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Twins' hopes all but officially over after series loss to Cleveland
With a chance to get themselves back in the wild-card chase this weekend, the Twins instead went the wrong direction, dropping two of three to the Guardians. They're now 5.5 back in the wild card and 6 back in the AL Central with just 13 games to play. The Athletic's Dan Hayes and Zack Pierce, along with longtime MLB pitcher Tyler Duffey, break down the likely end of the line for their playoff hopes and more. Topics include:
— Twins' playoff hopes all but toast now
— Twins could not find that same gear from the first half
— Ryan Jeffers' blunt assessment of a bad stretch…
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