The Baltimore Orioles eliminated the Minnesota Twins from playoff contention.
The Orioles thumped the Twins 7-2 in Friday's series opener at Target Field, handing them their fifth loss in their last six games. The defeat was the final nail in the coffin for Minnesota, which was officially eliminated from playoff contention after the, secured the No. 4 seed with Friday's victory. The Orioles will have home-field advantage during next week's AL Wild Card Round and can essentially take the rest of the weekend off.in one of the best starts of his young career.
Unfortunately for the Twins, their bullpen was running on fumes after being over-extended in Thursday's 13-inning loss to the. Baltimore erupted for five runs after Lopez left the game, while Minnesota's lifeless offense didn't score until garbage time in the bottom of the ninth.The loss dropped the Twins to 82-78, completing their historic second-half collapse. Minnesota went 12-25 over its last 37 games, going from 17 games over .
Minnesota just couldn't stop the bleeding. The Twins have lost four straight series and are 4-10 over their last 14 games despite facing three teams that aren't postseason-bound.over the last three months, but at least they still won often enough to make the playoffs. A few more wins would have kept Minnesota alive, but Rocco Baldelli's squad kept finding ways to lose.
In six weeks, the Twins went from virtual postseason locks to out of the playoffs, erasing four and a half months of good baseball. They beat themselves with dumb mistakes more often than not, but in the end it was Baltimore that delivered the knockout punch.Tyler grew up in Massachusetts and is a huge Boston sports fan, especially the Red Sox. He went to Tufts University and played club baseball for the Jumbos. Since graduating, he has worked for MLB.com, The Game Day, FanDuel and Forbes.
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