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Greg Allen had three hits and scored three runs and Jose Ramirez had three hits and drove in two runs as the Cleveland Indians snapped a two-game losing streak with a 6-2 victory over the Minnesota Twins on Tuesday night at Target Field in Minneapolis. Edwin Encarnacion drove in three runs and Francisco Lindor had two hits and scored twice for Cleveland, which won for just the fourth time in 11 meetings with the Twins while improving to 31-15 against American League Central opponents. The Indians lead the second place Twins by nine games in the division. Continue to Article

July 31, 2018 11:36:pm EST

The Cleveland Indians acquired outfielder Leonys Martin from the Detroit Tigers on Tuesday in exchange for a pair of prospects, both teams announced. Cleveland will send right-hander Kyle Dowdy and infielder Willi Castro back to Detroit. Martin, 30, is batting .251 with nine homers and 29 RBIs in 78 games this season, his first with the Tigers after he signed as a free agent in December. Continue to Article

July 31, 2018 1:28:pm EST

The Cleveland Indians acquired outfielder Leonys Martin from the Detroit Tigers on Tuesday in exchange for a pair of prospects, both teams announced. Cleveland will send right-hander Kyle Dowdy and infielder Willi Castro back to Detroit. Martin, 30, is batting .251 with nine homers and 29 RBIs in 78 games this season, his first with the Tigers after he signed as a free agent in December. Continue to Article

July 31, 2018 1:22:pm EST

Terry Francona sounds confident that Corey Kluber will have another big second half for the Cleveland Indians. Yonder Alonso, Melky Cabrera and Edwin Encarnacion all homered for Cleveland, and Kluber pitched into the eighth inning in an 8-1 victory over the Detroit Tigers on Sunday. Last year, Kluber went 11-1 with a 1.79 ERA after the All-Star break, on his way to his second Cy Young Award. Continue to Article

July 29, 2018 5:53:pm EST

Jim Thome has been inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame. Emotional during a Hall of Fame visit in February to tour the museum to prepare for this day, Thome held it together despite having to wipe away tears after his daughter sang the national anthem. ''I'm so honored to be part of something so special,'' Thome said. Continue to Article

July 29, 2018 4:48:pm EST