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Article: Twins' Lohse dominates, Indians pay the price
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- Chicago Sun-Times
- Article date:
- September 14, 2003
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TWINS 2, INDIANS 0
CLEVELAND -- Kyle Lohse wanted a shutout so badly that he was
willing to buy one.
Lohse blanked Cleveland for 71/3 innings and Cristian Guzman
homered for the first time in more than a year Saturday night as the
Minnesota Twins stayed in step atop the AL Central with a 2-0 win
over the Indians.
Lohse (13-11) allowed six hits and matched a career high with nine
strikeouts before being lifted in the eighth. But he didn't leave
without a fight.
When manager Ron Gardenhire came to the mound, Lohse begged for
more time.
"He said, 'How much will it take to stay in?"' Gardenhire said. "I
said, 'You don't have enough, but keep pitching like that and you
will.' We all want ...