JUPITER, Fla. (AP) -Twins right-hander Kevin Slowey was dominant on the mound Tuesday, and he looked pretty good as a batter, too.

Slowey pitched five effective innings and helped his cause with two hits and three RBIs, leading the Minnesota Twins to an 8-1 victory over the Florida Marlins.

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``It was pretty comedic to them that I walk up there and swing and the ball finds the grass somewhere,' Slowey said after going 2-for-2 with a double.

Slowey, who allowed a run and two hits while striking out five, had a bases-loaded single in the first inning off right-hander Chris Volstad and then ripped a double to left in the third to score two more runs.

``That was pretty crazy. He doesn't even hit in the regular season,' Volstad said.

Slowey, who had two hits in eight at_bats last year, had no explanation for his offensive prowess.

``The first couple of weeks of camp we bunt and swing in the cages,' he said. ``You kind of leave that to the guys who get paid to do it.'

But Slowey, the Twins' No. 3 starter, was most happy about throwing 48 of his 66 pitches for strikes. He has allowed just one walk in 14 1-3 innings this spring.

``I don't like walking guys,' said Slowey, who allowed 24 walks in 160 1-3 innings last year while going 12-11 with a 3.99 ERA. ``When it gets to 2-0 or 3-1, I need to be able to make a good pitch. It's got to be a strike. So far it has worked out.'

Volstad had his roughest outing of the spring, allowing four runs - three earned - in four innings. He also walked three batters after walking just two in 18 innings coming in.

``He's human,' manager Fredi Gonzalez said. ``He was not as sharp as he has been in the past but those things happen in spring training. He's got a couple of more outings. We'll get him back on track.'

Dan Uggla homered for the Marlins, his fourth this spring.