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Article: Twins finish off Jays, head to Cleveland for early Central showdown.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
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- April 7, 2002
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TORONTO _ If there's anything the Minnesota Twins figure they can use more than a good night's sleep in their own beds, it's a good sleeper hold on the Cleveland Indians in a four-game grudge match that opens today at Jacobs Field.
The Twins held on to beat the Toronto Blue Jays 10-6 on Sunday at SkyDome to win that four game-series and improve to 5-1.
But the opening week will mean little and be forgotten quickly without a strong showing against a team that pummeled the Twins into second place in 2001 during an otherwise magical Minnesota season.
"It's going to be intense. It's going to be a battle, regardless (of how early in the season it ...