The Orioles will have home-field advantage in the opening round of the playoffs after clinching the top AL wild-card spot with Friday's win over the Twins.

Povich, dealt to the Orioles at the 2022 trade deadline so the Twins could acquire long-gone reliever Jórge López, outpitched Twins veteran Pablo López, and Baltimore’s bullpen put the finishing touches on the Twins’ late-season collapse.

Cade Povich pitched shutout ball into the sixth, Ryan O’Hearn and Colton Cowser homered and the Baltimore Orioles eliminated the Minnesota Twins from postseason contention with a 7-2 victory Friday night.

The Detroit Tigers are three games up on the Twins in the AL wild-card playoff race; they can clinch a berth with a victory vs Chicago at home Friday.

Otto Lopez doubled home the go-ahead run in the 13th inning as the Miami Marlins beat the reeling Minnesota Twins 8-6 on Thursday night.

The Twins offense again couldn’t deliver when it had opportunities in extra innings, and as a result they can be eliminated from postseason contention as soon as Friday.

Griffin Conine hit a two-run single in the top of the 13th inning and the Miami Marlins outlasted the Minnesota Twins for an 8-6 win on Thursday night in Minneapolis.

The Twins squandered countless chances in an embarrassing loss to the Marlins, and brought the rival Royals' and Tigers' magic numbers down to one to boot.

With Detroit beating Tampa Bay 4-3 at Comerica Park and the Royals defeating the Nationals 7-4, the idle Mariners were officially eliminated from American League wild-card contention. Later Thursday,