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Article: Indians Earn Split With Twins
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- August 7, 2007
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MINNEAPOLIS - Paul Byrd's first shutout in more than two years and Travis Hafner's homer helped the Cleveland Indians earn a series split with a 4-0 victory over the Minnesota Twins on Monday night.
With his old-school, windmill windup and high leg kick, Byrd (10-4) breezed through the Twins. He needed just 99 pitches to get his first shutout since July 1, 2005, at Kansas City, taking advantage of a Minnesota offense that may be starting to press with the AL Central race getting tighter.
Just two weeks ago, the Twins were 9 1/2 games out of the division lead, but entered Monday night's series finale with a chance to cut Cleveland's lead to 3 1/2.
But the heart of Minnesota's lineup ...