MINNEAPOLIS -- Twins left-hander Glen Perkins couldn't contain his emotions after making perhaps his final appearance with the Twins in the ninth inning of Saturday's 3-2 loss to the Tigers at Target Field.
Perkins, a three-time All-Star who will be a free agent this offseason after the Twins decline his $6.5 million option, was brought in for the final out of the ninth inning. He came in to his closer walk-up music of Johnny Cash's "God's Gonna Cut You Down" and retired Andrew Romine on a popup to first. Kennys Vargas gave Perkins the ball after the play, and Perkins was emotional upon returning to the dugout.