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Twins clinch second AL Central title despite 5-3 loss to Reds

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Twins clinch second AL Central title despite 5-3 loss to Reds

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) – Tucker Barnhart and Eugenio Suárez had RBI singles during a three-run 10th inning, and the Cincinnati Reds beat the Minnesota Twins 5-3 in a regular-season finale that determined postseason matchups.

Cincinnati became the National League’s seventh seed and will play No. 2 seed Atlanta starting Wednesday.

Minnesota clinched its second straight AL Central title despite the defeat when the Chicago White Sox lost to the Cubs. The third-seeded Twins host No. 6 seed Houston starting Tuesday at 1 p.m.  Every single game of the Twins postseason can be heard on 950 KWAT.