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Murray Suffers Two Broken Ribs Sliding Into Home; Indians Win

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Associated Press

For the Cleveland Indians, it was one of those games in which they won and they lost.

Cleveland beat the Minnesota Twins, 7-0, Sunday but lost Eddie Murray for two weeks because of two broken ribs.

Murray, who got his 3,000th career hit Friday night, broke two ribs on his left side while sliding into home plate in the third inning when catcher Matt Walbeck kneed him in the side while attempting to tag him.

Murray walked off the field in the fifth while batting and will be placed on the disabled list today.

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Murray singled, doubled and drove in a run in his first two at-bats, raising his career hits total to 3,005.

Manny Ramirez homered, doubled, singled and scored twice to pace the Indians. The 23-year-old Ramirez raised his batting average to .337.

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