Indians 6, Twins 2: Shin-Soo Choo went 4-for-4 with two RBIs to back seven strong innings from Justin Masterson as host Cleveland snapped an 11-game losing streak.

Masterson (8-10) rebounded from two wretched performances, limiting Minnesota to two runs on three hits to help the Indians avoid matching a franchise record for most consecutive defeats.

The only mistake by Masterson was serving up a two-run homer to Alexi Casilla in the fifth inning. He struck out seven and walked four as Cleveland halted a string of seven straight losses to the Twins.

Vinnie Pestano and Esmil Rogers each tossed a scoreless inning in relief to help the Indians hold an opponent under five runs for the first time since the losing streak started.

Choo doubled in a run in the first and had an RBI single in the second to help Cleveland build an early 4-0 lead. Carlos Santana and Asdrubal Cabrera also had run-scoring singles to lift the Indians to their first win since July 26.

Twins left-hander Brian Duensing (2-7) allowed six runs - four earned - on 11 hits in seven innings as Minnesota was denied in its bid for a second straight three-game sweep over the Indians.

Minnesota right fielder Ben Revere went 0-for-4 and had his career-high 21-game hitting streak snapped.

GAME NOTEBOOK: Minnesota 2B Tsuyoshi Nishioka had a hand in two of Cleveland's three two-run innings, committing a throwing error in the second and losing a ball in the sun and botching a relay throw in the sixth. ... Cleveland averted matching the franchise-worst 12-game losing streak set in 1931. ... The Twins had outscored the Indians 62-21 in winning the previous seven meetings. ... Indians DH Travis Hafner (back) sat out his third consecutive game. He has missed four of the last five. ... Casilla's homer was his first since June 21, 2011. ... Cleveland will host the Boston Red Sox in a four-game series beginning Thursday while Minnesota will return home to open a three-game set against Tampa Bay on Friday night.