Baseball: Minnesota 11 Cleveland 0

Scott Diamond hurled his first career shutout and Josh Willingham backed him with four RBI Friday in the Minnesota Twins' 11-0 rout of Cleveland. Diamond (9-4) retired the first 14 Indians batters and ended up with a three-hitter. The Canadian left-hander didn't allow a walk and struck out six, hurling 67 of his 98 pitches for strikes. Willingham's three-run homer, his 26th home run of the season, capped a five-run fourth inning that handed Minnesota an 8-0 lead. Justin Morneau cracked a three-run shot and Joe Mauer went 3-for-5 with a pair of RBI singles and three runs scored for the Twins, who took the opener of a three-game series. Tribe starter Josh Tomlin (5-8) was lit up for eight runs on 10 hits, lasting just four innings. The third-place Indians came into the contest trailing the American League Central-leading Chicago White Sox by 3 1/2 games.