Clement Pleased With Outing, Varitek. Matt Clement threw 35 pitches (or 36 (I also counted 36)), 21 for strikes, allowing one run, two hits, a walk, and a wild pitch in two innings. Afterwards, he had high praise for Jason Varitek, who encouraged him to use his two-seam sinker and four-seam cutter more than usual.

Byung-Hyun Kim threw a 1-2-3 third inning, but two of those outs were very hard hit balls that were held up by a fierce wind blowing in from right. Abe Alvarez looked good in his inning (6th). After a one out walk, he retired the next two Twins on a short pop to center and a called third strike. ... Coverage from the Fort Myers News-Press: The game, the fans and the cold.

The Globe's Chris Snow continues his fine work this spring with a feature on Kevin Millar. ... Bill Mueller ran sprints in the outfield yesterday afternoon. ... Curt Schilling threw in the bullpen for the fourth time and is about one week away from appearing in a game. ... Bronson Arroyo will pitch tomorrow night against the Reds.

Terry Francona wants to get all 58 players in camp into at least one of today's two 7-inning games. ... Tim Wakefield starts against Northeastern University at 1:05 pm. David Ortiz will bat third and Manny Ramirez fourth. Doug Mirabelli will catch Wakefield. ... Mike Timlin starts against Boston College at 7:05 pm. Shortstop Hanley Ramirez gets the start and reliever Matt Mantei will make his debut. Kelly Shoppach will catch.