photo Monday from behind center field of Target Field after performing the National Anthem with a combined choir including her group, Sounds of Blackness, at the home opener. Michael Vosburg / The Forum