Twins starter Trevor May dropped to 2-3 on the season after giving up six runs on nine hits over four innings against Cleveland, Sunday.
May gave up five runs in the fourth inning, including a three-run home run to Lonnie Chisenhall. He walked three and struck out four, as his ERA increased to 5.40.
"I don't feel I was way behind guys; it was always just those middling counts, five or six pitches to every hitter," he said. "You just can't do that."
May next starts at home against Tampa Bay on Saturday.
"It's only a matter of time before things start clicking and I start getting those 1-2-3 quick innings and getting deeper into games," May said. "That's what's more frustrating than anything, is looking out in the bullpen and seeing a guy warming up in the bullpen in the fourth, fifth or sixth inning every single time I pitch."