CLEVELAND, Ohio - Twice, the Cleveland Indians loaded the bases for Erik Gonzalez. Twice, the Minnesota Twins' starter, lefty Adalberto Mejia, struck him out. Breaking ball in the dirt to get the third out of the second inning. High fastball the second time, putting out number two on the board in the fourth. Both swinging strikeouts, both rally killers, both at bats leaving three ducks on the pond.
With two big chances for Cleveland by the wayside, Minnesota bounced back from a sweep at home to the Indians last weekend to take game one of a three-game series in Cleveland on Friday night, winning 5-0.