LIVE: Game 163 Tiebreaker!

Tigers @ Twins

1B: Cuddyer
2B: Punto
3B: Tolbert
SS: Cabrera
RF: Kubel
CF: Span
LF: Young
C: Mauer

DH: Morales
PITCHING: Baker

PRE-GAME:

I don't think there's really anything I can say right now that would properly describe my excitement and the feeling in general among Twins fans.

TOP OF 1st:

HERE WE GO! 

"He's very sneaky-fast," Baker that is, according to announcer dude.  #3 in the league?  NICE!

One out!

That crowd in the dome is NUTS.  And two outs!!

Lowest amount of walks in the league?  Oh man.  I love this team.

Thanks Kubel, for the third out!

BOTTOM OF 1st (0-0):

Looks like CJ Wilson has our back, too: (via Twitter)

12:08 AM Oct 5th from mobile web  

Ohhhh, yes.

Span lines one to 1st.  Aw.

Cabrera: "Latin Liason."  I think Gomez and Casilla can agree.

M-V-P!  M-V-P! MAUER HITS A DOUBLE!  M-V-P!  M-V-P!

Aw damn, three outs and no score.

TOP OF 2nd (0-0):

All this batting champ talk is making me swoon.  Oh, Mauer.

Frick, lead-off double by M. Cabrera.

Span grabs a fly by Guillen; Cabrera can't move up.  

Oh no, runners on the corners ...

SICK catch by Cabrera for the second out - runner's can't advance. AND HE GETS THE CATCH FOR THE THIRD OUT!!!!

BOTTOM OF 2nd (0-0):

Dude, these announcers are bragging up Cuddyer a LOT.  No errors since he moved to 1st, apparently.

DELLLMOOONNNNN!  Oh cute, he and Kubel were co-players of the week in the league last week!  Rightly so.

1-2-3.

TOP OF 3rd (0-0):

Span with another catch for an out.  DENARDED, FTW!

My God, I wish I was at that game right now.

WHAT?  Baker walks Granderson??

And the Tigers score.  There will be blood.

NO EFFING WAY.  2-RUN HOMER. 

Baker gets the last out, and we better do some serious damage this inning.

BOTTOM OF 3rd (0-3, Tigers):

Walk Tobert, Porcello.  I dare you.  Nope, but T gets an infield hit.  Hello, 1st base.

Hope someone can hit a double or better; Tolbert can tear through the bases.

OHHHH, SPAN!  Moves T to 2nd, takes 1st.  Getting Denarded?  Don't mind if we do.

Sac fly from Cabrera moves Tolbert to 3rd.  And here comes MVP ...

TOLBERT SCORES ON A WILD THROW!  But, sadly, nails 1st base coach Jerry White.  I'm sure he'll understand ... 3-1!  GO T!  SORRY, JERRY!

Mauer's walked.  Shite is hitting the fan, yo!

Aw, two left on base.

TOP OF 4th (1-3, Tigers):

Shake-N-Baker is looking a little ... spooked out there.  

Cuddy gets the first out in foul territory.  And a double play for the rest!!

BOTTOM OF 4th (1-3, Tigers):

Dear Delmon Young, 

I know you've been really good lately, and you even hit two homers on Sunday, but I think tonight is the time to definitely hit another one.  Preferably a grand slam.

Best wishes and Godspeed, AM Neubs.

Ugh, 1-2-3.

TOP OF 5th (1-3, Tigers):

I don't like the feeling of being behind on the second tie-breaker game in two years.  Hey Twins: change that.

Two pop-ups, two outs.  

Nice, quick-ish inning.

BOTTOM OF 5th (1-3, Tigers):

Two up, two down.  SAVE US, BRETT FAVRE!

And Span for the third.  WHYYYY?

TOP OF 6th (1-3, Tigers):

Eh.

BOTTOM OF 6th (1-3, Tigers):

KUBEL HOMERRRRS!  Porcello is taken out, replaced by Miner.

HARRIS BEANED!  WALKED!  BASES LOADED!  CAPS LOCK!!!

Two outs, and Tolbert pops up.  NOOO!

TOP OF 7th (2-3, Tigers):

Rauch is brought in after Shake-N-Bake falters.  

Two OUTS!  And ... MIJARES is brought in??

Urge to kill rising ... rising ... RISING ... falling ... RISING QUICKLY, AS HE PUTS RUNNERS ON THE CORNERS.

Oh nice, Guerrier gets the last out.  Mijares: good luck staying with the team.

BOTTOM OF 7th (2-3, Tigers):

LET'S GET SOME RUNS!!!!

AHHH!  LITTLE NICKY GETS A SINGLE ON A 3-2 PITCH!

O-CAB! TWO RUN HOMER! AHHHHHHH!

Mauer for a single, and trips when he runs through the base, ADORABLE!

Cuddy ends the inning.

TOP OF 8th (4-3, TWINS!):

Gomez takes over center, Span moves to right, Kubel out.

NO.  TIGERS TIE IT.  NO NO NO NO NO!

J-Nate is warming up ... scary.

And they bring him in with 1 out and 2 on.  Uhhh ...

GETS THE OUTS!!

BOTTOM OF 8th (4-All):

Time for some hits - this game is srs business.

Um, two down, and Tolbert is up.  And down.

TOP OF 9th (4-All):

Leadoff bunter takes 1st.

Two on.

Nathan gets 1st out.  I'm about to cry from al the stress.

DOUBLE PLAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

BOTTOM OF 9th (4-All):

Span sac-bunts Punto to second.  It's honestly impossible to blog this right now.

AHHHH 10TH INNING???

TOP OF 10th (4-All):

CRAIN. WTF.  At least he got the first out.

BOTTOM OF THE 12th (5-All):

TWINS WIN THE AL CENTRAL!

I can't even believe this just happened - so very very proud!