Devil Rays Sweep Twins
Nick Bierbrodt pitched seven scoreless innings and the Tampa Bay Devil Rays completed a four-game sweep of the Minnesota Twins with a 5-1 victory Monday.
Minnesota, which has lost 21 of 28, dropped 1 1/2 games behind AL Central Division-leading Cleveland, which was off Monday.
The Indians and Twins open a three-game series tonight at Cleveland.
Bierbrodt (1-2) gave up two hits. The left-hander, who struck out seven and walked three, retired the last 10 batters.
Ben Grieve hit a solo home run for Tampa Bay.
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