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Indians 7-4 Victory Over Twins

Last updated on Monday, August 17, 2009

(MINNEAPOLIS, MN) - The Cleveland Indians hit three home runs in the third inning, scoring six times en route to a 7-4 victory over the Minnesota Twins.

Minnesota jumped out to a 3-0 lead in the second after Delmon Young hit a two-run home run off Cleveland starter Aaron Laffey.

The Indians broke the game open in the third when Kelly Shoppach and Luis Valbuena hit solo shots and Grady Sizemore followed with a two-run blast off twins starter Nick Blackburn.

Asdrubal Cabrera hit an RBI double and Johnny Peralta added a run-scoring single to cap the big inning.

After dropping Friday night's opener, Cleveland took the final two games of the series.

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