BRADENTON, Fla. -- Garrett Jones hit a two-run home run and an RBI double in the Pirates' 9-7 victory against the Boston Red Sox this afternoon at McKechnie Field.

Delwyn Young, Steve Pearce and John Raynor also homered.

Jones had entered the game batting .167, with an unsightly nine strikeouts in 30 at-bats, but he struck both hits with significant authority: The home run, off Boston's Scott Atchison in the fifth, went well beyond the fence in right-center, landing on the adjacent infield workout area. And the earlier double cleared the head of backtracking center fielder Mike Cameron.

"That's how I want to feel during the season," Jones said. "Nice and loose, using the hands, staying back for the most part. Both at-bats, I saw the ball well, stayed back and went up the middle."

Young's two-run shot off Josh Beckett in the fourth inning was his fifth home run in six games. His total of five is tied for the Grapefruit League lead in home runs with the Tampa Bay Rays' Sean Rodriguez, and his other spring totals include a .367 average and team-best 14 RBIs.

Pearce's two-run shot in the seventh, his second home run, broke a 6-6 tie.

Paul Maholm allowed three runs -- one earned -- and four hits, including David Ortiz's two-run home run, in his four-inning start. His spring ERA is 2.70.

Brandon Moss finally ended his 0-for-22 drought with a line-drive single to right in the seventh.

The Pirates, 5-10-1 in the Grapefruit League play, face the Baltimore Orioles tomorrow in Sarasota.

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