Matt Kinney pitched into the seventh inning in his first appearance in 1 1/2 years, and Minnesota sent Cleveland to its fifth straight loss.
Torii Hunter and Doug Mientkiewicz hit solo homers for the Twins, who have won the first two games of the three-game series.
Minnesota had lost 18 of 23 to the Indians coming into this series.
Kinney (1-0) allowed two hits through six innings. He left with one out in the seventh after Milton Bradley's solo homer.
Ryan Drese (2-1) gave up five runs, seven hits and two walks in 5 2-3 innings.
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CLEVELAND MINNESOTA
; ab r h bi ab r h bi
; Lawton rf 4 0 1 0 JJones; lf 3 0 0 1
; Gterrez 2b 3 0 2 1 CGzmn; ss 4 0 0 0
; Burks dh 4 0 0 0 Mntkw; 1b 3 1 1 1
; Thome 1b 4 0 0 0 Koskie; 3b 4 0 1 0
; BAdrsn lf 1 0 0 0 THnter; cf 3 2 2 1
; Frymn 3b 1 0 0 0 Kielty; dh 3 1 1 0
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; Brdley cf 4 1 1 1 Mohr; rf 3 1 1 0
; Brnyan 3b 3 0 1 0 Przyns; c 4 1 2 1
; Vizquel ph 1 0 0 0 Cnizaro; 2b 3 0 1 1
; EDiaz c 4 0 0 0 Hcking; 2b 0 0 0 0
; JMcDld ss 2 1 1 0
; Totals 31 2 6 2 Totals 30 6 9 5
; Cleveland 000 000 110 -- 2
; Minnesota 020 210 01x -- 6
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; E--JMcDonald (1). DP--Minnesota 2. LOB--Cleveland 6, Minnesota 5. 2B--Kielty (3), Mohr (3), Canizaro (1). HR--Bradley (2), Mientkiewicz (1), THunter (6). SB--THunter (3). CS--CGuzman (3). SF--JJones.
IP H R ER BB SO
; Cleveland
Drese L,2-1 5; 2-3 7 5 5 2 3
; Rincon 2 0 0 0 0 0
; Wohlers 1-3 2 1 1 2 0
; Minnesota
Kinney W,1-0 6; 1-3 3 1 1 3 4
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; Hawkins 2-3 2 1 1 1 0
; Romero 1 1 0 0 0 1
; Guardado 1 0 0 0 0 1
; Wohlers pitched to 4 batters in the 8th, Hawkins pitched to 2 batters in the 8th.
WP--Drese, Kinney.
T--2:35. A--30,146 (48,678).
SUNDAY
TWINS 4, INDIANS 2
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Rick Reed had his most effective outing of the season, helping Minnesota complete a three-game sweep of Cleveland.
The Twins finished an 8-1 homestand while the Indians ended up 0-6 on their road trip.
Reed (2-1) gave up Jim Thome's two-run homer over 6 1-3 innings as the Twins answered a four-game sweep by the Indians last weekend at Jacobs Field. Eddie Guardado pitched the ninth for his eighth save in as many chances.
The Twins tagged Chuck Finley (1-2) for 10 hits over six innings.
CLEVELAND MINNESOTA
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; Lawton rf 3 0 0 0 JJones; lf 5 0 2 1
; Vizquel ss 4 0 1 0 CGzmn; ss 5 0 1 0
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; Burks dh 4 1 1 0 Mntkw; 1b 3 0 0 0
; Thome 1b 4 1 1 2 THnter; cf 4 0 3 0
; Frymn 3b 2 0 2 0 Koskie; 3b 4 0 1 0
; Gterrez 2b 4 0 0 0 Bchnan; dh 3 2 1 1
; Brdley cf 4 0 0 0 Mohr; rf 4 1 1 0
; Brnyan lf 3 0 2 0 Prince; c 3 0 2 0
; WCdero ph 1 0 1 0 Hcking; 2b 3 1 2 2
; EDiaz c 2 0 0 0
; BAdrsn ph 0 0 0 0
; EPerez c 2 0 0 0
; Totals 33 2 8 2 Totals 34 4 13 4
; Cleveland 000 200 000 -- 2
; Minnesota 000 310 00x -- 4
; E--CFinley (1), Hocking 2 (2). DP--Cleveland 1, Minnesota 2. LOB--Cleveland 7, Minnesota 10. 2B--JJones (4), Prince (1), Hocking (1). HR--Thome (5), Buchanan (2). SB--THunter 2 (5). CS--Branyan (2). S--Prince, Hocking.
IP H R ER BB SO
; Cleveland
CFinley L,1-2 6 10 4 4 2 7
; Rincon 2-3 1 0 0 0 1
; Riske 1; 1-3 2 0 0 0 4
; Minnesota
RReed W,2-1 6; 1-3 6 2 1 2 3
; Romero 1; 2-3 0 0 0 1 1
; Guardado S,8 1 2 0 0 0 1
; T--2:49. A--22,264 (48,678).
ATHLETICS 6, ANGELS 5
Pinch-hitter Greg Myers hit a three-run homer off Troy Percival (0-1) in the bottom of the ninth inning to win it for Oakland.
It was Oakland's first game-ending home run since Rickey Henderson did it on May 9, 1995. Eric Chavez and Scott Hatteberg also homered for the A's.
ANAHEIM OAKLAND
; ab r h bi ab r h bi
; Eckstin ss 5 0 1 1 JeGmbi; lf 4 1 2 0
; OPlmro lf 4 1 2 0 Clngelo; lf 0 0 0 0
; Glaus 3b 4 1 0 0 Mnchno; 2b 3 0 0 0
; GAndsn cf 5 1 3 0 Httberg; dh 4 1 3 2
; Salmon rf 4 1 2 2 Justice; rf 3 0 0 0
; Fllmer dh 3 0 0 0 EChavz; 3b 4 1 2 1
; Dvanon dh 0 0 0 0 Tejada; ss 4 1 2 0
; BMolna c 4 0 2 1 Long; cf 4 1 1 0
; Spiezio 1b 3 1 1 1 RaHrdz; c 3 0 0 0
; AKndy 2b 4 0 1 0 GMyrs; ph 1 1 1 3
; CPena; 1b 3 0 1 0
; Totals 36 5 12 5 Totals 33 6 12 6
; Anaheim 100 000 130 -- 5
; Oakland 010 020 003 -- 6
; No outs when winning run scored.
E--RaHernandez (1). DP--Anaheim 3, Oakland 1. LOB--Anaheim 9, Oakland 5. 2B--GAnderson (7), Spiezio (3). HR--Hatteberg (2), EChavez (7), GMyers (1). S--Davanon. SF--Spiezio.
IP H R ER BB SO
; Anaheim
Sele 6; 1-3 7 3 3 1 2
; Cook 1; 2-3 2 0 0 0 1
; Percival L,0-1 0 3 3 3 0 0
; Oakland
Lidle 6; 1-3 7 2 2 1 3
; Magnante 1-3 0 0 0 0 0
; Mecir 2-3 4 3 3 1 0
; Venafro W,1-0 1; 2-3 1 0 0 1 1
; Percival pitched to 3 batters in the 9th.
HBP--by Sele (Menechino).
T--3:20. A--20,088 (43,662).
MARINERS 5, RANGERS 3
Ichiro Suzuki tripled twice and scored two runs as Seattle overcame two home runs by Alex Rodriguez in his former ballpark to defeat Texas.
Rodriguez homered twice in a game for the 22nd time in his career, and the second time against Seattle. But Rodriguez's offense wasn't enough, as the Rangers dropped to 5-13 for the team's worst start.
TEXAS SEATTLE
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; Ctlnotto lf 4 0 0 0 Suzuki; rf 4 2 2 0
; Greer rf 4 1 1 0 Cirillo; 3b 4 0 1 2
; ARdrgz ss 4 2 3 2 BBoone; 2b 4 0 0 0
; RPlmo dh 3 0 1 1 Cmeron; cf 3 1 0 0
; CEvrtt cf 4 0 1 0 Sierra; dh 4 1 2 0
; Lamb 1b 4 0 2 0 Olerud; 1b 3 0 0 1
; Hslman c 4 0 1 0 CGillen; ss 3 0 0 0
; Blalock 3b 4 0 0 0 DWilsn; c 3 1 2 2
; MYong 2b 4 0 0 0 Gipson; lf 2 0 0 0
; McLmr; lf 1 0 1 0
; Totals 35 3 9 3 Totals 31 5 8 5
; Texas 100 001 010 -- 3
; Seattle 111 101 00x -- 5
; E--ARodriguez (2), McLemore (2). DP--Seattle 1. LOB--Texas 6, Seattle 4. 2B--ARodriguez (3), Lamb (2). 3B--Suzuki 2 (3). HR--ARodriguez 2 (8), DWilson (1). SB--McLemore (4). SF--RPalmeiro, Olerud.
IP H R ER BB SO
; Texas
DDavis L,2-1 6 7 5 5 1 2
; Van Poppel 2 1 0 0 0 1
; Seattle
FGarcia W,2-2 6 7 2 2 0 3
; Rhodes 1 0 0 0 0 3
; Pineiro 1 2 1 1 0 1
; Sasaki S,5 1 0 0 0 0 1
; FGarcia pitched to 2 batters in the 7th.
T--2:35. A--45,448 (47,116).
WHITE SOX 11, TIGERS 8
Jose Valentin homered during an eight-run burst in the first, and pinch-hitter Ray Durham delivered a tiebreaking single in the seventh for the White Sox in Chicago.
The White Sox led 8-3 after the first, and it was tied at 8 after the fourth.
Bobby Higginson homered, doubled and drove in four runs for Detroit, which dropped to 1-8 on the road. The White Sox won for the 10th time in 12 games.
Antonio Osuna (3-0) had 1 2-3 perfect innings of relief, and Keith Foulke pitched the ninth for his fifth save. Jose Paniagua (0-1) took the loss.
DETROIT CHICAGO
; ab r h bi ab r h bi
; Torres cf 4 2 3 0 Lofton; cf 4 2 2 1
; Fick rf 4 2 1 1 Grffnno; 2b 4 1 2 2
; Hggnsn lf 5 1 3 4 Thmas; dh 4 1 1 1
; Pquette 3b 5 0 0 0 Ordnez; rf 4 2 1 0
; Simon 1b 3 1 0 0 Knerko; 1b 4 1 1 2
; Halter ss 4 0 1 3 Vlentin; 3b 3 2 2 2
; JaCruz dh 4 0 1 0 Liefer; lf 3 1 1 0
; MiRvra c 4 1 1 0 Drham; ph 1 0 1 2
; Macias 2b 3 1 0 0 Rwand; lf 0 0 0 0
; MLJhn; c 3 1 0 0
; Clayton; ss 4 0 0 0
; Totals 36 8 10 8 Totals 34 11 11 10
; Detroit 320 300 000 -- 8
; Chicago 800 000 30x -- 11
; E--Higginson (1), MiRivera (1). DP--Chicago 1. LOB--Detroit 5, Chicago 5. 2B--Higginson (6), Halter (3), JaCruz (2), MiRivera (4), Lofton (3), Ordonez (8), Konerko (5). 3B--Graffanino (1). HR--Higginson (3), Valentin (4). SB--Lofton (11), Ordonez (3). SF--Thomas.
IP H R ER BB SO
; Detroit
Lima 2-3 5 8 8 2 0
; JuAcevedo 2; 1-3 3 0 0 0 4
; JaWalker 3 0 0 0 0 5
; Paniagua L,0-1 1 2 3 2 2 0
; MAnderson 1 1 0 0 0 1
; Chicago
Rauch 4 6 8 8 3 4
; Howry 1; 2-3 1 0 0 0 0
; MPorzio 2-3 0 0 0 0 0
; Osuna W,3-0 1; 2-3 1 0 0 0 2
; Foulke S,5 1 2 0 0 0 0
; HBP--by Lima (MLJohnson), by Rauch (Torres). WP--Paniagua 2, Rauch. PB--MiRivera.
T--3:08. A--13,619 (44,321).
YANKEES 9, BLUE JAYS 2
Roger Clemens was dominating Sunday in New York, and so was Alfonso Soriano.
Clemens (2-2) took a one-hit shutout into the eighth inning and Soriano hit his second leadoff homer in five days, powering the New York Yankees over the Toronto Blue Jays 9-2.
Jason Giambi, booed when he fouled out in the sixth, hit his fourth homer of the season in the eighth.
TORONTO NEW; YORK
ab r h bi ab r h bi
; ShStwrt dh 4 1 2 1 Soriano; 2b 5 2 3 1
; Hinske 3b 4 0 1 0 BWllms; cf 2 2 1 2
; Mndesi rf 4 0 0 1 Jeter; ss 3 1 1 0
; CDlgdo 1b 3 0 0 0 Giambi; 1b 4 1 1 1
; JoCruz lf 3 0 0 0 Posada; c 3 1 1 0
; Wdwrd 2b 1 0 0 0 Vntura; 3b 2 1 1 1
; Fltcher c 4 0 0 0 White; lf 5 0 1 3
; Wells cf 3 0 0 0 GWlms; lf 0 0 0 0
; FLopez ss 2 1 1 0 Vn; Wal rf 3 1 1 0
; Berg 2b 3 0 0 0 Spncer; rf 0 0 0 0
; NJhson; dh 5 0 0 0
; Totals 31 2 4 2 Totals 32 9 10 8
; Toronto 000 000 020 -- 2
; New York 210 021 03x -- 9
; E--Soriano (7). DP--Toronto 1, New York 1. LOB--Toronto 5, New York 12. 2B--ShStewart (4), FLopez (3), Soriano (11), Posada (6), Vander Wal (3). HR--Soriano (4), Giambi (4). SB--Soriano (6). SF--BWilliams.
IP H R ER BB SO
; Toronto
Carpenter L,0-1 3 4 3 3 4 2
; Eyre 2; 1-3 1 2 2 3 2
; Cassidy 1-3 2 1 1 0 0
; Borbon 1 1 0 0 2 0
; Thurman 1 2 3 3 3 0
; File 1-3 0 0 0 0 0
; New York
Clemens W,2-2 7; 1-3 3 2 2 3 8
; Karsay 1-3 1 0 0 0 0
; Stanton 1; 1-3 0 0 0 0 2
; WP--Thurman.
Umpires--Home, Lazaro Diaz; First, Randy Marsh; Second, Larry Vanover; Third, Angel Hernandez.
T--3:25. A--43,309 (57,478).
DEVIL RAYS 2, ORIOLES 1
Ben Grieve hit a tiebreaking RBI single in the eighth inning to lead Tampa Bay over Baltimore at St. Petersburg.
Jason Tyner hit a two-out single off Sidney Ponson, who had retired his previous nine batters, and went to second on Randy Winn's single. Grieve drove in Tyner with a single off Erik Bedard.
BALTIMORE TAMPA; BAY
ab r h bi ab r h bi
; Hrst Jr. 2b 4 0 0 0 Tyner; lf 4 1 1 0
; Mathws cf 2 0 1 0 Winn; cf 4 0 1 0
; Segui dh 3 0 0 0 Grieve; rf 4 0 2 1
; Conine 1b 3 0 0 0 GVghn; dh 4 0 0 0
; Gbbons rf 4 0 1 0 Hall; c 2 0 0 0
; TBtsta 3b 4 1 1 0 Gomez; ss 3 0 0 0
; Crdova lf 4 0 1 1 RJhson; 3b 3 0 0 0
; Frdyce c 4 0 0 0 BSmith; 1b 3 1 1 0
; Bordick ss 2 0 0 0 Esclna; 2b 3 0 2 1
; Totals 30 1 4 1 Totals 30 2 7 2
; Baltimore 000 100 000 -- 1
; Tampa Bay 000 010 01x -- 2
; DP--Tampa Bay 1. LOB--Baltimore 7, Tampa Bay 5. 2B--TBatista (6), Cordova (3), Escalona (2). SB--Matthews (2), Gibbons (1).
IP H R ER BB SO
; Baltimore
Ponson L,0-2 7; 2-3 6 2 2 1 4
; Bedard 0 1 0 0 0 0
; Bauer 1-3 0 0 0 0 1
; Tampa Bay
DJames 5; 2-3 3 1 1 4 3
; Colome 2 1 0 0 1 4
; Creek W,1-0 1-3 0 0 0 0 0
; Yan S,3 1 0 0 0 0 1
; Bedard pitched to 1 batter in the 8th.
WP--DJames.
T--2:32. A--13,091 (43,772).
RED SOX 12, ROYALS 2
First game
John Burkett scattered seven hits over five innings to win in his season debut.
Boston's Johnny Damon homered and Manny Ramirez connected twice.
BOSTON KANSAS; CITY
ab r h bi ab r h bi
; Damon cf 4 3 2 2 Knblch; dh 4 0 0 0
; Offrmn dh 4 2 2 4 Tucker; rf 4 0 3 0
; Grcprr ss 5 0 1 0 Beltran; cf 4 0 0 0
; MRmrz lf 5 3 3 3 MiSwy; 1b 4 0 0 0
; Dubach 1b 5 2 4 1 Ibanez; lf 4 1 1 0
; Hlnbrn 3b 5 0 0 0 Randa; 3b 3 1 1 1
; Nixon rf 4 1 3 2 McCty; ph 1 0 0 0
; Mrbelli c 3 0 0 0 NPerez; ss 4 0 0 0
; RSnchz 2b 3 0 0 0 Mayne; c 2 0 0 0
; Baerga 2b 1 1 1 0 Febles; 2b 3 0 2 1
; Totals 39 12 16 12 Totals 33 2 7 2
; Boston 021 100 314 -- 12
; Kansas City 010 100 000 -- 2
; DP--Boston 1, Kansas City 2. LOB--Boston 3, Kansas City 5. 2B--Nixon (3), Baerga (1), Tucker (2), Ibanez (5). 3B--Damon (2), Febles (1). HR--Damon (2), Offerman (2), MRamirez 2 (6), Daubach (3), Randa (1). SB--Damon (5), Tucker (4). CS--Nixon (1). SF--Offerman.
IP H R ER BB SO
; Boston
Burkett W,1-0 5 7 2 2 1 2
; Wakefield S,1 4 0 0 0 0 2
; Kansas City
Reichert L,0-3 6; 2-3 8 6 6 2 3
; Bailey 1; 1-3 4 2 2 0 0
; Ascencio 1 4 4 4 0 0
; WP--Burkett, Reichert.
T--2:35. A--0 (40,793).
RED SOX 8, ROYALS 7
Second game
Johnny Damon highlighted his huge weekend by hitting a grand slam as the Boston Red Sox beat the Kansas City Royals to complete a doubleheader sweep.
Facing the team he played for from 1995-2000, Damon went 8-for-13, scored seven runs and drove in six during the series. He had four hits as Boston finished up the three-game sweep.
BOSTON KANSAS; CITY
ab r h bi ab r h bi
; Hndrsn lf 3 1 0 0 Sadler; lf 5 1 1 0
; Damon cf 5 2 4 4 Tucker; rf 5 3 2 1
; Hlnbrn 3b 5 1 2 0 Beltran; cf 3 2 2 2
; MRmrz dh 2 1 1 0 MiSwy; 1b 4 1 2 1
; TClark 1b 5 0 1 1 Ibanez; dh 2 0 0 0
; Baerga 2b 4 1 0 0 Randa; dh 2 0 0 0
; Nixon rf 5 0 0 0 NPerez; ss 4 0 2 2
; Varitek c 5 1 4 3 Alicea; 3b 4 0 1 1
; RSnchz ss 5 1 2 0 Hinch; c 3 0 0 0
; Mayne; c 1 0 0 0
; Febles; 2b 2 0 0 0
; Totals 39 8 14 8 Totals 35 7 10 7
; Boston 004 040 000 -- 8
; Kansas City 200 003 101 -- 7
; E--Henderson (1). DP--Kansas City 2. LOB--Boston 10, Kansas City 7. 2B--Varitek 2 (2). 3B--Tucker (2). HR--Damon (3), Beltran (2). SB--Hillenbrand (2). CS--Febles (3). SF--Beltran.
IP H R ER BB SO
; Boston
DLowe W,3-1 5; 1-3 4 5 5 3 4
; Fossum 1; 1-3 3 1 1 1 3
; SKim 1; 1-3 1 0 0 1 0
; Urbina S,7 1 2 1 1 0 1
; Kansas City
Rekar L,0-1 4 7 7 7 3 2
; Affeldt 3 4 1 1 2 3
; Field 1 3 0 0 0 0
; Grimsley 1 0 0 0 0 0
; Rekar pitched to 3 batters in the 5th.
HBP--by Affeldt (Henderson). WP--SKim.
T--3:13. A--17,289 (40,793).
