Playoff baseball in September
The AL Central race is going down to the wire and a winner could very well be decided within the next four days. The Twins are in Detroit to take on the AL Central leading Tigers in a four game series with first place at stake.
The Tigers can shatter the Twins hopes of reaching the postseason by winning at least three of the four games. This is something that shouldn’t be too hard for the Tigers as they hold one of the better home records in the American League by going 48-26 at Comerica Park.
On the other hand, if the Twins can defy the odds and win three out of four games against the Tigers, the two teams would be even in the standings with three games left to play. A series sweep by the Twins would move them two games ahead of Detroit in the standings with a final home stand against the Kansas City Royals on the horizon.
The Twins have been playing their best baseball as of late, winning 11 of their last 13 games, and have complete critical series sweeps late in the season. The Twins took first place last year after completing a three game sweep of first place Chicago in the final week season.
While the Twins have been winning, the Tigers have been losing more often than not and have lost 11 of their last 19 games. Two of those losses have been against the Twins when the two met recently at the Metrodome. Four of the 11 losses were at Comerica Park.
With most of the pennant races already decided, this is one of the few meaningful games with playoff implications left this season. These four games should be considered as playoff games for the Twins, as their season could come to a screeching halt after Thursday.
Of course, if the Twins can pull it off, it wouldn’t be the first time Minnesota has squeaked by Detroit at the last moment to win the AL Central title. Hopefully the Tigers aren’t too bitter from the events that unfolded in 2006.
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