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MINNEAPOLIS -- Josh Tomlin pitched 7 2/3 strong innings, Mike Napoli hit one of three Cleveland homers and the Indians beat the Minnesota Twins 6-1 Sunday.Chris Gimenez had two RBI off the bench as the division-leading Indians won for just the third time in eight games.Max Kepler homered for Minnesota.Tomlin (10-2), who gave up eight runs -- including a season-high five earned -- in 4 2/3 innings against Detroit in his previous outing July 6, looked more like the pitcher that had six straight quality starts before that outing. He allowed six hits and struck out four against the Twins.Minnesota had two runners on in the first, but just three over the next four innings as Tomlin breezed through the Minnesota lineup. He retired 11 straight before Kepler homered in the sixth.Twins starter Kyle Gibson (2-6) allowed 10 hits and four earned runs in six innings. He struck out four.Napoli homered into the second deck in left field for a 1-0 lead in the second. It was his 20th of the season -- and second in three games -- to tie Carlos Santana for the team lead.Three straight two-out singles by Cleveland in the fifth inning increased the lead to 2-0 when Francisco Lindors RBI single scored Santana.However, the inning was overshadowed by an injury to catcher Yan Gomes. He was carted off the field with a right shoulder injury.Running out a grounder, Gomes stepped awkwardly on first base as he tried to avoid the swipe tag of first baseman Kennys Vargas, who was pulled off the bag on the throw from third baseman Eduardo Nunez. Gomes landed on his shoulder as he tumbled to the ground. Hell be evaluated Monday in Cleveland.Gomes snapped an 0-for-27 hitless streak in the third inning with a double that went off the foot of Gibson and trickled into the outfield through a hole at shortstop.Gimenez replaced Gomes behind the plate and hit a two-run single in the sixth for a 4-0 lead. Tyler Naquin homered in the eighth and Jason Kipnis in the ninth.TRAINERS ROOMIndians: RHP Tommy Hunter was placed on the 15-day disabled list with a non-displaced fracture in his lower back. Cleveland recalled RHP Cody Anderson from Triple-A Columbus to replace him. Manager Terry Francona said Hunter was carrying his child during the All-Star Break and tripped on a stair, injuring his back protecting the child. Hunter still felt pain while throwing Saturday and an MRI found the fracture.Twins: General manager Terry Ryan said 3B Trevor Plouffe, on the disabled list since July 2 with a fractured left rib, is making progress, but theres still some things when hes sleeping and moving.UP NEXTIndians: Corey Kluber (9-8, 3.61), who earned the win at the All-Star Game with a scoreless inning, takes to the mound Monday in Kansas City against the Royals Edinson Volquez (8-8, 4.85). Since June 5, Kluber is 5-2 with a 2.79 ERA, allowing more than two earned runs just twice.Twins: Coming off consecutive quality starts, Ricky Nolasco (4-7, 5.22) is scheduled to be on the mound as the Twins open a three-game series Monday in Detroit. Matt Boyd (0-2, 5.77) is scheduled to start for the Tigers.Frank Robinson Jersey . President of baseball operations Larry Beinfest was fired Friday after 12 years with the Marlins. The move came as the team neared the end of its third consecutive last-place season in the NL East. Jim Palmer Jersey . They had already blown a double-digit lead, fans were hitting the exits, and a long seven-game road trip waited at the end. http://www.cheaporiolesjerseys.com/?tag=cheap-luis-sardinas-jersey . -- Jimmy Walkers first PGA Tour trophy came with a special gift tucked inside. Joey Rickard Jersey . It was the kind of score that might make everyone else wonder which course he was playing. Except that Graeme McDowell saw the whole thing. Crouched behind the 10th green at Sheshan International, McDowell looked over at the powerful American and said, "Ive probably seen 18 of the best drives Ive seen all year in the last two days. Dylan Bundy Jersey .ca. Hey Kerry, big fan of yours, just finished reading your book. I think that we all saw the Canucks/Flames line brawl just after puck drop. It was obvious that something was about to happen, even to the referees because the fourth lines were on to start.Army cornerback Brandon Jackson died Sunday following a single-car crash in Croton, New York, the academy announced Monday morning.Jackson died just hours after starting for Army in its victory over Rice on Saturday. The sophomore from Queens, New York, appeared in every game as a freshman in 2015 and led the Black Knights with three interceptions to go along with 62 tackles. He had six tackles and two pass breakups this season. He was 20.Words cannot describe the grief that our team is feeling over the loss of our brother and friend, Brandon, coach Jeff Monken said in a statement. He was a beloved teammate and our hearts are with his family at this time of tragedy.According to Croton-on-Hudson police Detective Sgt. John Nikitopoulos, police received a call at 1:50 a.m. Sunday about a motor vehicle crash. When they arrived on the scene, they saw a single car had crashed into the guardrail.ddddddddddddThe driver was still in the car when responders arrived, and he was pronounced dead at the scene.Nikitopoulos confirmed that the preliminary investigation is still ongoing. Croton-on-Hudson is 19 miles south of the U.S. Military Academy on the opposite side of the Hudson River.We will honor his life as we mourn the untimely death of a young man who had a promising future as a leader in service to our Nation, Lt. Gen. Robert L. Caslen Jr., superintendent of the U.S. Military Academy, wrote in a letter to the West Point community. Brandon internalized our watch words, Duty, Honor, Country.Several Army players reacted to Jacksons death on social media Sunday night. ' ' '