It all started with a Royce Lewis swing. And ended with a 101-mile-per-hour Jhoan Duran fastball.
The Twins had finally given a region the postseason success they had longed to taste. The Target Field atmosphere was joyous. Elated. Relieved. Euphoric. Confident. Hopeful.
It only took 18 innings to erase 21 years of pain and replace those feelings with hope. The team that has long been scoffed at and received the most eye rolls of any of the professional sports franchises around these parts had given their city and state the most to cheer about in a long time.