Breaking it down to all that matters: wins and losses.
Two games down with seven games left isn't a horrible, unscaleable wall...but it's not far off. With that in mind I wanted to make it clear what each scenario through four games in Detroit would mean to the Twins.
| Series Result | Twins Record | Tigers Record | Twins GB | Final Series Implications |
| Twins Sweep | 85 - 74 | 83 - 76 | + 2.0 | Any combination Twins wins or Tigers losses leading to two = Twins AL Central Champions |
| Twins Win 3 | 84 - 75 | 84 - 75 | TIE | The better team wins; Twins need to win one more than Detroit over the final three games of the year; game 163 possible. |
| Series Split | 83 - 76 | 85 - 74 | - 2.0 | Twins need to sweep Royals; Tigers must lose two (enter game 163) or get swept (Twins win AL Central). |
| Tigers Win 3 | 82 - 77 | 86 - 73 | - 4.0 | Twins eliminated. |
| Tigers Sweep | 81 - 78 | 87 - 72 | - 6.0 | Twins eliminated. |
This is going to be one helluva week. Let's go Twins!