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BALTIMORE -- The Minnesota Twins were counting on their best pitcher to pull the team out of its latest funk, and Phil Hughes delivered. Authentic Valeri Nichushkin Jersey . Hughes held Baltimore without an earned run over eight innings, Joe Mauer had four RBIs and the Twins won 6-4 Monday to avoid a four-game sweep. Nelson Cruz hit his major-league leading 36th home run and Nick Hundley had a three-run shot for the Orioles, whose lead in the AL East over the idle New York Yankees slipped to 8 1/2 games. After being outscored 24-11 in the first three games of the series, Minnesota won for only the second time in nine tries. Hughes (15-9) gave up five hits, no walks and three unearned runs. The right-hander has allowed one earned run or fewer in five of his last six starts. "Hes been huge," Mauer said. "Whenever we give him the ball, we feel like we have a real good chance of winning." Following a 4-14 season with the Yankees last year, Hughes has accounted for 25 per cent of Minnesotas 60 wins. "I feel like I got away with a lot of mistakes today," the right-hander said. "But I had good enough stuff to overcome that and was able to make some pitches. That was kind of the story." Mauer tripled in two runs in the sixth inning and added a two-run single in the eighth to put Minnesota ahead for good. The victory provided the last-place Twins with reason to believe they can put a positive finish on a miserable season. "Were 1-0 in September and we need Joe to pick us up," manager Ron Gardenhire said. "Lets have a good September here. Thats kind of our battle cry, and its going to be led by him, no doubt." Hughes should play a part, too. "Hes had a solid year for them," Orioles manager Buck Showalter said. "Hes always taking the ball, giving innings. Hes a good addition." After Hughes left, Glen Perkins gave up a leadoff homer to Cruz in the ninth before getting three straight outs for his 33rd save. Hughes and Orioles rookie Kevin Gausman (7-7) matched zeroes until the sixth inning, when the Twins took a 3-0 lead. Danny Santana and Brian Dozier hit one-out singles before Mauer hit an opposite-field liner to left that bounced off the wall toward centre. Mauer ended up with his second triple of the season, and Kennys Vargas followed with a sacrifice fly. In the seventh, a single and a throwing error by third baseman Trevor Plouffe preceded Hundleys two-out drive into the left-field seats. The deadlock didnt last long. Gausman gave up a leadoff walk in the eighth, and an error by third baseman Jimmy Paredes put runners on second and third with no outs. Mauer singled off Andrew Miller, took second on the throw to the plate and scored on a single by Vargas. "It kind of (stinks) that I walked the leadoff guy in the eighth inning," Gausman said. "That kind of came back to bite us." Gausman allowed five hits and four earned runs in a career-high 7 1-3 innings, losing his third straight start. "I thought I threw the ball where I wanted to," he said. "A lot of their hitters are down hitters, so I think fastball up was a big pitch for me today. I used it effectively. I mixed in all my pitches." TRAINERS ROOM Twins: C Kurt Suzuki, who sat out Sundays game after taking a foul tip in the chin on Saturday night, returned to the starting lineup. Orioles: 1B Steve Pearce missed a third straight game with an abdominal strain, but Showalter said Pearce is improving and should be back in a day or two. Also, SS J.J. Hardy was pulled after the seventh inning with back spasms. "I sure hope Ill be in there (Tuesday)," he said. "I think getting out of there today was probably the right decision." UP NEXT Twins: The Twins return home to face the White Sox on Tuesday night. Minnesota starter Tommy Milone is 1-0 with an 0.86 ERA against Chicago. 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Both were injured in the first period, and the team announced late in the second that neither would return. Clarkson suffered an apparent left foot injury, which the team called only a lower-body injury. Gunnarsson left with an upper-body injury. Clarkson blocked a shot from New York defenceman Michael Del Zotto midway through the first period. He hobbled to the bench and seemed to be in a lot of pain once there. The 29-year-old, who has three goals and five assists this season, went to the bench shortly thereafter. Clarkson returned to the bench later and took one 21-second shift early in the second period before leaving again. Authentic Brian Bellows Jersey. Minutes after Clarkson was injured, Gunnarsson took a hit from Carl Hagelin on his left shoulder, and the 27-year-olds right shoulder was rammed into the glass. With Clarkson out, Jerry DAmigo took his spot on Torontos third line alongside Nikolai Kulemin and Jay McClement. 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