![]() The homer by Sano was estimated at 482 feet, the second-longest in Target Field history. That gave the Twins 289 home runs, two more than a Yankees team trying to maintain possession of the record. Miguel Sano arrived there with a three-run shot to the third deck in left-center field off Ross Detwiler, joining Nelson Cruz (37), Max Kepler (36), Eddie Rosario (31) and Mitch Garver (30). The Twins, who nearly three weeks ago broke the major league single-season mark for home runs set last year by the New York Yankees with 267, accomplished another long ball feat by becoming the first team with five players to reach the 30-homer mark. Said White Sox manager Rick Renteria: ''That was some kind of a battle, against arguably one of the best teams in the big leagues.'' ''We're never out of a ballgame with our lineup,'' said Wade, whose aggressive advance on a wild pitch as a pinch runner in the 11th set himself up to score the tying run in that inning. That set up the latest rally by the Twins, this time against Jose Ruiz (1-4) with spare September parts LaMonte Wade Jr. They tied it by the sixth and took the lead in the 11th when AL batting leader Tim Anderson went deep.Īfter a sacrifice fly by Mitch Garver tied it again in the bottom of the inning for the Twins, Ryan Cordell hit a two-run homer in the 12th off Ryne Harper (4-2) for the White Sox, one of four homers allowed by six Twins relievers. The Twins led 5-0 after three innings, but the White Sox, who finished with 20 hits and have 26 homers and 82 runs in their last 14 games, pounded the ball all over the ballpark on this summer-like night. I'm not surprised from our guys one bit.'' ''Is it probably statistically improbable what we just saw? Maybe a little bit. Am I surprised by what I just saw? No,'' manager Rocco Baldelli said. ''I think we're playing some of our best baseball of the year right now. The Indians beat Detroit earlier in the evening. Any combination of wins by Minnesota and losses by Cleveland over the remaining 11 games will give the Twins the title. The Twins, who improved to 13-5 against the White Sox this season, trimmed their magic number for clinching the division to seven. When your guys have talent and they're hungry to play, they give everything on the field. ''There's talent plus energy, which does a lot. The earliest they could clinch the division is Wednesday night.''When I saw the roster when I got offered by this team, I saw the talent and a lot of young guys,'' said Gonzalez, in his first season with the Twins. With both Tampa Bay and New York off, we have no movement here, and so the Yankees’ magic number in the AL East is still three. They are one game back of the A’s, in sole possession of the second AL Wild Card, and 1.5 games ahead of Cleveland The Rays are 89-62 and nine games back of the Yankees in the AL East. The Dodgers sit a game back over in the NL. The Yankees and Astros are still tied atop the AL at 98-53, though the Astros hold the tiebreaker. They look like a near-lock to make the playoffs for the second-consecutive season. The A’s are 90-61 and still hold the first Wild Card slot. ![]() Cleveland sits five games back of Minnesota in the AL Central. The Twins now are 92-58 and will almost certainly win their first division title since 2010. If the Twins and Yankees met in October, the Bombers would almost certainly receive a hefty dose of Berrios. ![]() Jose Berrios, the Twins’ ace, pitched 7.1 strong innings, yielding just two runs and striking out eight. In Minnesota, the Twins took down Chicago by a score of 5-3. Former Yankee legend Ian Kennedy secured the save in the Royals’ 6-5 win. The A’s took a 5-4 lead in the bottom of the eighth inning thanks to a two-run Khris Davis single, but closer Liam Hendriks couldn’t hold the lead, yielding a game-tying home run to Brett Phillips and a game-winning RBI double to Adalberto Mondesi in the ninth. In Oakland, the A’s let a close one slip away against Kansas City. Twins march toward AL Central title, A’s slip up against Royals We didn’t have much scoreboard watching to do. Just two of those games, one between the Athletics and the Royals, the other between the Twins and the White Sox, could have any impact on the Yankees’ playoff plans. 14 clubs didn’t play, leaving only eight contests across the entire league. The Yankees were one of many teams to have off last night. ![]()
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