DETROIT -- When the Twins left Detroit after their first series of the year, they were 0-3 and were still reeling over the 80-game suspension of Ervin Santana announced just three days before the start of the season.
Things looked bleak for the Twins after four straight seasons with at least 92 losses, as they scored only one run in the three-game set. But much has changed since then, as the Twins left their final series in Detroit on Sunday with a 7-1 win that has Minnesota 1 1/2 games back of the Astros for the second American League Wild Card spot with seven games left in the year.