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CLEVELAND -- The Cleveland Indians looked like a first-place team Thursday.Carlos Santana hit a three-run homer, Francisco Lindor added a two-run shot and the AL Central leaders salvaged the finale of a four-game series with Minnesota 9-2.The Indians were outscored 35-16 by the last-place Twins in the first three games. Cleveland is 5-8 against Minnesota and 26-8 against the rest of the division.They were the best team in baseball these past three days, Lindor said. It was unreal watching them. Im glad theyre out of here.Indians manager Terry Francona was relieved to see his team take an early 4-0 lead, powered by Santanas home run in the third and Jason Kipnis solo shot in the first.We had gotten beat around the ballpark for three days, Francona said. It definitely felt good.Santana homered off Hector Santiago (10-5), who made his first start with the Twins since being acquired from the Angels on Monday.Lindor homered in Clevelands three-run seventh. Kipins hit his career-high 18th home run and Jose Ramirez added a solo homer in the eighth.Dan Otero (3-1), who worked out of a fifth-inning jam, retired all four hitters he faced. Andrew Miller, acquired from the Yankees on Sunday, struck out three in 1 1/3 innings.The Indians traded four minor leaguers for Miller, one of the most dominating relievers in baseball. The left-hander struck out Byron Buxton to end the sixth. He whiffed Joe Mauer, who homered off Miller on Monday, and Max Kepler in the seventh.Clevelands starting pitchers worked a combined 8 1/3 innings over the first three games. A total of 14 relievers pitched 18 2/3 innings and the overworked bullpen forced Francona to use Miller in the sixth.That wont happen a lot, Francona said. This is a little bit of a unique situation. To wait didnt seem to make sense.Brian Dozier hit a leadoff homer in the fifth for Minnesota, which scored in double figures in the first three games.Rajai Davis stole second and third before scoring on a wild pitch in the seventh.Santiago had won seven straight decisions and lost for the first time since June 10, also to the Indians. The left-hander was acquired in a four-player deal that sent pitcher Ricky Nolasco to Los Angeles.It was a pretty good game for six innings, and I thought we were right in it until things fell apart, Twins manager Paul Molitor said.Rookie Mike Clevinger, recalled before the game, allowed two runs in 4 1/3 innings.The win moved Cleveland three games ahead of Detroit in the Central.Theres no point in rushing, Lindor said. There are a lot of gams left.ROSTER NEWSThe Indians claimed utilityman Michael Martinez off waivers from Boston. Hell be added to the 25-man roster before Fridays game in New York.Clevinger and left-hander Ryan Merritt were called up from Triple-A Columbus.TRAINERS ROOMTwins: Third-baseman Trevor Plouffe (broken left rib) is expected to be recalled Monday from his rehab assignment at Triple-A Rochester.UP NEXTTwins: RHP Ervin Santana will open a three-game series in Tampa Bay. He went six innings, allowing one earned run, in winning his last start July 31 against the White Sox.Indians: RHP Josh Tomlin, pitching on extended five days rest, takes the mound to begin a three-game series at the Yankees. He is 6-1 with a 2.75 ERA on the road this season. Adidas Basketball Shoes Discount . -- Aaron Murray threw for 408 yards and three touchdowns, ran for another score, and led No. Adidas Nmd Shoes Near Me . Cote was eligible to become a free agent Feb. 15. 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NEW YORK -- New York Mets second baseman Neil Walker will undergo season-ending surgery to repair a herniated disk in his lower back.Walker said the microdiscectomy procedure will require a three-month recovery time and has a high success rate. Walker contemplated trying to complete the season, but was strongly advised while seeking a third medical opinion on Wednesday that the disk condition would have worsened, resulting in additional leg weakness.It was a very difficult decision, Walker said Thursday afternoon. There were a lot of factors that were involved -- the way the team was playing, the way I felt. I did everything I could. Twice I played a couple of days, tried to give myself a couple of days off, and the biggest issue with it was that it was hitting a nerve. I still cant feel my toe. Thats caused just a chain reaction.Acquired from the Pittsburgh Pirates in December when the Mets determined they did not wish to extend a multiyear offer to Daniel Murphy, Walker hit .282 with a career-high-matching 23 homers and 55 RBIs in 412 at-bats this season. He is eligible for free agency this offseason, but insisted that played no part in the timing of the surgery.That was the farthest thing from my mind. My thought process has always been to help the team on the field, do whatever I can to help the team, said Walker, who expressed receptiveness to re-signing with the Mets.General manager Sandy Alderson and manager Terry Collins had expressed confidence as recently as Wednesday that Walker could play the remainder of the season with the disk issue as long as he received regular rest. The second and third medical opinions seemingly weere more forceful in advocating immediate surgery than the initial recommendation from Mets doctors.ddddddddddddAfter two or three eyes on the MRI, some of the best back specialists in the world, theyve told me that the best course of action is to get it done now, Walker said. The success rate of this is very high. Its something a lot of guys have gone through. So I feel very confident in my ability to return from this in good shape.Put it this way, I would have been playing probably at 60 percent, Walker added. With the way my back felt, it wasnt the swinging from either side. It was below the waist. It was the sliding, the diving, the leg weakness. At this time of year, with the possibility of breaking up double plays, diving for balls, trying to score from first, I just didnt feel like its the right thing for me to do, and to do to the team. And playing one day and taking a couple days off, or playing two days in a row and taking a day off, as much as I was willing to do that, after talking to the doctors, they felt like that was not a good thing to do.Collins said he expects Wilmer Flores and Kelly Johnson primarily will handle second base minus Walker.Neil has played absolutely great, Collins said. He had a little bit in the middle of the season where he struggled for a while. What he did early, he carried us in April and early May. Who would have expected all of the home runs? And then the way hes played lately. ... He had a great year for us. I sure hope that we get the opportunity to get him back. ' ' '