Twins fall to Reds but magic numbers drops to 5
The Minnesota Twins fell to the Cincinnati Reds 7-3 Monday but their magic number to clinch the AL Central Division title dropped to five.
That means any combination of Twins wins and Cleveland losses will give Minnesota the division title. The Guardians lost Monday so Minnesota’s lead in the Central stays at 7 games with 11 games to play.
The Twins bats were mostly quiet aside from solo homers Royce Lewis and Alex Kirilloff. But the bigger story was shortstop Carlos Correa exiting the game because he aggravated the plantar fasciitis in his foot.
Correa started the game and left after chasing down a pop up in the second inning. It’s unclear if the aggravation will keep him out of action for an extended period. He has been playing through the issue all season.
Up next: Twins at Reds, Tuesday at 5:40 p.m. CT.
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