CLEVELAND -- Jason Kipnis came through in the clutch and survived a mobbing from his teammates.Monday nights 1-0 victory over the Minnesota Twins in 10 innings wasnt easy on any front for the Cleveland Indians.Kipnis single scored Chris Gimenez and gave the Indians a much-needed victory after a 2-5 road trip.Kipnis lined a 1-0 pitch from Brandon Kintzler (0-1) with one out to left-center to finally break up the scoreless game, sending the Twins to their 11th straight loss.Clevelands second baseman faced another challenge after his game-winner. His teammates chased him into center field where they wrestled him to the ground and piled on top of him.It probably wasnt my best idea to keep screaming `You guys cant bring me down to the rest of them, he said.Cleveland has scored one run or less in seven of its last eight games, but that wasnt a major concern following the game.At this time, its nice to get a win in any form, Kipnis said. Hopefully the more wins we get, the more relaxed we can be.Indians manager Terry Francona isnt picky about how his team goes about winning.We talk about it all the time, he said. You want to be one run better. Winning 1-0 in extra innings is heck of a lot better than losing 1-0.Abraham Almonte pushed a bunt past Kintzler and beat the throw to first to start the inning. Gimenez fouled off two bunt attempts before poking a single through the right side with Almonte moving to second.Third baseman Miguel Sano fielded Rajai Davis slow roller and tagged Almonte. Kipnis then hit the second pitch from Kintzler to end the tight game, which drew only 11,327 fans.Zach McAllister (3-2) worked out of a bases-loaded jam in the 10th, retiring Max Kepler on a fly ball to end the inning.The losing streak is Minnesotas longest since Sept. 9-21, 2011.Neither starter was involved in the decision. Trevor Bauer allowed five hits in six innings for Cleveland while Hector Santiago gave up three hits in 6 1/3 innings for the Twins.Andrew Miller of the Indians struck out two with runners on first and third to end the seventh.The AL Central leaders have struggled against the last-place Twins this season. Cleveland is 6-8 versus Minnesota and 29-9 against the rest of the division.When youre trying to find a way out of something like this, you need to make your breaks or have things go your way, Twins manager Paul Molitor said. But thats baseball, you never know from day to day if youre going to be in a pitchers duel or a slugging contest.THE ROAD BACKIndians outfielder Michael Brantley has his right arm in a sling after having season-ending surgery for biceps tendinitis on his shoulder Aug. 15. He had the stitches removed Monday and is expected to be ready when spring training begins. 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Burris threw two TD passes, including a key 15-yard fourth-quarter strike to Bakari Grant that effectively countered a Toronto comeback bid and led Hamilton to a 33-19 victory.COLLEGE PARK, Md. -- As Maryland returned home, Kristen Confroy rediscovered her shooters touch.Confroy scored 17 points and made five 3-pointers, both season highs, as the No. 5 Terrapins cruised to a 92-42 victory over Maryland-Baltimore County on Sunday.Every shot Ive taken it feels like its going in, Confroy said. Early in the year it just wasnt. And thats kind of something you just have to deal with as a shooter sometimes. Keep getting shots up. Keep trusting the process.After tying for the team lead with 73 3-pointers last season, Confroy had hit just three in the first seven games of her junior year.One strong performance later, she nearly doubled this seasons percentage to 33.3 percent.She knows the percentages, the laws of numbers, Maryland coach Brenda Frese said. Its going to come her way.Brionna Jones added 11 points and Blair Watson had 10 as Maryland (8-0) got back to winning comfortably at home against mid-major foes.Maryland has won by an average of 53.8 points in four home games this year. By contrast, its previous two victories, on a neutral floor against Washington State and at No. 7 Louisville, came by a combined 16 points.Laura Castaldo scored 13 points for UMBC (2-5), which gave up its most points and scored its fewest in a fifth straight loss.With injured guards Carly Harris and Brittani Burgess out, the Retrievers trailed 42-17 at halftime.This wasnt the ideal situation for us with our starting backcourt being out, UMBC coach Phil Stern said. So it was a great experience for our freshmen, a great experience for our guys moving forward.Maryland built that lead by holding UMBC to 6 of 30 shooting (20 percent) from the floor before the break. On the other end, Confroy was 3 for 3 from beyond the arc.Confroy made it 4 for 4 just after the third qquarter began, then after a rare miss from deep, made it 5 of 6 off Destiny Slocums kickout feed.ddddddddddddThat pushed the score to 52-19 with 7:21 left in the third. Frese could begin emptying her bench, three days after a trying 78-72 win at Louisville.I thought we were still pretty fatigued today, Frese said. But I thought we fought hard, didnt play the score and tried to get better.BIG PICTUREUMBC: The Retrievers dont play another Top 25 team this season -- and face just one more from a Power Five conference -- as they pursue a second consecutive postseason appearance. Thats still a realistic goal after returning all five starters from last seasons WBI Tournament squad and getting picked second in the America East preseason poll.Maryland: The Terps face similar opponents in their next two home games, then wont play again at Xfinity Center until No. 2 Connecticut visits on Dec. 29. A stretch of five games total against mid-major opponents should provide extended playing time for a six-member freshman class ranked among the best in the nation.MARYLAND MILESTONESShatori Walker-Kimbroughs nine points pushed her up one spot to ninth on Marylands all-time scoring list, with 1,628 for her career. . With eight boards, Jones surpassed the 900-rebound plateau. 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