After sweep, Twins back in 1st place

CLEVELAND — Ervin Santana and the Twins made themselves at home in Cleveland.

Santana struck out seven in six innings, Jason Castro drove in three runs and the Twins swept the Indians with a 4-0 victory Sunday.

Santana (10-4) allowed nine hits, but the Indians struggled again. They were shut out twice, went 1-for-23 with runners in scoring position and stranded 30 baserunners in the series.

It was one sweet stay on Lake Erie for the Twins, who were swept in a four-game set against the Indians at Target Field last weekend. The Twins moved a half-game ahead of the Indians for the division lead.

“We talked about how we got embarrassed at home,” second baseman Brian Dozier said. “So we wanted to stick it to them here. We didn’t just want to win the series, we wanted to sweep. We wanted to stomp on their throats.”

The Twins hadn’t swept a three-game series in Cleveland since 1991.

“That was a really fun series,” Twins manager Paul Molitor said. “I was confident coming in that we would play well.”

Castro hit a two-run double in the second and an RBI double in the sixth. Eddie Rosario led off the fourth with his 10th homer.

Josh Tomlin (4-9) allowed four runs in 5 innings for the Indians, who were coming off a 7-1 road trip.

Both teams have dominated on the road in the season series. The Twins have won five of six at Progressive Field while the Indians have won all seven games in Minneapolis.

“We couldn’t keep a line moving,” Indians manager Terry Francona said. “We were certainly able to get our hits, but we never strung anything together.”