MINNEAPOLIS — Their postseason ambitions now just a mathematical asterisk, the Twins have embarked on the what-if portion of their season.
What if his teammates drove home runs as methodically as Jose Miranda? What if Matt Wallner had been given more than a two-week look? And especially, what if Bailey Ober had remained healthy all season?
Miranda cracked three hits and widened his team lead in RBIs and Wallner smashed the first Target Field home run of his career on Tuesday. But the pair of rookie hitters were overshadowed by their second-year teammate on the mound.
