Locked On Twins - Daily Podcast On The Minnesota Twins

The Twins, after the White Sox lost again Thursday, control their own destiny en route to back-to-back division titles. The Twins have a one game lead in the division with three games to go. TwinsDaily.com's Ted Schwerzler joins to talk playoffs, White Sox, Yankees and Twins outlook.

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The Twins beat the Tigers 7-6 Wednesday to close their season series. In Cleveland, Jordan Luplow hit a walk-off home run to hand the White Sox their fourth straight loss. The Twins took another game in the standings and passed the White Sox for first place in the American League Central.

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The Twins beat the Tigers 4-3 in extra innings Tuesday. Max Kepler homered to tie the game at three in the eighth inning and then walked off the game with a single in the 10th. The White Sox also lost, helping the Twins pull within just a half game in the American League Central. Kenta Maeda is on the hill Wednesday for the series finale against Casey Mize and the Tigers.

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The Twins watched both the White Sox and Yankees lose Monday. This was significant as the Twins look to clinch home field and perhaps steal the American League Central from Chicago. They'll host Detroit for two games at Target Field starting Tuesday night.

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The Twins went 3-4 on their road trip to Chicago but finished on a high note. Nationally televised on ESPN's Sunday Night Baseball, José Berríos dealt. He went six strong, allowed zero runs and lowered his ERA in his last six starts to 2.14. Facing the N.L. Cy Young favorite Yu Darvish, Max Kepler went 2-for-4 with a home run and a leadoff single in the first. The Twins tagged Darvish for four runs and won the game 4-0. They'll head into the final week of the season with a two game deficit in the A.L. Central and a one game lead on the Yankees for home field in their projected first round matchup.

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The Twins will play only eight more games in the regular season. They are currently the four seed in the American League, one game ahead of the New York Yankees for home field in the Wild Card round. Minnesota will face the Chicago Cubs on the north side this weekend with hopes of holding on to their right to host the first round at Target Field.

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The Twins lost three out of four to the White Sox in Chicago. Kenta Maeda started Wednesday and was solid for five innings, allowing only two solo home runs. The Twins' offense was once again led by Byron Buxton, who homered twice. Josh Donaldson also homered and was then ejected for kicking dirt on home plate in disdain of the home plate umpire. The Twins are three games back of the White Sox with only eight games remaining on the season.

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The Twins lost 6-2 Tuesday, marking two straight losses to the first place White Sox. Randy Dobnak had trouble getting swings and misses and throwing strikes consistently. The offense was once again brutal outside of Byron Buxton, who hit an inside the park home run and scored on a groundout after a single and two passed balls. Jake Odorizzi will be activated from the Injured list to start Wednesday's tilt against Lucas Giolito.

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The Twins left 15 runners on base in Monday's loss to the White Sox. Nelson Cruz came up twice with the bases loaded and two outs and couldn't cash anything in. Josh Donaldson grounded into a double play with runners on first and second base and no outs. Jorge Polanco cashed in the only run for the Twins with a bloop RBI single to center. The Twins will send Randy Dobnak to the mound to face Dane Dunning tonight.

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The Twins swept Cleveland this weekend at Target Field. They bashed 11 homers against a world-class pitching staff led by Shane Bieber. The Twins are one game back of the Chicago White Sox in the A.L. Central and will now head to Chicago to play them four times this week. The division could be decided in this series.

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