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Brantley Finding Form to Fuel Tribe's Offense Left Fielder Brantley finding form to fuel Tribe's offense Left fielder leads Indians over Twins with deep drive, 2 RBIs By Tyler Mason / Special to MLB.com | 1:03 AM ET MINNEAPOLIS -- Tribe manager Terry Francona said Michael Brantley is looking like, well, Michael Brantley. That's a good thing for the Indians and their left fielder. Brantley, who dealt with a shoulder injury last year, has gotten off to a hot start in 2017. That includes a solo homer inCleveland's 3-1 win over Minnesota on Monday night, a sign that Brantley is returning to form. "I'm getting there, let's put it that way," said Brantley, who drove in two of Cleveland's three runs. "It's going to take some repetition. It's going to take some time. I understand that. I understand the process that it takes now from being out for a little while -- actually a long while." Monday marked Brantley's 11th game of the 2017 season, which matches the total number of games he played in 2016. His season ended last year on May 9, as shoulder surgery cut things short for the former All-Star. Brantley, 29, now has two homers -- in a span of four games -- and eight RBIs overall. "He looks like Brantley, which is a big compliment to him and his work ethic," Francona said. "It's one thing to come back, but you've got to still hit Major League pitching, and he really doesn't look like he missed a beat." Brantley's homer -- projected by Statcast™ to travel 411 feet -- came in the fifth inning. Cleveland had scored twice in the third to give starter Danny Salazar a one-run lead. With one swing of the bat, Brantley gave Salazar another run of support. Brantley connected on a 1-0 pitch from Twins starter Kyle Gibson and deposited it into the second row in right-center, one of the deepest parts of the park at Target Field. "It's something that can't happen, as a guy who primarily throws sinkers," Gibson said. "That insurance run is big, especially against a team with their bullpen. That's the most frustrating part. The one tonight was right in Brantley's wheelhouse." Brantley didn't initially think the ball was gone. Many batters have hit deep drives to that same spot in Target Field, only to watch it hit off the wall. "I was trying to get on second. That was my whole goal," Brantley said. "I was running out of the box. Luckily it went out, and we got a win tonight." Brantley also pushed across Cleveland's first run of the game when his groundout to first base drove in Yan Gomes from third. That tied it at 1- As Cleveland looks for different players to step up offensively, a hot bat from Brantley is a good sign. "Now he's starting to get some games in a row," Francona said. "He's starting to get some timing, and it's exciting for us." Tribe hopes to have Kipnis back on Friday MINNEAPOLIS -- Indians second baseman Jason Kipnis could make his season debut as early as Friday. Kipnis has been working his way back from right shoulder inflammation that began during Spring Training. Cleveland manager Terry Francona said before Monday's game in Minnesota that Kipnis could return from his rehab assignment with Triple-A Columbus for the opener of a road series against the White Sox. Salazar stifles Twins as Brantley brings pop By Rhett Bollinger and Tyler Mason / MLB.com | @RhettBollinger | 2:48 AM ET MINNEAPOLIS -- Danny Salazar settled down after scuffling early, and was backed by two RBIs from Michael Brantley, including a solo homer, to lead the Indians to a 3-1 win over the Twins on Monday night at Target Field. Salazar allowed a combined six baserunners in the first two innings, but escaped trouble, allowing just one run. He went six innings, scattering seven hits and two walks with seven strikeouts to get his first win of the year and improve his ERA to 3.57. He finished strong, striking out the side in his final inning. "He competed like crazy, because the way it started, there were five or six hits early and a walk -- a lot of traffic," Indians manager Terry Francona said of Salazar. "And then he just really competed and got us to a point where we could turn it over to our bullpen and not ask more of them than we're supposed to." Salazar outlasted Twins right-hander Kyle Gibson, who went 5 1/3 frames, surrendering three runs on eight hits and two walks. Gibson fell to 0-2 with a 6.91 ERA. "I think there were some good aspects to it and some frustrating aspects to it," Gibson said. "If I don't keep the ball in the park, I'm going to be really frustrated for a long time. It's something that can't happen, as a guy who primarily throws sinkers." Francisco Lindor sparked a two-run rally in the third with a double that extended his hit streak to a career-high 11 games. After an RBI groundout from Brantley, Lindor scored on an RBI single from Edwin Encarnacion. Brantley crushed his solo blast to right-center off Gibson in the fifth. The Twins threatened in the ninth with a single from Eddie Rosario, a two-out double from Max Kepler and a walk from Miguel Sano to load the bases, but Joe Mauer flied out to center to end the game and hand Cody Allen his third save. MOMENTS THAT MATTERED Salazar's high-wire act: The Twins loaded the bases with two outs in the first after three straight singles, but Salazar wriggled his way out of the jam, as Lindor got to Jason Castro's grounder up the middle to end the inning. Salazar ran into trouble again in the second, as the first three batters reached, including Rosario, who singled in a run after a double from Eduardo Escobar. But Escobar and Rosario were both stranded, as Salazar struck out Brian Dozier, got Kepler to pop up to third and struck out Sano to leave runners at the corners. "We left a lot of guys on," Twins manager Paul Molitor said. "Opportunities early, you talk about how that comes back, especially when you've got a good pitcher on the mound. He settled in after he got through those first couple innings." More > Brantley goes boom: Brantley's second homer of the year was a no-doubter to right, coming on a 1-0 fastball from Gibson. It had an exit velocity of 105.4 mph and traveled a projected 411 feet, per Statcast™. It was a good sign from Brantley, who missed most of last season after undergoing shoulder surgery. "It's going to take a little bit of time," Brantley said. "But we're taking the right steps in the positive direction." More > QUOTABLE "I was looking for a fastball, but I never saw it. But if he throws me a breaking ball in the middle, I swear to God, I'd crush it." -- Sano, on not getting anything to hit against Allen in the ninth SOUND SMART WITH YOUR FRIENDS Mauer recorded career-hits Nos. 500 and 501 at Target Field by going 2-for-5. He has the most hits in the ballpark's history. It was also Mauer's first multi-hit game of the year. WHAT'S NEXT Indians: Right-hander Josh Tomlin will try to bounce back from a rough outing when he faces the Twins on Tuesday at 8:10 p.m. ET. Tomlin (0-2, 18.47 ERA) lasted just 1 2/3 innings and gave up seven earned runs against Detroit his last time out. Twins: Right-hander Phil Hughes starts the second game of the series on Tuesday at 7:10 p.m. CT. Hughes (2-0, 3.86 ERA) is off to a solid start, especially considering he's coming back from surgery to alleviate thoracic outlet syndrome. Tomlin looks to get on track in Minnesota By Tyler Mason / Special to MLB.com | April 17th, 2017 Indians right-hander Josh Tomlin is 0-2 this season while Twins right-hander Phil Hughes is off to a 2-0 start. They square off on Tuesday night in the second matchup of a four-game series at Target Field. Tomlin surrendered seven earned runs in 1 2/3 innings in his most recent start against the White Sox. Hughes received plenty of run support in his last outing, an 11-4 win against Detroit. Despite earning the pair of wins, he hasn't gone deeper than six innings in his two starts this season. Things to know about this game • Center fielder Byron Buxton is expected to return to the Twins' lineup after receiving a day off Monday. Buxton is off to a slow start this year, batting .093 with 23 strikeouts in 43 at-bats. • Hughes, who made just 11 starts in 2016 due to injury, did not face the Indians last season. He's 6-3 with a 3.90 ERA lifetime against Cleveland and was 2-2 in four starts against the Indians in 2015. • Joe Mauer has had more success against Tomlin than any other Twins batter. Mauer is 9-for-22 (.409) with a double and four RBIs against the Cleveland righty. Indians DH Edwin Encarnacion has hit Hughes hard in the past, going 15-for-45 (.333) with a homer, five doubles and six RBIs.
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