Indians sidearming ace Justin Masterson cruised for five innings Thursday before falling apart, but he lasted long enough to earn his second straight win.
Masterson held Minnesota to just one hit in and 5 2/3 innings before yielding a run in the sixth and two-run double to Danny Santana in the seventh. He finishing having surrendered four earned - two earned - on four hits with four walks and seven strikeouts in 6 1/3 innings.
The right-hander has given up 11 earned runs in his last 33 1/3 innings in lowering his ERA to 3.86. He will try to take his momentum and run with it next Wednesday in Toronto.