The Twins' playoff odds shrank from 95 percent to basically a coin flip in a month as they ran out of pitching. Reap what you sow.

Andrés Giménez lined a Caleb Thielbar fastball into right field for a single, scoring courtesy runner José Ramírez from second base, and the Guardians began hugging each other after their 3-2 10-inning victory clinched a spot in the postseason for the sixth time in nine years.

Andrés Giménez singled home José Ramírez from second base in the 10th inning as the Cleveland Guardians clinched a playoff berth in dramatic, fitting fashion, beating the Minnesota Twins 3-2.

With the Minnesota Twins' loss to the Cleveland Guardians on Thursday afternoon, the Tigers (80-73) and Twins have identical records for the third wild-card position. However, the Twins own the season head-to-head tiebreaker over the Tigers, so the Tigers will need to finish with a better record.

The group’s decision to delay its pre-planned rookie festivities aptly summed up the mood in the clubhouse after the Twins fell into a tie with the Detroit Tigers for the final