While the Twins lost 8-4 in the Wild Card play-in game Tuesday night against the New York Yankees, what they have accomplished this season has been nothing short of remarkable.
Just one season removed from losing 103 games, the team finished 85-77 in 2017, and put up three runs in the first inning against Luis Severino, who arguably was the third best pitcher in the American League this season.
This offensive output was not an outlier, as the team finished seventh in runs, 10th in hits, sixth in RBI and ninth in batting average in 2017.