Monday's Twins-Cleveland recap

The key player and stats from Monday's game:

August 30, 2016 at 4:55AM
Cleveland's Jason Kipnis, center, celebrated with Mike Napoli, left, and Tyler Naquin after hitting the winning single in the 10th inning against the Twins.
Cleveland's Jason Kipnis, center, celebrated with Mike Napoli, left, and Tyler Naquin after hitting the winning single in the 10th inning against the Twins. (Randy Johnson — AP/The Minnesota Star Tribune)

IMPACT PLAYER: Jason Kipnis, Cleveland

His 10th-inning single scored the game's only run. It was his fourth career walk-off hit but first since 2013.

BY THE NUMBERS

1: Runs given up by the Twins, ending a streak of six consecutive games with at least eight or more runs against them.

ON DECK

Andrew Albers is asked to end the Twins' skid in his first major league start since 2013.

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