MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Max Kepler made up for a fielding mistake in the top of the inning with the go-ahead home run in the bottom of the seventh, sending the Minnesota Twins to a 4-2 victory over Cleveland in the second game Thursday night to salvage a doubleheader split with the Indians.
Yan Gomes and Jason Kipnis each homered and had three hits for the Indians in a 9-3 victory in the opener as the Twins set a franchise record with 19 strikeouts.
Twins starter Aaron Slegers sailed through 6 1/3 innings in his major league debut, helping stop a six-game winning streak by the Indians.