CLEVELAND -- It wasn't a pretty game for either team, but Chris Colabello added to his American League-leading RBI total by driving in four runs to help lead the Twins to a 10-7 victory over the Indians on Sunday at Progressive Field.Colabello, who entered the day tied for the AL lead in RBIs with seven, added four more to give him 11 on the year, including a go-ahead three-run double in the sixth inning. 
It was a wild game that saw the Twins chase Indians right-hander Justin Masterson after just 3 2/3 innings, as he gave up six runs (five earned) on seven hits and three walks.The Twins scored twice in the second with Kurt Suzuki driving home a run with an RBI single to right before Aaron Hicks grounded into a run-scoring double play.They added three more runs in the third, keyed by a throwing error from Indians catcher Yan Gomes on a weak grounder hit by Colabello with two on and one out. Gomes threw to second with nobody covering, which allowed Brian Dozier to score with the ball skipping into the outfield. Trevor Plouffe promptly laced an RBI single to left, before Jason Kubel hit a grounder under the glove of Jason Kipnis at second for an RBI single of his own.Colabello helped the Twins to a four-run cushion with an RBI single in the fourth that knocked Masterson out of the game.But the lead wasn't to be, as right-hander Ricky Nolasco struggled in his second start of the season. He gave up a two-run homer to Gomes in the second before giving up three more runs in the fourth, after the Twins failed to turn what could've been an inning-ending double play on Mike Aviles.But he wasn't helped by his defense in the fourth, his final inning, as Jason Bartlett had trouble with a ball hit off the left-field wall by Kipnis with two outs. Bartlett, making just his second career appearance in left field after Josh Willingham exited the game in the second with a bruised left wrist, misjudged the ball off the wall and couldn't handle the carom, allowing three runs to score.Right-hander Anthony Swarzak replaced Nolasco in the fifth, as Nolasco gave up five runs on seven hits and four walks to see his ERA rise to 9.00 on the season.Swarzak gave up a run in the fifth to tie the game at 6 with Bartlett struggling defensively again, as he couldn't handle a sinking liner from Lonnie Chisenhall to open the inning, and it went off his glove for a double. Chisenhall then scored on an RBI double from David Murphy, despite a diving attempt from Bartlett down the left-field line.But Colabello gave the Twins the lead for good with a three-run double to deep left field off reliever Blake Wood with the bases loaded and one out in the sixth.Hicks added an insurance run for the Twins when he plated Plouffe with a sacrifice fly in the ninth. Terry Francona challenged the call, but Plouffe was confirmed safe on instant replay.The Indians threatened with a run in the sixth with three straight singles off Swarzak to chase him from the game. But Caleb Thielbar, Casey Fien, Jared Burton and Glen Perkins combined to shut down the Indians, despite a few scares over the final 3 2/3 innings, to preserve the victory for the Twins, who won their first series of the year.Rhett Bollinger / MLB.com
It was a wild game that saw the Twins chase Indians right-hander Justin Masterson after just 3 2/3 innings, as he gave up six runs (five earned) on seven hits and three walks.The Twins scored twice in the second with Kurt Suzuki driving home a run with an RBI single to right before Aaron Hicks grounded into a run-scoring double play.They added three more runs in the third, keyed by a throwing error from Indians catcher Yan Gomes on a weak grounder hit by Colabello with two on and one out. Gomes threw to second with nobody covering, which allowed Brian Dozier to score with the ball skipping into the outfield. Trevor Plouffe promptly laced an RBI single to left, before Jason Kubel hit a grounder under the glove of Jason Kipnis at second for an RBI single of his own.Colabello helped the Twins to a four-run cushion with an RBI single in the fourth that knocked Masterson out of the game.But the lead wasn't to be, as right-hander Ricky Nolasco struggled in his second start of the season. He gave up a two-run homer to Gomes in the second before giving up three more runs in the fourth, after the Twins failed to turn what could've been an inning-ending double play on Mike Aviles.But he wasn't helped by his defense in the fourth, his final inning, as Jason Bartlett had trouble with a ball hit off the left-field wall by Kipnis with two outs. Bartlett, making just his second career appearance in left field after Josh Willingham exited the game in the second with a bruised left wrist, misjudged the ball off the wall and couldn't handle the carom, allowing three runs to score.Right-hander Anthony Swarzak replaced Nolasco in the fifth, as Nolasco gave up five runs on seven hits and four walks to see his ERA rise to 9.00 on the season.Swarzak gave up a run in the fifth to tie the game at 6 with Bartlett struggling defensively again, as he couldn't handle a sinking liner from Lonnie Chisenhall to open the inning, and it went off his glove for a double. Chisenhall then scored on an RBI double from David Murphy, despite a diving attempt from Bartlett down the left-field line.But Colabello gave the Twins the lead for good with a three-run double to deep left field off reliever Blake Wood with the bases loaded and one out in the sixth.Hicks added an insurance run for the Twins when he plated Plouffe with a sacrifice fly in the ninth. Terry Francona challenged the call, but Plouffe was confirmed safe on instant replay.The Indians threatened with a run in the sixth with three straight singles off Swarzak to chase him from the game. But Caleb Thielbar, Casey Fien, Jared Burton and Glen Perkins combined to shut down the Indians, despite a few scares over the final 3 2/3 innings, to preserve the victory for the Twins, who won their first series of the year.Rhett Bollinger / MLB.com
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