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CLEVELAND -- Josh Tomlin is running out of time, if he hasnt already.October is right around the corner, and if hes going to pitch then -- or in any meaningful games down the stretch -- Tomlin knows he had better start performing for the Indians.I need to figure it out, and figure it out quick, he said.Tomlin didnt get out of the second inning Tuesday night, continuing a run of bad starts for the right-hander, but Cleveland rallied and got another strong outing from its bullpen to beat Minnesota 5-4 and extend the Twins losing streak to 12 games.Francisco Lindors double off Alex Wimmers (0-1) snapped a 4-4 tie and helped the Indians maintain their lead over second-place Detroit in the AL Central.Rajai Davis hit a three-run homer and Jason Kipnis added a solo shot for Cleveland, which trailed 4-1 in the second after the Twins knocked around Tomlin, who lasted just 1 2/3 innings. Dan Otero (4-1) pitched 2 2/3 hitless innings, Bryan Shaw worked out of a jam in the seventh and Andrew Miller got five outs for his third save since joining Cleveland.The Indians also got a spectacular play from reliever Zach McAllister, who blindly swung his left leg behind him to stop a comebacker in the sixth inning.I dont know if that caught him or he caught it, Indians manager Terry Francona said. I know hes going to have a bruise on his calf, but hell take it.It all bailed out Tomlin, who is 0-5 with an 11.47 ERA in his last six starts and could soon find himself out of Clevelands rotation. Francona said he may soon juggle things and Tomlin understands hes the reason why.Whatever move he makes I understand, Tomlin said. Im struggling. I know Im struggling. I take full ownership in that. Its my fault. I dont know what Im doing, but Im anxious to back here tomorrow and try to figure it out. Whatever he has to do, I get it.Minnesotas current slide is the third longest in club history. The Twins, who have lost five one-run games in the stretch, dropped 13 straight in 1961 and a team-record 14 consecutive games in 1982.Brian Dozier homered for the Twins, winless since Aug. 17. Minnesota pitchers walked eight.Too many walks, Dozier said. You cant give stuff away, especially against a good team. This is the big leagues. You cant give away stuff like that.As the playoff race heats up, the Indians found some outfield depth, agreeing on a trade to acquire Coco Crisp from Oakland. A person familiar with the deal told The Associated Press the sides are only awaiting approval from Major League Baseball. The 36-year-old Crisp began his career with Cleveland in 2002.With runners at first and second in the fifth, Lindor barely missed hitting a three-run homer when his shot caromed high off the wall in left-center. Davis scored easily from second, but Kipnis was thrown out at the plate by shortstop Eduardo Escobar, who made a perfect relay.The Indians had two runners thrown out at third and one at home.Tomlin was in trouble on his first pitch, with Dozier driving it into the seats for his 31st homer. The Twins made it 2-0 on Miguel Sanos RBI single.MCALLISTERS MAGICIn the sixth, Minnesotas Kurt Suzuki hit a smash through the middle behind McAllister, who whipped his leg around to stop the ball. It popped straight up and the right-hander snagged it for the out.Just reaction, said McAllister, whose calf was red and swollen. Theres nothing more than that. Its a ball coming back at you and hopefully you either stop it and make the play, or it goes through the middle and its probably a base hit. It just worked in my favor tonight.TRAINERS ROOMIndians: OF Michael Brantley expects to wear a sling for six more weeks as he recovers from his second surgery since November. The former All-Star only played 11 games this season and endured numerous setbacks as he tried to come back from offseason right shoulder surgery. He had an operation on his biceps earlier this month.UP NEXTTwins: Pat Dean makes his second start since being recalled Aug. 12. The right-hander lasted just three innings in his previous start, allowing six runs and eight hits in a loss to Toronto.Indians: Making a run at his second AL Cy Young Award in three seasons, Corey Kluber (14-8) starts the series finale. He hasnt lost since July 3, going 6-0 in his last nine starts. Kluber led the AL with 16 losses last season. Zylan Cheatham Jersey . - The Oakland Raiders re-signed offensive lineman Khalif Barnes on Friday. Greivis Vasquez Jersey . The judges scored it 48-47, 48-47, 49-46 for Jones (19-1). It was the champions closest call. 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Mike Brown was really good to me and, obviously, Marvin (Lewis) and a lot of the players that I coached. Itll be fun. Itll be fun to bring my team in here, trying to compete with them.Zimmer notes how working for the Bengals prepared him for head coaching.I think (in) a lot of different ways, he says. I got a chance to see how Marvin does things, how he treats people, the way he earns respect. When I left Atlanta -- I was there for three-quarters of a year or whatever -- but, coming (to Cincinnati) and being able to resurrect my career a little bit. I think that helped a lot, (plus) being able to get some good players in here.NO CANCELLATION THIS TIMEGreen Bay was supposed to have already looked at rookies, undrafted players, fringe free agents and other players in last Sundays Hall of Fame game. Then the game was called off because of poor field conditions.Lambeau Field shouldnt have any such issues when the Browns visit the Packers. Indeed, the Packers wont be painting anything in preparation for Clevelands visit, or until they get the iconic stadium ready for the regular season.The Browns will be without at least three of their top four receivers when starting quarterback Robert Griffin III makes his unofficial debut with Cleveland. First-round pick Corey Coleman and veteran Andrew Hawkins will miss the game with hamstring injuries, while recently reinstated receiver Josh Gordon will sit out with an injured quad.Terrelle Pryor may also sit out with a calf injury suffered during practice Wednesday evening.SHOW ME SOME OFFENSENew Dolphins coach Adam Gase, an offensive mastermind, was more than a little disturbed by the ineptitude of his offense in last Saturdays scrimmage. Hes a bit more optimistic about Friday nights visit to the New York Giants after a few days of working on the problems.Yes. I feel light years better, Gase says. We needed to go through that. We needed to see what happens when just about everything possible could have gone wrong. Somebody screwed up on every play. It was like second-and-20 and then we were third-and-17. That probably needed to happen. I think guys just kind of took a step back and realized its about just doing my job and then things will work out. The more guys we have doing that, the bettter chance we have.ddddddddddddCARSONS CARDINALSFresh with a contract extension that should carry him through the rest of his career, 36-year-old QB Carson Palmer will handle about a dozen plays when Arizona hosts Oakland.Ive been playing my whole career, Palmer says, to be in a situation like this and play for an owner (Michael Bidwill) like this and a GM (Steve Keim) like this.Palmer led the Cardinals to the NFC title game, where he struggled in a rout at the hands of the Carolina. Naturally, hes looking ahead.Its a dream situation, Palmer says, having the opportunity to play for a head coach like Bruce (Arians), but also a play caller like Bruce. Michaels given everybody in the locker room everything you could possibly need to go out and just focus on football and play good football.SIT OR PLAYRaiders coach Jack Del Rio said hed like to play all his healthy players in the preseason opener at Arizona. Whether rookie safety Karl Joseph qualifies as healthy remains to be seen.Joseph has been practicing with the starters since the start of training camp but has gotten occasional time off as the team wants to make sure his surgically repaired right knee is completely healthy; it forced him to miss the end of his final college season at West Virginia. The Raiders were confident enough in Josephs health to draft him in the first round and have been pleased with his play in camp, including an end zone interception against Derek Carr in practice this week. But they see no need to rush him into game action.The goal is to be ready for Sundays, Joseph said. I definitely would like to get some preseason action. But its going to be a day-to-day thing to see how the knees feeling.MISMATCHDuring the Steelers scrimmages against the Lions this week heading toward the preseason game in Pittsburgh, All-Pro receiver Antonio Brown often had his way against Detroit cornerback Darius Slay.So much so that Brown couldnt help bragging about it.At one point during 7-on-7 drills, Brown yelled to the Steelers sideline: Im killing him. The leagues leading pass catcher in 2015 also told Slay hed be going deep all day, and then made good on the promise with a long TD catch.That matchup isnt likely to be seen Friday night because Brown, Ben Roethlisberger and LeVeon Bell, the stalwarts of Pittsburghs offense, figure to sit it out. But even one play against Brown could be too much for Slay.---AP NFL website: www.pro32.ap.org and www.twitter.com/AP-NFL ' ' '