Twins defeat Tribe

CLEVELAND (AP) — Delmon Young and Wilson Ramos had four hits each, Minnesota pounded out 20 as a team and the Twins got another strong start from Francisco Liriano in their 8-3 win over the Cleveland Indians on Sunday.

Ramos became the first Twins player with four hits in his major league debut since Kirby Puckett on May 8, 1984. Young tied a career high with his four hits.

Liriano (4-0) struck out nine over seven innings after early jitters led to his scoreless streak ending at 23 innings. The left-hander allowed three runs and eight hits, walking three.

The Twins’ Jim Thome broke a 2-2 tie with a 425-foot line drive over the centerfield wall with two outs in the fifth inning off David Huff (1-4).

The 39-year-old slugger, who hit his first 334 homers for Cleveland through 2002, tied Rafael Palmiero for 11th on the career list with his fifth of the season.

Full story appears in Monday’s edition of The Vindicator.