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CLEVELAND -- Rookie Max Kepler had three two-run homers and six RBI, leading the Minnesota Twins to a 12-5 win over the Cleveland Indians on Monday night.The German-born Kepler homered off All-Star Danny Salazar in the first and third innings and hit another off Cody Anderson in the sixth. His was the 12th three-homer game in the majors this season, and Kepler became the first Twin to homer three times in a game since Justin Morneau in 2007. He also had a single.Joe Mauer was 4 for 4 and homered in the eighth off Andrew Miller, who was making his first appearance with Cleveland after being acquired Sunday from the Yankees.Jose Berrios (2-1) retired 15 straight after a three-run first inning. The rookie right-hander, recalled from Triple-A Rochester before the game, allowed four hits in six innings.Salazar (11-4) lost for the first time since May 22. The right-hander allowed three homers and was charged with six runs in two innings, the shortest outing of his career.Miller received a standing ovation from the crowd of 15,018 when he ran in from the bullpen. He retired Kepler on a groundout, the only other batter he faced.Mike Napoli hit a two-run homer in the eighth for the Indians, whose lead in the AL Central over idle Detroit was cut to four games. Minnesota is 6-4 this season against Cleveland.Kepler began the season at Rochester but leads AL rookies in homers (14) and RBI (44). He has homered 13 times and driven in 37 runs since June 19.Eddie Rosario led off the second with a home run. Jorge Polanco had a three-run triple in the third and tripled again in the fifth.Jose Ramirezs RBI single and Lonnie Chisenhalls two-run double gave Cleveland a brief lead in the first.Salazar didnt pitch in the All-Star Game because the Indians wanted to rest his arm. 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There was a time when the NBA Development League was just hanging on, a fledgling operation viewed as an outpost to be avoided at all costs.As the D-League prepares to open its 16th season of operation on Friday, it does so having grown dramatically in recent years, and with the handful of remaining NBA teams who have yet to start their own affiliates clamoring to get in the door.Weve already grown very quickly in a short period of time, president Malcolm Turner told The Associated Press.Three expansion teams -- in Charlotte, Chicago and Brooklyn -- begin play this season, bringing the leagues total to a high of 22 clubs. Every one of them has a one-to-one affiliation with an NBA organization, with the big franchises growing more and more comfortable using the minor league to develop young players, cultivate coaches and allow veterans to rehab an injury.What started as an eight-team league in 2001, dipped to six teams in 2003 and hovered at 16 teams for five seasons between 2008 and 2013 has gradually evolved to become a part of the NBAs ecosystem. The Atlanta Hawks announced on Thursday they will start a team in 2019, leaving just seven NBA franchises without a D-League affiliate of their own.Were in active conversations with all of them about joining the league, Turner said. Knock on wood, we hope to have additional announcements sooner than later.Being on the outside looking in suddenly is becoming a competitive disadvantage.From a basketball perspective, this is critical to our growth, Hawks coach Mike Budenholzer said at the unveiling of plans for a 3,500-seat arena in the Atlanta suburb of College Park.And its not just the teams that are growing. Fifteen coaches who worked in the D-League last sseason are on NBA benches this year, just under 50 percent of the players drafted in 2015 spent some time in the D-League and 40 percent of players on NBA rosters at seasons end had some D-League experience, according to Turner.ddddddddddddMiami center Hassan Whiteside became the first former D-League player to sign a max contract this summer and there have been conversations between NBA owners and the players union about including a clause in the new collective bargaining agreement that allows for two-way contracts that would only increase the usage of the minor league.The numbers are already there, Turner said. Those are meaningful numbers in terms of D-League experience in the NBA, and thats just on the players side. I think ecosystem and fabric are key terminology for us. Its not aspirational for us. Its actually happening.Turner said the league is exploring possible international ventures, seizing on the NBAs global reach. Big league general managers have told D-League representatives they plan to use the league more going forward to help veterans play their way back into shape after long injury hiatuses.Season No. 16 begins on Friday night with four games: Canton at Grand Rapids; Long Island at Windy City; Maine at Oklahoma City; and Iowa at Los Angeles.We dont disclose our financials publicly, but I would tell you, both at the league level and with our teams, we are trending in the right direction as it relates to not only revenue growth but more importantly profitability as well, Turner said.---AP National Writer Paul Newberry in Atlanta contributed to this report. ' ' '