Carlos Carrasco, bullpen, shut out Twins, extend division lead to 10 games

Cleveland 2 - Minnesota 0

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The Indians finally took a series from the Twins, and they had to shut them out to do it.

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Leonys Martin arrives to Cleveland Indians - "And I don't have to face them anymore," he added. "So, that's amazing. They went to the World Series a couple years ago. They have a lot of good, young guys who want to play baseball and veteran guys. I think we can do it. I came here to help."

Jason Kipnis relieved to stay at second base - Antonetti also wanted to know if Kipnis -- as he did last season -- would be willing to move to center field if an opportunity arose to add an impact infielder.

Cleveland Indians Greg Allen learning to cope with 'the process' of baseball | cleveland.com - On Tuesday night rookie center fielder Greg Allen had one of the best game of his short big-league career - three hits and three runs in a 6-2 win over the Twins. After the game manager Terry Francona and bench coach Brad Mills told Allen he was going back to Columbus to make room for newly acquired center fielder Leonys Martin.

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