Casilla’s single in 12th lifts Twins to thrilling 6-5 win over Tigers in AL Central tiebreaker

Twins Tigers Game End Up 6-5

Twins 6, Tigers 5, 12 innings

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Alexi Casilla’s single in the 12th lifts Twins to 6-5 win over Tigers in AL Central tiebreaker

MINNEAPOLIS — Baseball’s only real pennant race needed an extra game and extra innings to finish off an AL Central thriller that got better with every pitch. Alexi Casilla singled home the winning run with one out in the 12th and the Minnesota Twins rallied past Detroit 6-5 in their tiebreaker Tuesday night, completing a colossal collapse for the Tigers.

Tigers cap historic collapse with blunders a plenty in 6-5 loss to Twins

MINNEAPOLIS — The Detroit Tigers’ brush with the AL Central title was fleeting.

Casilla’s single in the 12th lifts Twins to 6-5 win over Tigers in AL Central tiebreaker

MINNEAPOLIS — Baseball’s only real pennant race needed an extra game and extra innings to finish off an AL Central thriller that got better with every pitch.

Extra-large expectations: CC Sabathia tries to end playoff failures in Yankees opener

NEW YORK — CC Sabathia was fantastic in his first regular season with the New York Yankees. Now, it’s time for him to earn that $161 million contract.

Tebow returns to practice for No. 1 Florida, though he has not yet been cleared to play

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Wearing full pads and sweating from head to toe, Tim Tebow took snaps, threw passes and ran option plays Tuesday in his first practice since suffering a concussion 10 days ago.

Yankees pick to start AL playoffs Wednesday, will host Tigers-Twins winner

Yankees choose to start AL playoffs Wednesday

Miguel Cabrera tells Tigers he’s sorry for being drunk last weekend between critical games

MINNEAPOLIS — Detroit star Miguel Cabrera apologized to his teammates for being drunk last weekend while the Tigers were trying to clinch the AL Central title, then delivered two big hits in Tuesday night’s tiebreaker loss to Minnesota.