Another walk-off win for Twins over Tribe

Associated Press

MINNEAPOLIS

Miguel Sano singled in a run with one out in the ninth inning, giving the Minnesota Twins a 6-5, walk-off win over the Cleveland Indians on Tuesday night.

Minnesota rallied after Mike Napoli homered off Kevin Jepsen (2-3) in the top of the ninth to tie the game 5-5. It was Jepsen’s third blown save in five chances.

The Twins came back against closer Cody Allen (0-2). Minnesota’s Brian Dozier doubled with one out in the ninth and intentionally walked Joe Mauer. Sano followed with a line drive to center field to score Dozier.

Minnesota is now 6-4 at Target Field and 1-10 on the road.

Twins starter Ricky Nolasco allowed four runs on five hits and struck out nine over 71/3 innings. He has pitched at least seven innings in three of his four starts this season.

Jason Kipnis and Juan Uribe hit solo homers for Cleveland, wich lost Monday on Oswaldo Arcia’s walk-off homer.

Cleveland starter Cody Anderson allowed five runs for the third straight start. He departed after Eddie Rosario’s two-out, tiebreaking homer in the sixth while giving up 10 hits.

Cleveland had tied the game with two runs in the top of the sixth.

Kipnis hit his second home run of the season to open the scoring in the first. Uribe led off the third against Nolasco with his first homer.

Up next: The Indians will start RHP Josh Tomlin (2-0, 1.54 ERA) tonight in the finale of the three-game series, but Minnesota had yet to announce its starter. The Twins placed Kyle Gibson on the 15-day disabled list with a right shoulder strain on Tuesday and selected the contract of RHP Jose Berrios.