Miguel Sano continues power surge as Twins edge Indians 3-2

At the halfway point of a regular season mostly being played in order to secure a much-needed postseason payoff for MLB, it seemed appropriate that so many factors paid off for the Twins in a tense 3-2 victory over Cleveland on Monday.

Going the opposite way with a pitch paid off for Miguel Sano, who hadn't homered in that direction in more than a year. Sticking with an unruly slider paid off for Sergio Romo, who put the tying run in scoring position, then tiptoed out of trouble.

And Kenta Maeda, the prospect-for-veteran gamble that has paid off splendidly for the Twins thus far, earned his fourth win and the biggest payout of the night: Nearly half a million dollars.

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