VIDEO: Carlos Santana Rocks Grand Slam in 10th Inning to Steal Twins' Soul After Late Rally
By Adam Weinrib
The Minnesota Twins had the Tribe right where they wanted 'em this time -- backs against the wall, Marwin Gonzalez rocked a double over Tyler Naquin's head and into the gap. They were going to win a ball game they'd trailed 3-1 entering the ninth, with Brad Hand looming. Back to two games up in the division, they'd--except, no. Naquin nailed the second runner at the plate, the Tribe wriggled out of it, and we went to extras. And in those extras, a Greg Allen sac bunt turned into a single that loaded the bases, and Carlos Slam-tana uncorked the fourth granny of his career. 7-3, Tribe.
There's a reason the Cleveland Indians are the multi-time defending AL Central champions, and there's a reason they'll depart this series by placing the Twins firmly into the Wild Card race (and no, that reason is not Minnesota's bullpen).