Rivas, Twins clobber Indians 23-2

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) -- With their entire lineup finally healthy, the Minnesota Twins showed the Cleveland Indians what they're capable of.

Luis Rivas came off the disabled list and went 4-for-6 with five runs scored and five RBIs as the Twins posted their most lopsided win, 23-2 over the Indians on Tuesday night.

Jacque Jones had four hits and five RBIs, Dustan Mohr was 4-for-6 with a two-run homer and A.J. Pierzynski also was 4-for-6 for the Twins, who set a franchise record with 25 hits and missed their runs record by one.

"It was just a good game, especially with the way Cleveland's been playing," said Pierzynski, who missed the cycle by a home run. "It was nice to send a message."

The Indians, who arrived with a four-game winning streak and eight wins in their last 10 games after a 9-25 stretch, allowed more than 20 runs for the second time this season.

They also matched the most lopsided loss in history -- 21-0 to Detroit on Sept. 15, 1901, was the last time it happened -- and missed giving up their most runs ever by one. Boston scored 24 against them on Aug. 21, 1986.

But nobody, other than manager Charlie Manuel, was around the clubhouse afterward to talk about it.

"They started hitting and we couldn't stop them," Manuel said. "We had trouble with a couple of balls early, and they become real dangerous because they know how to play here."

After enduring an assortment of injuries over the season's first two months, the Twins used their best lineup for the first time since opening day.

Rick Reed (6-2) gave up three hits, two of them home runs by Jim Thome, in seven innings as the Twins improved to a major league-leading 20-9 at home. He probably would've pitched longer if he didn't have to wait so long in the dugout between innings.

"I wasn't about to say, 'Whoa, slow down!"' Reed said. "That's the way I like it."

The Twins scored four runs in the fifth, four in the sixth and 10 in the seventh -- their biggest inning in 42 years of existence. Mohr, Pierzynski and Rivas -- the bottom third of the order -- had 12 hits, 11 runs and eight RBIs.

"We were very good about not celebrating too much on the bench," Jones said. "We're just trying not to show the other team up."

Thome, whose 17 homers are second in the AL behind Texas' Alex Rodriguez, has 299 career home runs. Thome is batting .415 with seven homers and 14 RBI in his last 17 games.

A headache caused by a stiff neck forced Reed out in the second inning of his last start, but he breezed through this outing. He gave up two runs, struck out five and didn't walk anybody.

Rivas drove in Minnesota's second run with a single in the second inning and reached base his first five times up in his first game since April 3, when a pitch by Kansas City's Dan Reichert broke a bone in his left wrist.

Notes: Twins SS Cristian Guzman, who's been playing through an assortment of knee, foot and shoulder aches, was benched for showing up late for treatment before the game. He entered in the fifth as a pinch-hitter for Denny Hocking, who left with a mild strain of his left groin. ... INF Jay Canizaro was designated for assignment to make room for Rivas. ... Mohr set a career high with four hits and three RBI, and the five runs and five RBI were a career best for Rivas. ... The Indians' worst loss this year before Tuesday was 21-2, to Anaheim on April 30. ... The Twins, who batted around before making an out in the seventh, tied an AL record with four-hit games by four players. They set their franchise record for runs scored in a 24-11 victory at Detroit on April 24, 1996.