Twins fans gearing up (literally) for postseason run
Minnesota Twins fans are preparing to do something they haven't been able to since the early 2000s – cheer on their team in another round of the postseason.
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Minnesota Twins fans are preparing to do something they haven't been able to since the early 2000s – cheer on their team in another round of the postseason.
"I think the momentum is just this team gelling together, having a great time," said Royce Lewis. "And just playing the game that we've played our whole lives since we were little kids."
To say fans were fired up about the Minnesota Twins' second Wild Card series game Wednesday is an understatement.
Carlos Correa contributed an RBI single and a quick-twitch tag off a pickoff throw from Sonny Gray, and the Minnesota Twins swept the Toronto Blue Jays with a 2-0 win in Game 2 of their AL Wild Card Series on Wednesday.
The Minnesota Twins won their first playoff game in nearly two decades Tuesday, and it was the kind of game fans dream of.
Royce Lewis smashed Minnesota's 18-game postseason losing streak into the seats, homering in each of his first two at-bats to carry the Twins to a 3-1 victory over the Toronto Blue Jays in the opener of their AL Wild Card Series on Tuesday.
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Over the last month of the season, he hit .313 with six home runs and 23 RBI.
The Minnesota Twins have ended the longest postseason losing streak in pro sports, and now they'll seek to win their first series in 21 years as they take on the Toronto Blue Jays.
The Minnesota Twins have the longest postseason losing streak in major North American professional sports at 18 straight games.
With homefield advantage secured for their first-round playoff matchup with the Toronto Blue Jays, the Minnesota Twins have a chance to snap one of the saddest streaks in pro sports.
Brenton Doyle scored from second base on a wild pitch in the 11th inning by outfielder-turned-pitcher Jordan Luplow and the Colorado Rockies rallied for a 3-2 win over the playoff-bound Minnesota Twins on Sunday in the regular-season finale.
The best-of-three Wild Card playoff series starts Tuesday at Target Field, with the Twins taking on the Toronto Blue Jays. All three games will be in Minneapolis since the Twins clinched the AL Central division.
Minnesota left-handed pitcher Dallas Keuchel was placed on the 15-day injured list with a strained right calf on the day the playoff-bound Twins finished the regular season.
Ryan Jeffers had three hits, including one of three Minnesota home runs, and Michael A.
