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CLEVELAND -- Poor pitching and hitting have been constants in the Cleveland Indians losing streak. Justin Smith Youth Jersey . Tuesday night they added shoddy defence to the mix. The Indians 7-5 defeat to Minnesota was their 11th straight loss, tying a franchise record. Unlike Monday night when Cleveland allowed 10 runs in the second inning in a 14-3 blowout, the latest loss was the kind that will keep a manager up at night. Minnesota scored three times off All-Star closer Chris Perez (0-4), who blew his second save opportunity in three days. The Indians led 5-1 after six innings, but two errors in the seventh and another in the ninth helped Minnesota rally for its fifth win in six games and seven straight victories over Cleveland. Indians manager Manny Acta hasnt seen his team win July 26. "When its going bad, thats what happens," Acta said. "Thats the way the ball bounces and its not bouncing right in any way, shape or form." Cleveland previously dropped 11 straight on four occasions, most recently Sept. 13-24, 2009. The teams longest losing streak is 12 games from May 7-21, 1931. Cleveland has been outscored 95-36 in the streak. The Indians will try to avoid tying the streak when they host the Twins again Wednesday afternoon. Perez, who allowed five runs in the 10th inning in Sundays 10-8 loss to Detroit, entered the game with a 5-4 lead. He gave up three runs, only one of which was earned thanks to first baseman Casey Kotchmans error, four hits and a walk. "Its unacceptable performances," Perez said of his recent work. "Its coming at the worst time for us. Youve got to fight through it. The games arent going away off the schedule. Im not getting off the horse. It stinks, but it could always get worse." Tsuyoshi Nishiokas sacrifice fly scored the go-ahead run. Tyler Robertson (1-0) pitched two innings for his first major league win. Glen Perkins pitched the ninth for his seventh save. Perez struck out Joe Mauer to start the ninth, but Josh Willingham singled. Pinch-runner Darin Mastroianni stole second before Justin Morneau sent a ground ball behind first base. Kotchman got in front of the ball, but it skipped off his glove and rolled into shallow right field and Mastroianni scored to tie the game. "It took a bad hop and obviously, an unfavourable bounce off my wrist," Kotchman said. "When he hit it, it started out foul and kicked a couple of times." Ryan Doumit followed with a double that moved Morneau to third. Nishiokas fly ball to left put Minnesota ahead. Brian Dozier followed with an RBI single to give the Twins a cushion. Perez was finally removed with the bases loaded. The right-hander, who criticized Cleveland fans earlier in the season for not attending games, had no reaction as he was booed while slowly walking off the field. "I deserved it," Perez said. The Indians took a 5-1 lead into the seventh, but fielding errors by shortstop Asdrubal Cabrera and second baseman Jason Kipnis helped the Twins score three unearned runs. Ben Revere had an RBI groundout and Morneaus routine grounder with two outs went through Kipnis legs, scoring two more runs. Chris Seddon retired Doumit on a ground ball to end the inning. "We scored enough runs to win the game," Acta said. "The three guys who made errors have played great defence for us all year." "We got some breaks tonight and had a couple of things go our way, but we kept battling," Twins manager Ron Gardenhire said. "To put together a ninth inning like that against a guy who throws pretty damn hard like Perez, it was a good day for the ballclub." Morneau, who homered twice and drove in four runs Monday, had an RBI single in the first. Revere extended his hitting streak to 21 games with a one-out single. Shin-Soo Choos RBI fielders choice tied the game in the first. Shelley Duncan hit a two-run homer in the second. Cabrera singled to right for a 4-1 lead. Carlos Santana added an RBI double in the sixth for a 5-1 lead. NOTES: A throwing error charged to Kipnis in Minnesotas 10-run second inning Monday has been changed to a fielding error by Santana, who played first base. Eight of the runs in the inning are still unearned. ... Twins 3B Trevor Plouffe (bruised right thumb) fielded ground balls and ran the bases before the game. Manager Ron Gardenhire said Plouffe will take swings in the batting cage Wednesday. ... RHP Carl Pavano (rotator cuff) allowed one run in two innings for Single-A Fort Myers on Tuesday. ... Cleveland DH Travis Hafner (back soreness) missed his second straight game. He might be sent for tests if his condition isnt improved Wednesday, according to manager Manny Acta. ... The Indians promoted RHP Frank Herrmann from Triple-A Columbus and designated INF Jose Lopez for assignment before the game. ... The series ends Wednesday when RHP Justin Masterson (7-10) faces LHP Brian Duensing (2-6). Justin Smith Super Bowl Jersey . To make room on the roster, left-hander Eric Stults was placed on the 15-day disabled list, retroactive to Tuesday, with a strained muscle in his shoulder. Dashon Goldson Super Bowl Jersey . He even fell down while throwing a pitch in the first inning on Wednesday night. http://www.47superbowl49ersjerseys.com/aldon-smith-jersey . Justin Smoak homered in the eighth inning and drove in a run in the ninth for Seattle to beat Texas 8-6 on Saturday night. Carlos Rogers Super Bowl Jersey . Twelve drivers have qualified for the Chase, which begins with Sundays GEICO 400. Tom Rathman Womens Jersey . The top male and female athletes in Canadian university sport will be announced April 30 in Calgary. The female nominees are St.Cole Holowenko is looking for some redemption in the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League. The 19-year-old goaltender made 24 saves for his first QMJHL shutout as the Moncton Wildcats blanked the visiting Cape Breton Screaming Eagles 4-0 on Saturday. Holowenko started the season with the Western Hockey Leagues Everett Silvertips and in four starts with them, he had zero wins and a 6.41 goals-against average. After being released in late October by the WHL club, the Fort Nelson, B.C., native signed with Moncton on Nov. 7th and is now 6-3-0 with 3.11 goals-against average and .885 save percentage in 10 appearances. Jonathan Narbonne scored once and set up two more for the Wildcats (24-15-1), who snapped a three-game slide, while Allain Saulnier and Jonathan Racine had a goal and an assist each. Christophe Lalonde added a single goal to round out Monctons offence. David Honzik took the loss for the Screaming Eagles (9-25-7), who are now winless in five games, after allowing four goals on 27 shots through 47 minutes of action. Philippe Trudeau stopped all five shots he faced in 13 minutes of relief. Moncton improved its home record to 14-5-1 as Cape Breton fell to 4-14-3 on the road, which is the least amount of road wins for any team in the league. The Wildcats, who have the QMJHLs second-best power play, went 2 for 5 with the man advantage while the Screaming Eagles failed to score on three power-play opportunities. Elsewhere in the QMJHL, it was: Baie-Comeau 3, Shawinigan 2; P.E.I. 2, Saint John 1; Blainville-Boisbriand 5, Rimouski 3; Victoriaville 6, Rouyn-Noranda 3 and Val-dOr 3, Quebec 2. At Moncton, N.B., SSaulnier opened the scoring for the Wildcats at 18:34 of the first period with a power-play goal. Randy Moss Elite Jersey. Just 1:28 into the second period Lalonde scored another goal with the man advantage, which gave his club a 2-0 lead heading into the second intermission. Any chance of a comeback for Cape Breton was dashed when Narbonne and Racine scored 1:54 apart early in the third period to make it 4-0. --- Drakkar 3 Cataractes 2 At Shawinigan, Que., Valentin Zykov and Gabryel Paquin-Boudreau each had a goal and an assist and Philippe Cadorette made 23 saves as Baie-Comeau (26-11-3) beat the Cataractes (8-26-5) for its fifth win in a row. --- Rocket 2 Sea Dogs 1 At Saint John, N.B., Ryan Graves broke a 1-1 tie at 9:33 of the third period and Antoine Bibeau turned aside 27 shots as P.E.I. (22-15-2) slipped past the Sea Dogs (18-21-0), who lost for the first time in three outings. --- Armada 5 Oceanic 3 At Boisbriand, Que., Christopher Clapperton scored twice and Ryan Tesink had a goal and an assist as the Armada (23-10-5) handed Rimouski (25-10-5) its first regulation-time loss in 10 games. --- Tigres 6 Huskies 3 At Rouyn-Noranda, Que., William Cochrane scored once and set up two more while Carl-Antoine Delisle had two goals as Victoriaville (15-18-7) end its four-game winless streak by doubling up the Huskies (25-12-1), who have dropped three straight contests. --- Foreurs 3 Remparts 2 At Val-dOr, Que., Skyler Spiller, Samuel Henley and Thierry Comtois all scored in the third period as the Foreurs (19-17-3) came from behind to beat Quebec (25-11-3) for their third victory in as many games. ' ' '