INDIANS 5, TWINS 2
Francisco Lindor hit two of Cleveland’s four home runs in a victory over Minnesota.
Lindor hit a solo home run in the third and broke a 1-all tie with a two-run homer in the fifth. Roberto Perez and Jake Bauers added back-to-back homers in the seventh.
Minnesota came into the game with best record in baseball and holds a 10 +-game lead over Cleveland in AL Central.
Shane Bieber (5-2) gave up solo homers to Marwin Gonzalez in the second and Eddie Rosario in the sixth. He allowed two runs and struck out seven in seven-plus innings.
Rookie left-hander Devin Smeltzer (0-1) gave up all four homers in his second major league start. Smeltzer allowed five runs in 6 1/3 innings.
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