American League Roundup : Candiotti Makes Twins Knuckle Under in 3-1 Win

After last season, Tom Candiotti realized he had to use his head as much as his knuckler.

Candiotti, who went from a 16-game winner to an 18-game loser a year ago, continued his revival and that of the Cleveland Indians with a 3-1 victory over the Minnesota Twins at Cleveland Thursday night.

“I really had a good knuckler tonight,” Candiotti said.. “It was a good mix of pitches, a good brew. I knew I needed a better blend of pitches after last year.”

Candiotti (2-0) allowed 8 hits, struck out 6 and walked 3.

Joe Carter and Mel Hall hit consecutive run-scoring singles as Cleveland broke a 1-1 tie in the sixth inning against Charlie Lea (0-2) as the Indians (8-2) posted their best 10-game start since they went 10-0 in 1966.

Kansas City 4, Baltimore 3--Jim Eisenreich scored from first base when left fielder Jeff Stone misplayed Frank White’s single with two out in the ninth inning at Baltimore, and the Royals handed the winless Orioles their ninth straight defeat.

The 1904 Washington Senators and the 1920 Detroit Tigers lost 13 games at the start of the season.

New York 7, Toronto 3--Dave Winfield drove in four runs with a triple and a home run, and Al Leiter gave up four hits in eight innings as the Yankees downed the Blue Jays at Toronto.

Winfield, who has hit safely in all nine games this season, extended his consecutive multiple-hit games streak to seven.

Leiter (2-0) struck out 11, including 9 of 11 at one stage.

Boston 2, Milwaukee 0--Roger Clemens struck out 13 and allowed 6 hits at Boston as the Red Sox handed the Brewers their sixth straight defeat.

Clemens (2-0) was called for two balks, giving him five for the season.

Oakland 5, Seattle 4--Jose Canseco and Mark McGwire hit consecutive homers in the eighth inning to lift the Athletics over the Mariners at Seattle.

Texas 2, Detroit 1--Jose Guzman allowed four hits in eight innings, and Ruben Sierra doubled home a third-inning run and scored on Pete O’Brien’s single as the Rangers beat the Tigers at Detroit.