Blasts from Park, Sano, Nunez not enough

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CLEVELAND — Marlon Byrd delivered a two-run double in the eighth inning on Friday night, helping the Indians overcome a powerful display by the Twins to pull off a 7-6 comeback win at Progressive Field.

Byrd’s hit to deep center scored Francisco Lindor and Jose Ramirez and ignited a three-run outburst off Twins reliever Trevor May, sending Minnesota to its eighth consecutive loss. The late push canceled out the efforts of the Twins lineup, which clubbed a season-high four home runs against Cleveland.

Byung Ho Park belted his eighth and ninth home runs of the season off Indians righty Josh Tomlin, who also yielded a tape-measure shot to Twins slugger Miguel Sano. In the eighth inning, Eduardo Nunez delivered a solo shot off Cleveland setup man Bryan Shaw to break a 4-4 deadlock to give the Twins a short-lived 5-4 lead.

Tomlin walked away with a no-decision after being charged with four …

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