Jason Varitek hit two home runs, then was one of four people ejected by young umpire Todd Tichenor during separate arguments in the seventh inning of the Red Sox’s 3-1 victory over the Twins yesterday in Minneapolis.

The 32-year-old Tichenor, up from the Triple-A Pacific Coast League, gave the boot to both catchers and both managers during a wild seventh inning that ended with Red Sox starter Josh Beckett giving a dismissive wave toward home plate in disgust.

Joe Crede hit a home run in his return from a three-game absence because of a bruised hand, but Beckett (5-2) was too much for the Twins. He allowed one run on three hits with four walks and eight strikeouts in seven innings.

Varitek hit solo homers off Anthony Swarzak (1-1) to lead off the fifth and seventh innings.

Indians 2, Rays 1

In Cleveland, the Tribe completed a four-game sweep of the defending AL champs behind the pitching of rookie David Huff and four relievers.

Orioles 5, Tigers 1

In Baltimore, Luke Scott homered twice and had four RBIs and David Hernandez pitched into the sixth inning to win his major league debut.

Dodgers 2, Cubs 1

In Chicago, Randy Wolf (3-1) pitched impressively into the eighth inning and Ramon Troncoso wriggled out of a bases-loaded jam in the ninth for the Dodgers (34-15).

D’backs 5, Braves 2

In Phoenix, Dan Haren (4-4) outpitched Derek Lowe (6-3) and Arizona took advantage of second baseman Kelly Johnson’s error to score four times in the fourth inning.