Duncan homers twice for Tribe

Associated Press

CLEVELAND

Shelley Duncan hit two home runs and tied a career high with four RBIs as the Cleveland Indians beat the Los Angeles Angels 4-3 on Tuesday night.

Duncan’s second career multi-homer game helped Josh Tomlin (4-3) earn his third win in four starts since Aug. 27. The right-hander allowed three runs and seven hits over 62/3 innings as Cleveland broke the Angels’ four-game winning streak. Six of the hits were for extra bases.

Chris Perez pitched the ninth for his 20th save in 24 chances. The right-hander got Peter Bourjos on a called third strike with runners on first and third. A passed ball put Angels on second and third, but Perez retired Alberto Callaspo on a fly ball for his seventh straight save. He has not allowed a run in his last 13 appearances.

Duncan hit his 10th homer, a two-run shot off Scott Kazmir (8-14) in the sixth inning for a 4-1 lead. He had a game-tying RBI single in the first and put Cleveland ahead 2-1 with a leadoff homer in the fourth.

Duncan had two homers and four RBIs on July 22, 2007, for the New York Yankees against Tampa Bay.

Kazmir dropped to 0-5 in seven starts since Aug. 13 and is 1-9 since June 24. The Angels have totaled four runs in his last three losses.

The left-hander gave up four runs and seven hits over 52/3 innings. He fell to 1-3 in his career against Cleveland with a 6.13 ERA — the highest by any AL team against him.

The Angels took a 1-0 lead in the first. Bobby Abreu doubled with one out and scored on a double by Torii Hunter.