Minnesota's Gomez hits for MLB cycle as part of Twins' win

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CHICAGO (AFP) — Minnesota center fielder Carlos Gomez has become the first Major Leaguer to hit for the cycle this season as the Twins beat the Chicago White Sox 13-1.

Gomez, 22, reached first on a ground ball to shortstop for an infield single in the top of the ninth inning to complete the feat on Wednesday.

He had led off the game with a home run to left field, had an RBI triple in the fifth and added a run-scoring double in the sixth.

Gomez became the first Twin to hit for the cycle - notching a single, double triple and home run in one game - since late Hall of Famer Kirby Puckett did so on August 1, 1986.

Gomez, who was acquired in the deal that sent two-time Cy Young Award winner Johan Santana to the New York Mets during the offseason, became...