MINNEAPOLIS, June 12 (UPI) -- Crlos Silva allowed one run and struck out eight in seven innings Saturday to lead the Minnesota Twins to a 6-1 victory over the Philadelphia Phillies.
Acquired by the Twins last December in the deal that sent lefthander Eric Milton to Philadelphia, Silva (7-3) tied Juan Rincon for the team lead in wins.
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Philadelphia had eight hits against Silva but did not score until Jim Thome led off the seventh inning with his 399th career home run. It moved him past Al Kaline into 37th place on the all-time list.
The Twins jumped on Phillies starter Kevin Millwood (4-5) for four runs with two out in the second inning.
The Twins added two runs in the eighth off rookie reliever Geoff Geary.
