Miguel Sano and Max Kepler of the Minnesota Twins sit in the dugout after being defeated by the Houston Astros in Game Two. (Photo by Hannah Foslien/Getty Images)
The Minnesota Twins were swept out of the playoffs once again, this time by the Houston Astros. We look at 5 takeaways from an ugly series loss.
If your faith in the Minnesota Twins wasn’t destroyed after watching the team play in the playoffs on Tuesday and Wednesday, I’m not sure what it will take. The Twins lost agonizingly on back-to-back games, dropping their 17th and 18th consecutive playoff games, the longest streak in North American sports history.