MLB: Minnesota 9, Washington 3

MINNEAPOLIS, June 19 (UPI) -- Michael Cuddyer and Brian Buscher both had two hits and two RBI Thursday to lead Minnesota's 9-3 rout of the Washington Nationals.

Minnesota scored four times in the bottom of the fourth inning on its way to finishing a three-game sweep at the Metrodome.

The Twins led 7-2 through four innings.

Three other players had one RBI each, one run scored on Wily Mo Pena's third inning throwing error, and one scored on John Hanrahan's seventh inning wild pitch.

Five players had two hits in the Twins' 12-hit attack.

Winner Glen Perkins (3-2) yielded three earned runs and 10 hits in eight innings.

Three Washington players drove in one run apiece, including Dmitri Young, who hit a solo homer in the top of the eighth.

Two players had two hits for the Nationals, who had won three straight before Minnesota's sweep.

The losing pitcher was starter Shawn Hill (1-4).