Minneapolis ? When a team is playing well, it’s often best for the manager to simply stay out of the way. Minnesota Twins manager Ron Gardenhire thought as much Thursday.

Corey Koskie hit his second homer of the game in the 10th inning, capping a comeback from a six-run deficit as the Twins beat the Tampa Bay Devil Rays, 7-6, for a four-game sweep.

“I’m yelling, ‘Come on Koskie, we just need a single,’ ” Gardenhire said. “That’s how much I knew today. I just let those guys play.”

Minnesota trailed 6-0 after heading into the bottom of the seventh but scored four times in the seventh and tied it in the ninth on Doug Mientkiewicz’s two-run single off Steve Kent (0-1) with two outs and an 0-2 count.

“It’s a nice feeling to know that nobody panics,” Mientkiewicz said. “Last year, it seemed like we had that, too.”

Tampa Bay, which has lost seven straight, was swept by the Twins for the first time and also went winless on a road trip of two stops or more for the first time. The Devil Rays dropped two to Boston before coming to Minnesota, and Thursday’s loss cost Esteban Yan his job as the team’s closer.

“Bad trip, bad trip,” manager Hal McRae said. “We got what we deserved today.”

With one out in the 10th, Koskie hit the first pitch he saw from Kent. The ball appeared to bounce on the top of the left-field wall and into the seats.

Tony Fiore (2-0) pitched three scoreless innings against his former team for the victory. Called up from Triple-A Edmonton last month as a 12th pitcher, Fiore has an 0.69 ERA in 13 innings.

His former teammates in the Devil Rays bullpen aren’t faring as well.

Minnesota rallied against Yan for the second time in a week. A.J. Pierzynski and Denny Hocking walked to begin the inning against Yan, who blew a 2-1 lead in the ninth April 25 in a 6-2 Tampa Bay loss.

Kent relieved, and Jacque Jones bunted the runners over. Jay Canizaro popped out and Mientkiewicz hit a line drive to right that tied the score.

“We’ll have to go to a different plan,” McRae said, “try closing by committee. I don’t think I have any other choice. Yan will be part of the committee, but it’s not going to automatically be his job.”

For six innings, Tampa Bay starter Paul Wilson was nearly unhittable.

“Wilson was dealin’,” Pierzynski said. “We couldn’t do anything against him.”

Then came the seventh, when Matthew LeCroy singled to lead off the inning and Koskie hit a two-run homer one out later.

Bobby Kielty walked and Pierzynski tripled to cut the lead to 6-3 and chase Wilson. With Jesus Colome pitching, Hocking walked and Jacque Jones hit an RBI single before Canizaro struck out looking and Mientkiewicz who left five runners on base Wednesday hit an inning-ending flyout with runners at second and third.

Angels 8, Indians 0

Cleveland Kevin Appier pitched six shutout innings and Tim Salmon hit a three-run homer as Anaheim won its seventh straight. Appier (3-1) limited the Indians to five singles and the Angels completed their first three-game sweep in Cleveland since 1984. He walked four, struck out five and was never in trouble. Salmon hit his 250th career homer and Troy Glaus and Bengie Molina had two RBIs apiece for Anaheim, 13-14 after opening the season 6-14. The Angels hit .489 (23-for-47) with runners in scoring position during the series.

The Indians lost their fifth straight overall.

Yankees 9, Athletics 2

New York Jason Giambi homered and drove in three runs against his former team, and Roger Clemens won his third straight start as the New York Yankees beat the Oakland Athletics 9-2 Thursday night. Clemens (4-2) earned his 284th victory, catching Ferguson Jerkins for 25th place on the career list. Derek Jeter went 3-for-4 with a walk and scored twice, and Robin Ventura had three hits and two RBIs for the Yankees, who took four of six from their playoff rivals in the last 10 days. The A’s lost for just the second time in seven games.

Rangers 5, Blue Jays 3

Toronto Frank Catalanotto hit an RBI double in a four-run fifth inning, and Texas extended its winning streak to a season-high five games by beating Toronto. Texas has won seven of eight, improving to 12-15 with its longest winning streak since last July 24-27.

Toronto, which made a season-high four errors, has lost eight in a row for the first time since June 20-27, 1995.

The crowd of 13,011 was the second-lowest ever at SkyDome, ahead of only the 12,571 Tuesday night. Rob Bell (2-0), making his second start of the season, allowed three runs and four hits in 52/3 inning.