Twins: Brian Dozier homered to right off Cleveland starter Corey Kluber. Joe Mauer doubled to left-center. Miguel Sano walked.Trevor Plouffe doubled to left, scoring Mauer and advancing Sano to third. Eddie Rosario struck out. Torii Hunter was hit by a pitch. Kurt Suzuki struck out. Eduardo Escobar singled to right, scoring Sano and Plouffe.

Twins 4, Cleveland 0

NINTH INNING

Cleveland: Francisco Lindor hit a two-out double to left-center off reliever Glen Perkins. Carlos Santana hit a two-run homer to left.

Twins 4, Cleveland 2

ClevelandABRHBIBBSOAvg.

Kipnis 2b401001.301

Ramirez 3b300000.212

Johnson ph100000.344

Lindor ss412001.317

C.Santana 1b411200.234

Gomes c401001.226

Chisenhall rf301001.251

Perez dh100000.224

Martinez pr-dh100000.294

Almonte cf300002.259

Aviles lf300000.236

Totals3126206

TWINSABRHBIBBSOAvg.

Hicks cf-rf300012.260

Dozier 2b411100.238

Mauer 1b411001.267

Sano dh312011.282

Plouffe 3b413100.250

Rosario lf300012.268

Hunter rf300000.245

Buxton cf000000.197

Suzuki c400001.237

Escobar ss301211.265

Totals3148448

Cleveland000 000 002—261

Twins000 400 00x—480

E—Aviles (10). LOB—Cleveland 3, Twins 8. 2B—Lindor (20), Gomes (20), Mauer (31), Plouffe 2 (34). HR—C.Santana (17), off Perkins; Dozier (28), off Kluber. RBI—C.Santana 2 (74), Dozier (72), Plouffe (82), Escobar 2 (53). GIDP—C.Santana, Perez, Hunter. DP—Cleveland 1, Twins 2.

CLEVELANDIPHRERBBSONPERA

Kluber L, 8-153 2/354426723.55

Webb2/320010173.17

Shaw2/30000022.73

Floyd2 2/310011422.61

Allen1/30000163.23

TWINSIPHRERBBSONPERA

Hughes W, 11-9540004664.43

Cotts100000114.38

Fien200001193.26

Perkins122201183.02

Inherited runners-scored—Webb 3-0, Shaw 3-0. IBB—off Webb (Rosario). HBP—by Kluber (Hunter), by Hughes (RPerez). Umpires—Home, Dan Bellino; First, Bruce Dreckman; Second, Alfonso Marquez; Third, Tom Hallion. T—2:46. A—17,831 (39,021).

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