MINNEAPOLIS — Josh Willingham’s time in Minnesota could be waning, with the trade deadline approaching and the veteran outfielder in the final year of his contract.

His swing is back, even if he might be going.

Willingham’s tiebreaking home run in the eighth inning sent the Twins to a 4-3 victory over the Cleveland Indians on Monday night.

“I felt better, yeah, so hopefully I can keep going and help us win some games. That’s my goal,” Willingham said.

As for the possibility of being dealt?

“I pay seriously zero attention to it,” Willingham said, while his three young sons played around in the clubhouse behind him, focused on their Popsicles and blissfully oblivious to a scenario in which their father would find himself on a new team later this summer.

Kurt Suzuki had a two-run double among his three hits, Trevor Plouffe hit an RBI double and the Twins beat the Indians at home for the first time in more than 11 months.

“Coming off the All-Star break and losing three in a row, you obviously don’t feel real good about yourself. So we needed a big win,” Willingham said.

Suzuki, a first-time All-Star selection who was the catcher for the ninth inning of the American League’s victory here at Target Field last week, posted his ninth three-hit game this season. He raised his batting average to .311 and is 25 for 63 in his last 17 games.

Casey Fien (5-4) picked up the victory, despite allowing an RBI single by Roberto Perez in the top of the eighth that cost Twins starter Kris Johnson his first career win.