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Final Score: Cleveland 6 - Minnesota 9

Minneapolis, MN (Sports Network) - Brendan Harris, Craig Monroe and Alexi Casilla each knocked in two runs, as the Minnesota Twins rallied to beat the Cleveland Indians, 9-6, in the middle contest of a three-game set from the Metrodome.

Joe Mauer added a solo home run for the Twins, who have won four in a row and are 8-2 in their last 10 games. Kevin Slowey (6-6) was dealt the win as he was touched for five runs on five hits in six innings. Joe Nathan earned his 24th save of the year with a scoreless ninth.

Grady Sizemore hit a three-run home run and tripled in five at-bats for the Indians, who have dropped seven straight contests and are 2-10 in their last 12 contests. Tom Mastny (0-2) blew his first save and also absorbed the loss as he was hit for four runs on two hits while recording just one out in the sixth. Starter Aaron Laffey was roughed up for four runs on five hits and four walks over five frames.

"I don't know if I'm changing stuff," Laffey said. "I wouldn't say it's focus, I'm extremely focused. It seems like everything goes whack when I'm out there."

Minnesota pulled ahead for good in the sixth inning. Denard Span worked a one- out walk and Carlos Gomez reached as Mastny failed to cover first on a slow roller. Casilla then crushed a two-run double off the wall in right field. Mauer was intentionally walked and Rafael Perez came on in relief of Mastny.

Justin Morneau walked to load the bases, before Perez uncorked a wild pitch to score another run. Monroe was intentionally walked, which loaded the bags again, and Delmon Young flied out to right. Harris, however, golfed a two-run single to shallow left that saw Monroe get nailed at third for the third out, though the Twins scored five runs to make it 9-5.

Boof Bonser came on in relief of Slowey in the seventh and gave up a lead off single to Kelly Shoppach. Andy Marte and Sizemore were then retired, but Jamey Carroll hit an RBI double to center to make it 9-6.

Mauer's two-out walk in the first led to a Minnesota rally which put the Twins up 2-0. Morneau followed by getting beaned and Monroe cracked a two-run double.

The Indians answered back in the second inning. Shin-Soo Choo led off with a walk and moved to second on Casey Blake's groundout. David Dellucci offered an RBI double to right-center, Shoppach walked and Marte hit an RBI single, leaving runners at the corners. Sizemore cleared the table with a homer to right, giving Cleveland a 5-2 advantage.

The Twins got a run back in the fourth. Nick Punto blasted a one-out double to left and moved to third as Laffey uncorked a wild pitch. Span then made it 5-3 as he clubbed an RBI single to center.

Leading off the fifth, Mauer deposited a 3-1 fastball just beyond the fence in center to make it a one-run game.

"That was big," Morneau said. "It just got over the fence and we're one run away. With this team that means these guys will lay down some bunts."