Giménez rubs salt into wound, mocking Twins after walk-off win

Minnesota lost on a walk-off Thursday, tying the team with Detroit for final AL wild-card spot.

Sep 19, 2024; Cleveland, Ohio, USA; Cleveland Guardians second baseman Andres Gimenez (0) celebrates after getting the game-winning hit during the tenth inning against the Minnesota Twins at Progressive Field. With the win the Guardians clinched a playoff berth. Mandatory Credit: Ken Blaze-Imagn Images / Ken Blaze-Imagn Images

As if Thursday's 3-2 walk-off loss in the 10th inning to the Cleveland Guardians wasn't already bad enough, Andres Gimenez rubbed salt into the wound by dancing on the Twins' proverbial grave after connecting on the game-winning hit.

Gimenez hit a walk-off RBI single in the bottom of the 10th inning, securing a 3-2 win over the Twins in the final game of the season between the teams. It was the second straight walk-off loss the Twins suffered to Cleveland, and the third of the season.

In celebrating the game-winning hit, Gimenez looked into the Twins dugout with outstretched arms before hitting the 'Night, Night' celebration, made famous by Steph Curry, before doing a backwards Griddy as he was mobbed by joyous teammates.

The @CleGuardians walk it off and secure a #postseason berth! pic.twitter.com/SPglsx6sGL

— MLB (@MLB) September 19, 2024

The win clinched a playoff spot for the Guardians and put the Twins in a tie with the Tigers for the final American League wild-card spot. Minnesota does hold the tiebreaker over Detroit.