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The Five Biggest Factors Behind the Twins' Late-Season Collapse

The Twins were officially eliminated from playoff contention with a 7–2 loss to the Orioles on Friday. | Eric Canha-Imagn Images

Minnesota Twins catcher Ryan Jeffers strolled up to the plate Thursday night with the winning run on second base and no outs in the bottom of the 12th inning.

The Twins—in desperate need of a win over the 100-loss Miami Marlins to stay in the AL wild card race—had left the winning run on base in the ninth, 10th and 11th innings. So, manager Rocco Baldelli asked Jeffers to bunt the winning run over to third base.

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