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ANAHEIM, Calif. -- Clete Thomas homered and hit an RBI double, then robbed pinch-hitter Chris Iannetta of a go-ahead homer in the eighth inning to help the Minnesota Twins beat the Los Angeles Angels 4-3 Monday night and hand Joe Blanton his major league-worst 13th defeat. Samuel Deduno (6-4) allowed two runs, four hits and five walks over seven innings while striking out five on the anniversary of his first big league victory. The 30-year-old right-hander faced a lineup missing cleanup hitter Josh Hamilton because of stiffness in his right ankle. Casey Fien gave up two hits in the eighth and was replaced by All-Star closer Glen Perkins. Pinch-hitter Collin Cowgill greeted the left-hander with an RBI single, and Iannetta drove the next pitch on a high arc toward the left-field fence, where Thomas made a leaping grab. Perkins escaped with his 24th save in 26 chances, extending his scoreless streak to 19 1-3 innings after striking out Albert Pujols and Howie Kendrick in the ninth with two on. The Twins began a seven-game road trip with their fifth victory in six games, following a 1-12 slide that increased their deficit in the AL Central from six to 12 1/2 games. They trail division-leading Detroit by 11. Blanton (2-13) threw 90 pitches in 3 2-3 innings, giving up four runs and nine hits. The beleaguered right-hander, who has allowed a major league-worst 157 hits, is 0-5 with a 5.46 ERA in 10 starts at Angel Stadium after signing a two-year, $15 million contract in December as a free agent. His only victories have come against the Royals and Astros, who are a combined 38 games under .500. The Twins grabbed a 4-2 lead with a pair of fourth-inning runs. Thomas put them ahead with his fourth homer and the 24th allowed by Blanton, who leads the majors in that department. Left fielder J.B. Shuck threw out Aaron Hicks at the plate as he tried to score from second on Brian Doziers single, but Doug Bernier doubled on the next pitch for his first major league hit, driving in Dozier. Bernier, the Twins 33-year-old shortstop, was playing in his fourth big league game and making his first start in the majors since June 19, 2008, with Colorado. He was recalled from Triple-A Rochester on July 14, more than 11 years after signing his first professional contract. The Angels opened the scoring in the first inning without the benefit of a hit. Deduno walked his first two batters, both advanced on a hit-and-run groundout by Pujols, and Howie Kendrick drove in Shuck with a sacrifice fly. Minnesota took a 2-1 lead in the second on two-out RBI doubles by Thomas and Hicks, the eighth and ninth hitters, but the Angels tied it in the third with an RBI single by Mike Trout that extended his career-best hitting streak to 14 games. NOTES: Blanton, pitching for the first time since his angry dugout confrontation with Iannetta and pitching coach Mike Butcher during a 4-3 loss in Seattle on July 14, had Hank Conger as his batterymate this time. "Hank works pretty good with Joe right now, and we have to do everything we can do to get Joe on board," manager Mike Scioscia said before the game. ... In Blantons five starts with Conger behind the plate, he is 0-3 with a 4.97 ERA and seven home runs allowed. In his 15 starts with Iannetta flashing the signs, Blanton is 2-10 with a 5.90 ERA and 17 homers allowed. ... Hamilton was the only player on the Angels roster who had faced Deduno before Monday. ... The Angels wasted a leadoff triple in the seventh by Conger, as Deduno struck out Erick Aybar and Shuck before retiring Trout on a grounder. ... The Twins have given up 81 runs in the first inning, more than they have in any other. ... 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After opening with rounds of 66 and 73 to make the cut by a stroke, he had 11 birdies in the bogey-free round.NEWTON, Iowa -- Josef Newgarden had made a habit out of finishing second at Iowa Speedway.He finally had a breakthrough on Sunday -- in a big way.Newgarden cruised to a dominant IndyCar victory in Iowa, setting a series record by leading 282 of 300 laps for his first career oval win.It also was the first win of the season for Newgarden, who finished second in Iowa in 2014 and 2015 and just missed winning the pole this weekend.Newgarden broke his right clavicle and hand in a crash at Texas last month. But he didnt appear to have any issues on Sunday, establishing a huge lead in the opening laps and maintaining his advantage through three cautions on one of the most physically demanding ovals in IndyCar.The win moved Newgarden from fifth to second in the championship race.In some stints it was like a video game. You put on new tires, you catch people at the right point and then you could just slice and dice, Newgarden said.Team Penskes Will Power finished second after consecutive wins -- but hes still third in the standings behind Newgarden and Simon Pagenaud.Scott Dixon was third, followed by Pagenaud and Mikhail Aleshin.Its the 10th straight time that Penske failed to win at Iowa, despite sporting the top three cars in the championship race entering the weekend.But its hard to fault Penske this time.As Tony Kanaan put it, it was as though Newgarden was running an IndyCar while the field had feeder system rides.Newgarden had a 10-second advantage over Dixon when Max Chilton went sideways with just over 50 laps left. The flag evoked flashbacks to 2015, when a poor late pit stop cost Newgarden the race.But the No. 22 car got through pit road cleanly, held off Power and Dixon down the stretch -- at one point putting down the fastest lap of the race -- and fought through lapped traffic with ease.Last year, you learn from thosse types of deals, said Newgarden, who led over 100 laps last year at Iowa.ddddddddddddI had total confidence that we were going to have a good stop. ... The car was just incredible. I was able to put it anywhere.Andretti Autosport had Iowa figured out in the past, with seven wins in the nine previous races here.About the only thing the team provided this year was some early drama.Ryan Hunter-Reay, winner of three of the last four events in Iowa, found himself a lap down after just 30 laps.Hunter-Reay then blew his engine about a third of the way through the race, with Newgarden just one car shy of putting the entire field a lap down.I couldnt get out of my own way on a track I absolutely love, Hunter-Reay said. This was really bad.The caution wiped out Newgardens enormous early lead, which he had stretched to as much as 13 seconds. But it didnt take long for Newgarden to re-establish a comfortable advantage, and he stayed out front after Juan Pablo-Montoyas engine blew as well.Dixon had the final crack at Newgarden on the final restart. But Dixon quickly realized that neither he nor anyone else was catching Newgarden.I knew he was going to be very tough to beat, Dixon said. It seemed like he had spot-on balance and a car with a lot of grip that the rest of us didnt quite have.Newgardens record for laps led surpassed Hunter-Reay, who led 250 in Milwaukee in 2004 -- a feat made all the more remarkable by the fact that his collarbone and hand are still far from healthy.Weve been so close to winning an oval race with this car. We got seconds and, I just hate having a cop-out. That Im having a harder time because of the injuries. It was tough ... but I wasnt going to lose control, Newgarden said. ' ' '