Twins 4, Indians 3
MINNEAPOLIS -- Oswaldo Arcia's solo home run to lead off the bottom of the ninth inning lifted the Minnesota Twins to a 4-3 win over the Cleveland Indians on Monday at Target Field.
Arcia smashed a 1-2 fastball from Indians right hander Zach McAllister off the facing of the second deck in right field for his third homer and second game-winning home run this season.
McAllister (1-1) entered to start the ninth inning, and his fourth pitch ended the game.
Kevin Jepsen (1-3) pitched a scoreless top of the ninth.
Cleveland's Yan Gomes homered off Ryan Pressly in the eighth to tie the score at 3.
A one-out single by Carlos Santana helped the Indians grab 1-0 lead in the second inning. Two batters later, Santana advanced to second on a wild pitch then scored when Marlon Byrd singled over the head of Twins third baseman Eduardo Nunez.
Byrd was thrown out trying to stretch the hit into a double.
Cleveland used small ball in the fifth inning to stretch its lead to 2-0.
Rajai Davis started the two-out rally with a single to center then stole second base. Jason Kipnis followed with a sharp single to center, scoring Davis just ahead of the throw from center fielder Danny Santana.
An intentional walk followed, ending Milone's night. He allowed two runs on seven hits and a pair of walks over 4 2/3 innings, striking out five.
Minnesota manufactured a two-out rally of its own in the bottom of the fifth, getting a single by Santana and a walk by Nunez. A wild pitch advanced both into scoring position for Brian Dozier, who smacked a two-run double down the third-base line.
An intentional walk to Joe Mauer set up Miguel Sano, who drove in Dozier from second on a soft single to right field, giving the Twins a 3-2 lead.
Indians starter Danny Salzar gave up three runs on three hits and four walks in 4 2/3 innings. He struck out three.
NOTES: Indians OF Michael Brantley was activated off the 15-day disabled list after missing the first 16 games following offseason shoulder surgery. ... Indians RHP Carlos Carrasco was placed on the 15-day DL with a right hamstring strain. He is expected to miss four to six weeks. ... Twins OF Byron Buxton was optioned to Triple-A Rochester after hitting .156 with 24 strikeouts in 45 at-bats. ... Minnesota also optioned OF Max Kepler to Rochester. Kepler had two doubles in 12 at-bats since being recalled April 10. ... Twins OF Danny Santana was activated off the DL after recovering from a hamstring injury. ... Minnesota recalled RHP Alex Meyer from Rochester. Meyer struck out 19 and walked four in 17 1/3 innings over three starts in Rochester, but he is expected to pitch in relief with the twins. ... Cleveland will send RHP Cody Anderson (0-1, 7.53 ERA) to the mound against Minnesota RHP Ricky Nolasco (1-0, 2.66 ERA) on Tuesday.