The timing of the Twins' first playoff game, in the middle of the afternoon on the Vikings' Tuesday off-day, made it a perfect opportunity for Kirk and Julie Cousins to take their sons Cooper and Turner to Target Field. They bought tickets online, the quarterback donned a baseball cap and sunglasses to keep a low profile, and they planned to be back home in time for their kids' normal bedtime.
They walked into the concourse just in time to see fans at the ballpark erupt as Royce Lewis — whom Cousins met during a visit to Vikings training camp in August — hit his two-run homer in the first inning.