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MINNEAPOLIS -- The Minnesota Twins are plagued by severe pitching problems at every level, which places even more importance on Jose Berrios to develop into the star many think he can become. Soccer Jerseys From China .After another clunker in the big leagues, manager Paul Molitor wondered whether that desperation is putting too much pressure on the 22-year-olds shoulders.Berrios lasted just 2 2/3 innings and the Twins lost 7-1 to the Cleveland Indians on Sunday. The Puerto Rican right-hander has been electric in the minor leagues, but erratic in his stints up with the big club to this point.You can watch the game and you can see that hes either putting too much pressure on himself or having a hard time locating, Molitor said.Berrios (2-6) gave up five runs -- three earned -- and three hits, and his ERA ballooned to 9.27. He walked four and had an errant pickoff throw, leading Molitor to say after the game that they would consider pulling him from the rotation. Berrios said through an interpreter that he would do whatever the Twins wanted, but preferred to finish the season as a starter.This whole coaching staff and my teammates have given me their support and Im the one that cant seem to pull through, Berrios said.Corey Kluber (16-9) struck out 10 in seven innings and Carlos Santana hit a three-run homer for the Indians, who padded their AL Central lead over the Tigers to seven games.Kluber (16-9) gave up an unearned run and four hits while passing the 200-strikeout mark for the third straight season. Bob Feller, Gaylord Perry and Jack McDowell are the only other Indians to accomplish that feat.Kluber reached at least 10 strikeouts in a game for the third time this season and improved to 7-1 since the All-Star break. It was his 24th 10-strikeout game, tying him with Luis Tiant for fourth on Clevelands career list.Molitor made it clear the Twins still have faith in Berrios, but he did think some time in the bullpen over the final three weeks might help him clear his head.Im not concerned about him long term at this point, Molitor said. The hype is there. The talent is there. Its just not that easy.COMEDY OF ERRORSThe Twins committed four errors, just one fewer than their hit total for the day. They entered with 110 errors, 22 more than the second-worst team in the AL, the Angels.One of those errors was charged to first baseman James Beresford when a pickoff throw went through the webbing on his glove, but overall it was another sloppy game in that department. Eduardo Escobar missed a popup near the mound and Byron Buxton let a ball get by him in center field.Those are little things that add up, Molitor said. Four errors in a game wont help your cause. We know our number of total errors this year is extremely high. Its not good baseball when youre not making more plays than that.POWER OUTAGETwins second baseman Brian Dozier has been on a historic power surge since the All-Star break, culminating in a run of homers in five straight games last week that pushed his total to 39 for the season. He has now gone four straight games without going deep. Dozier was 1 for 3 with a single and was hit by a pitch on Sunday, prompting Molitor to hit for him in the ninth inning.TRAINERS ROOMTwins: One night after delivering a game-ending hit in the 12th inning, 1B Joe Mauer was given the day off. Molitor said Mauer is dealing with soreness in both quads and he likely will need to mix in more days off over the final three weeks of the season.UP NEXTIndians: RHP Carlos Carrasco (11-7, 3.15 ERA) starts for the Indians when they open a four-game series in Chicago against RHP Miguel Gonzalez (3-6, 3.81) and the White Sox. Carrascos 2.02 ERA on the road is the best in the majors.Twins: RHP Ervin Santana (7-10, 3.58 ERA) will start the opener of a four-game series in Detroit on Monday night. LHP Daniel Norris (2-2, 3.94 ERA) gets the start for the Tigers. Cheap Soccer Jerseys . Robredo, ranked No. 16, bounced back from an upset loss to Leonardo Mayer in the second round of the Royal Guard Open in Chile last week to down Carreno Busta in 1 hour, 25 minutes. On a day filled mostly with qualifying matches, fifth-seeded Marcel Granollers of Spain also entered the second with a 7-5, 3-6, 6-2 win over Aljaz Bedene of Slovenia, while Guido Pella of Argentina defeated Guillermo Garcia-Lopez of Spain 7-6 (6), 6-4 to advance. Cheap NFL Jerseys . Fellow centre Pavel Datsyuk remains out because of a concussion. Zetterberg has 11 goals and 19 assists for a team-high 30 points, and Datsyuk has a team-high 12 goals and 11 assists. http://www.wholesalejerseyschinaonline.com/ ;. LeBron James and Chris Bosh didnt need any more. Williams scored 11 points in 10 minutes, Alan Anderson scored 17 points, and the Brooklyn Nets finished the exhibition season with a 108-87 win over the Miami Heat on Friday night. The Minnesota Vikings lost left tackle Jake Long to a potentially season-ending Achilles tendon injury during Sundays 26-20 loss to the Washington Redskins.It was tough day for the Vikings. They also lost linebacker Eric Kendricks to a hip injury and cornerback Xavier Rhodes was evaluated for a concussion.The Chicago Bears lost the right side of their offensive line in the first half of a 36-10 loss to Tampa Bay. Guard Kyle Long left with an ankle injury and tackle Bobby Massie suffered a concussion. Defensive lineman Will Sutton left early in the third quarter with an ankle injury.Tampa Bays starting left guard Kevin Phamphile did not play because he is still in concussion protocol.Philadelphia cornerback Nolan Carroll left late in the first half after sustaining a concussion in the Eagles 24-15 win over Atlanta. Falcons cornerback Desmond Trufant, running back Tevin Coleman and tight end Jacob Tamme sat out with injuries. Eagles left guard Allen Barbre missed his second straight game.Kansas City cornerback Phillip Gaines left with a neck injury in the third quarter of the Chiefs 20-17 win over Carolina. Panthers kicker Graham Gano was forced to handle puntingg duties in the first quarter after Andy Lee injured his hamstring. Wholesale NFL Jerseys Authentic. Ganos first punt since 2010 went for 42 yards but he struggled while trying to pin the Chiefs inside the 20.Green Bay lost two players in the first five minutes of its 47-25 loss to Tennessee to ankle injuries. Both linebacker Jake Ryan and starting right guard T.J. Lang were questionable to return before being ruled out early in the third quarter. Also, Packers left tackle David Bakhtiari hurt a knee and was replaced by rookie Jason Spriggs late in the third quarter.Dallas tight end Geoff Swaim left with a pectoral injury and did not return in the Cowboys 35-30 win over Pittsburgh. Steelers backup linebacker Steven Johnson left with an ankle injury in the first quarter.San Diego cornerback Brandon Flowers left late in the third quarter of his teams 31-24 loss to Miami and was being evaluated for a concussion. Miami defensive end Mario Williams left with an ankle injury.-----For more NFL coverage: http://www.pro32.ap.org and http://www.twitter.com/AP-NFL