Just like that, the Twins and Tigers are tied in the AL wild card race
Just like that, after losing in heartbreaking walkoff fashion to the Guardians for the second time in less than 20 hours, the Twins are tied with the Tigers for the final wild card spot in the American League.
Tigers move into tie with Twins for wild-card spot, but have more work to do
With the Minnesota Twins' loss to the Cleveland Guardians on Thursday afternoon, the Tigers (80-73) and Twins have identical records for the third wild-card position. However, the Twins own the season head-to-head tiebreaker over the Tigers, so the Tigers will need to finish with a better record.
Twins' breathing room runs out as AL Wild Card moves into tie
The Twins can no longer repeat as American League Central champions, though that had long already seemed a foregone conclusion. More significantly, the fight for their playoff lives has fully caught up to them,
Batting Around: Which team will get the final AL wild-card spot? Twins, Tigers, Mariners, Red Sox all in play
Matt Snyder: I'll go with the Tigers. They have three games against the White Sox to finish the season and I think we can assume those are wins. If that's the case, I have confidence the Tigers outplay the Twins the rest of the way, given how both teams have been going the last month-plus.
Playoffs? Here's what awaits the Tigers if they get a wild-card spot
During the past decade, it's been pretty rare for the Detroit Tigers to be sniffing a playoff spot this late in the season.
Tigers, Twins tied for final AL wild card spot
With nine games left in the regular season, the Detroit Tigers and the Minnesota Twins are tied for the American League’s final wild card spot.
Jason Foley on the Tigers' chase for a Wild Card spot
Jason Foley talks about the Tigers' success this season, the team having fun together and their chase for a Wild Card spot
Detroit Tigers tied for final AL wild-card spot with 9 games to play
The Detroit Tigers and Minnesota Twins are in a dead heat for the AL's final wild-card spot after the Cleveland Guardians beat the Twins on Thursday.
AL wild-card race: Twins blow two-run lead in 10th to fall into virtual tie with Tigers
The Tigers (80-73) are just a half-game behind the Twins (80-72) in the battle for the final wild-card berth in the American League.
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Cubs, on brink of wild-card elimination, open series with Nationals
Unable to derail the New York Mets' playoff charge, the Washington Nationals will get an opportunity to eliminate the Chicago Cubs from the National League race as the clubs begin a four-game series ...
After being swept by Tigers, KC Royals’ Wild Card standing is much more precarious
The Kansas City Royals remain in the second Wild Card spot after Wednesday’s game. But their playoff cushion just got a lot ...
Alonso and Acuña power Mets past Nationals 10-1 to increase wild-card lead
NEW YORK (AP) — Pete Alonso homered and drove in five runs, Luisangel Acuña added his first major league longball to cap a ...
Twins see wild-card advantage dwindle after late Guardians’ rallies
After blowing a 3-0 lead, Minnesota leads Detroit by only 1 1/2 games and 2 games over Seattle for the final wild-card spot.
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