MIAMI – Hanley Ramirez hit a tie-breaking homer with two outs in the eighth inning Friday night, and the Florida Marlins won their third straight game, 5-4 over the Minnesota Twins.

Dan Uggla hit his 14th home run and had three RBIs for Florida, while Kevin Gregg pitched the ninth to earn his 14th save in as many chances.

Minnesota’s Justin Morneau, who is second in the AL with 20 home runs, left the game in the eighth inning after being shaken up in a collision at home plate.

Ramirez’s homer came off Juan Rincon (2-1) after the Twins had scored twice in the eighth against Armando Benitez (2-3) to tie the game.

Florida’s Scott Olsen gave up two runs in the first, then followed with five shutout innings. He also doubled and scored.

Twins starter Boof Bonser threw only 66 pitches in six innings but allowed four runs.

The game was the first for Minnesota in Miami. The Marlins, starting a nine-game homestand, improved to 15-19 at home.

Florida leads the major leagues in errors, and two fielding lapses helped the Twins score three runs.

They tied the game in the eighth by scoring twice on pinch-hitter Jason Kubel’s two-out double. Morneau came around from first and was stopped short of the plate in a collision with catcher Miguel Olivo, but shortstop Ramirez’s relay throw bounced off Olivo’s glove into the dugout, allowing both Morneau and Kubel to score.

Morneau was slow to rise and eventually walked to the dugout, but he didn’t take the field in the bottom of the inning.

Alfredo Amezaga singled and Uggla homered in the third inning to put the Marlins ahead 3-2. Olsen led off the fifth with a double, took third on a sacrifice and scored on Uggla’s sacrifice fly.

The Twins trailed 4-2 when they loaded the bases in the sixth with three consecutive two-out singles off Olsen, but Jason Bartlett flied out to end the inning.

Shaky defense by the Marlins helped Minnesota score twice in the first. Joe Mauer singled, and with two outs, Morneau hit a drive to the warning track. Left fielder Josh Willingham reached for the ball at the wall, but it deflected off his glove for an RBI double.

Morneau then scored on Torii Hunter’s single.

Miguel Cabrera drove in Florida’s first run with a two-out RBI double in the first.

Notes: Bonser threw two balls and 18 strikes in the first two innings. … Minnesota’s Luis Castillo, facing his former team for the first time, went 0-for-3 with two walks.

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