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CLEVELAND -- Carlos Carrasco got the Cleveland Indians back on track exactly the way they took command in the AL Central -- with strong pitching. Jets Shonn Greene Jersey . Carrasco (5-3) took a shutout into the ninth inning and the Indians pushed across an unearned run to defeat the Minnesota Twins 1-0 Tuesday night, ending a season-high five-game losing streak. "Over the years, I have discovered a shutout is the best way to stop a losing streak," manager Manny Acta said with a sly smile. Carrasco gave up three hits, struck out six and walked one over 8 1-3 innings as Cleveland avoided its first eight-game losing streak ever at Progressive Field. The Indians opened the year 14-2 at home. They have not lost eight in a row at home since June 8-21, 1975, at old Cleveland Stadium. "Awesome, man," second baseman Orlando Cabrera said. "Carlos was really good, so was the defence and we got a win." Chris Perez replaced Carrasco after Ben Revere slapped a one-out single through the hole at shortstop in the ninth. Revere took second on a weak groundout by Alexi Casilla before Perez got Michael Cuddyer on a called third strike for his 15th save in 16 chances. "Shame on me if I let the kid lose the ballgame after the way he pitched," Acta said about replacing Carrasco. "I wanted to give him a chance for the complete game, but he had to go 1-2-3 (in the ninth). You have a closer for a reason." Cuddyer strongly disagreed with the final call. "I didnt think that pitch was a strike at all," said Cuddyer, who whirled around and got into the face of plate umpire Adrian Johnson. "I thought it was off the plate." Minnesota had a five-game winning streak snapped despite Francisco Liriano (3-6) coming off the disabled list and matching Carrasco for five innings. The left-hander showed no effects of an inflamed throwing shoulder that had sidelined him since May 22. He gave up three hits and three walks, striking out seven. Carlos Santana doubled to open the Indians fourth, reaching third when the ball got past left-fielder Delmon Young for an error. Santana scored on a groundout to short by Shelley Duncan. Carrasco used a lively fastball and sharp breaking ball to get 14 outs on grounders. "Thats as good as Ive seen him at the big-league level," said Lou Marson, who has caught the right-hander since both were 17-year-olds in the Philadelphia farm system in 2004. They came to Cleveland as part of the Phillies trade for Cy Young winner Cliff Lee in July 2009. "It was a great performance by Carlos," Marson said. "Hes going to be really, really good one day." He wasnt all that bad Tuesday. Carrasco retired 13 in a row until Young doubled over the head of centre-fielder Grady Sizemore with one out in the fifth. Young took third when Luke Hughes followed with an infield hit up the middle. Shortstop Asdrubal Cabrera snagged it with a dive, but Hughes beat the throw to first. Carrasco then got Brian Dinkelman to foul out and fanned Rene Rivera -- who lost control of the bat waving at strike three. The bat went sailing about 110 feet and landed past third base. "That was big," Carrasco said of getting out of his only jam. "Sometimes I try to be too perfect. Tonight, I felt good, had all my pitches in control and the defence was great." In the seventh, Justin Morneau drew a one-out walk. Young followed with a bouncing ball up the middle that shortstop Cabrera got to and shovelled to second baseman Orlando Cabrera with his glove to start a rally-killing double play. "That nifty double play saved Carlos," Acta said. "Carlos has impressive stuff, he just needs to trust it." Twins lefties went just 1 for 15 against Carrasco, who had been belted around for a .368 average by left-handers entering the game. "I used a two-seam fastball against them," he said. "It had a lot of sink." Carrasco has won four of five starts since May 17. He went on the DL with an inflamed right shoulder on April 28, four days after lasting only three innings in a start in Minnesota. Notes: Clevelands 20-11 home record is best in the AL. ... The last time Cleveland won 1-0 with an unearned run was April 19, 1990, against the Yankees. ... Cleveland broke an eight-game losing streak to the Twins. Indians DH Travis Hafner, out since May 20 with a strained right oblique, should start taking batting practice in "three or four days," according to manager Manny Acta. ... Morneau played first base after being the DH Monday. He didnt play Saturday and Sunday because of a sore left wrist. ... Twins OF Denard Span returned to Minnesota to have his sore neck examined by team doctors. He was hurt sliding into home plate Friday against Kansas City and didnt play Saturday and Sunday. 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Before the game, Pittsburgh agreed to send first baseman Adam LaRoche to Boston in exchange for a pair of minor leaguers. Earlier this year, the Pirates traded budding star center fielder Nate McLouth to Atlanta and also dealt outfielder Nyjer Morgan to Washington. Premier Troy Polamalu Jersey .C., soared to fifth at a World Cup aerials event Saturday, good enough to capture his third straight crystal globe as the overall champion.SYDNEY, Australia - Top-seeded Novak Djokovic wasnt involved in a first-match upset this time, easily beating Paul-Henri Mathieu of France 6-1, 6-2 Wednesday at the Sydney International. Last week, Djokovic lost in straight sets to Ernests Gulbis of Latvia in the first round of the Brisbane International. He said he struggled to find his rhythm with a new racket in that match and wasnt overly concerned about the loss. On Wednesday, he backed up that claim in searing heat at the Olympic Park Tennis Centre. The temperature reached 98 degrees - conditions that should prepare Djokovic for his title defense at the Australian Open beginning Monday in Melbourne. "I was more or less happy with my consistency throughout the match," he said. "I wasnt really having a lot of ups and downs." Top-seeded Serena Williams saved two match points in the 12th game of the final set before beating Caroline Wozniacki of Denmark 6-7 (5), 6-3, 7-6 (3). Williams had to save four match points in her first-round match against Samantha Stosur of Australia, and had a straight-sets win in the second round before dueling with Wozniacki for 2 hours, 40 minutes at Ken Rosewall Arena in the quarterfinals. No. 2-seeded Gilles Simon was beaten 6-4, 6-4 by French compatriot Richard Gasquet while another Frenchman, third-seeded Jo-Wilfried Tsonga, downed Italys Simone Bolelli of Italy 6-4, 6-1. Argentinas David Nalbandian also swept into the quarterfinals with a 6-1, 6-3 win Michael Llodra of France. Jeremy Chardy was the third Frenchman into the last eight, upsetting fifth-seeded Igor Andreev of Russia 6-4, 4-6, 6-4 while seventh-seeded Spaniard Tommy Robredo was thrashed 6-2, 6-1 by Croatias Mario Ancic. Authentic Baltimore Ravens Jersey. Djokovic was cheered on by a large section of Serbian fans dressed in red and waving national flags. Serb and Croatian fans had a violent confrontation during the 2007 Australian Open. Australias Lleyton Hewitt and Finlands Jarkko Nieminen also won Wednesday to reach the quarterfinals. Top-seeded Serena Williams of the United States was scheduled to play Caroline Wozniacki of Denmark in a quarterfinal match later at the joint ATP-WTA tournament. Second-seeded Dinara Safina of Russia joins Williams in the semifinals with a 6-3, 6-4 win over Frances Alize Cornet. Cornet saved four match points in the final game before Safina closed the match out. But Safina called her play "a disaster" and said Cornet could have won the match if she were a little more experienced. "She gave me the match," Safina said after trailing 4-1 in the second set. "Its not the way I want to win the match. I want to win it by myself, not that the girl loses to me. I dont like the way Im playing. Just totally bad." Safina next faces Japans Ai Sugiyama, who made it to the semifinals when former U.S. Open champion and fifth-seeded Svetlana Kuznetsova of Russia withdrew with an abdominal strain. Third-seeded Elena Dementieva of Russia beat No. 6 Agnieszka Radwanska of Poland 6-2, 5-7, 6-4 in another quarterfinal and will face Williams in the semis. ' ' '
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