Kepler belts 3 HRs to back Berrios in return

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CLEVELAND — The Twins continued their success against the American League Central-leading Indians on Monday night, as right fielder Max Kepler put on a stellar performance with three of Minnesota’s five home runs in a 12-5 win in the series opener at Progressive Field.

All three of Kepler’s homers were two-run shots. He hit one in the first, third and sixth to log the fifth three-homer game in Twins history. It was the first since Justin Morneau on July 6, 2007, at the White Sox. Kepler became the first player to hit three homers with six RBIs against the Indians since Paul Konerko did it on July 7, 2009.

Minnesota starter Jose Berrios posted his longest outing of his career. The right-hander, ranked as the No. 16 overall prospect by MLBPipeline.com, made his Major League debut against the Tribe earlier this season on April 27. In his first start since rejoining the club, Berrios held the Indians to three runs on four hits …

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