CLEVELAND (AP) — Emergency starter Tommy Milone replaced an ill Phil Hughes and pitched the Minnesota Twins past the Indians 4-2 on Monday night in a game crucial to the wild-card chances of both clubs.
Cleveland is five games behind the Astros in the race for the second AL wild card with seven games to play in the regular season.
Minnesota (81-75) trails Houston by 1 1/2 games and is a half-game game behind the Los Angeles Angels.
Hughes, one of several Twins players hit with a virus that has spread throughout the team, was scratched from his scheduled start about 4 hours before the game. Milone (9-5), removed from the rotation two weeks ago, stepped in an allowed two runs in 5 2/3 innings.