Minnesota Twins vs Cleveland Guardians Match Player Stats On May 13, 2017

The Sports Xchange
May 13, 2017

CLEVELAND -- Jose Berrios pitched 7 2/3 strong innings to combine with two relievers on a three-hitter, and Max Kepler homered as the Minnesota Twins beat the Cleveland Indians 4-1 on Saturday at Progressive Field.

The streaking Twins have won 11 of their last 15 games to move into first place in the American League Central. The slumping defending AL champion Indians have lost seven of their last 11 and continue to have trouble scoring runs.

Cleveland has scored one run in its last 24 innings. The Indians snapped a streak of 17 consecutive scoreless innings when Carlos Santana scored from third on a wild pitch in the third inning, accounting for Cleveland's only run.

Berrios (1-0), who was recalled from Triple-A Rochester to make the start, gave up two hits, striking out four with one walk. Brandon Kintzler pitched the ninth to pick up his 10th save.

In winning the first two games of the series, Twins pitchers have allowed one run and six hits in 18 innings.

The Twins benefited from the wildness of Cleveland starter Mike Clevinger (1-1), making his second start in place of injured Corey Kluber. In 4 1/3 innings, Clevinger walked five, threw two wild pitches and had a throwing error.

Most of that wildness came in a three-run Minnesota fourth inning. With Cleveland leading 1-0, Clevinger walked the first two batters in the inning, Robbie Grossman and Miguel Sano.

Joe Mauer laid down a bunt that Clevinger fielded and threw wildly to first base for an error, allowing Grossman to score, with Sano going to third and Mauer to second.

Sano scored on a groundout by Kennys Vargas, giving the Twins a 2-1 lead. Mauer later scored on a two-out single by Jorge Polanco, making it 3-1.

Kepler belted a solo home run off reliever Dan Otero in the sixth inning that extended the Minnesota lead to 4-1.

NOTES: Twins RHP Ervin Santana has allowed one or fewer runs in seven of his eight starts. The Twins have two shutouts this season, both of them games started by Santana. ... Twins 1B Joe Mauer scored a run in the fourth inning. It's the 900th run of Mauer's career. He needs four more to pass Kent Hrbek (903) for fourth place on the franchise list. Kirby Puckett holds the Twins record for runs scored with 1,071. ... Indians C Yan Gomes, who hit .176 in April, is batting .375 (9-24) in May. ... The Indians' 1-0 loss on Friday marked the sixth consecutive series in which they lost the first game. The last time the won the first game of a series was April 21 vs. the White Sox.