By DAVE CAMPBELL AP Sports Writer
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Byron Buxton hit a two-run homer and Kenta Maeda pitched seven shutout innings for Minnesota, as the Twins handed ace hurler Shane Bieber his first loss of the season with a 3-1 victory over the Indians.
Bieber yielded five hits and two walks with eight strikeouts in seven innings.
That matched a season-most three runs allowed, on the homers by Buxton and rookie Ryan Jeffers.
Bieber’s baseball-best ERA rose from 1.32 to a mere 1.53.
He became the fastest starting pitcher since 1900 to reach 100 strikeouts in a season. He hit the milestone in 62 1/3 innings.