4 - 30 - 10 vs. Minnesota L, 9 - 3 9 - 13
The Twins came into Cleveland to start a three game weekend series as one of the best teams in all of baseball, and in the first contest against the Tribe, they did nothing to change that. Not only did they shut down the struggling offense of the Indians, but they also beat up what so far as been a good pitching staff.
Fausto Carmona had been brilliant all season until he faced Minnesota on Friday night. A Justin Morneau two - run bomb in the first inning set the tone for what would be a rough night for Carmona. Although his defense did commit two errors behind him, he still gave up six earned runs in as many frames pitched, and he lost his first game of the 2010 campaign.
After picking up a 6 - 0 lead off of Carmona, the Twins almost blew it as Cleveland surged back to life in the bottom of the sixth. After Mike Redmond got a gift double to right center on a ball that should have been caught, Grady Sizemore, Austin Kearns, and Travis Hafner all had RBI base hits, with Pronk's being a double. All of the sudden, the Tribe had cut the Twins' lead in half.
That, though, would be as far as the Indians got. A Joe Mauer two - run double an inning later combined with another tally in the ninth restored Minnesota's advantage, and they cruised to another victory over the hapless Tribe.
Kevin Slowey was the winning pitcher despite allowing three runs in just five innings.
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