The final game of this series was played on Wednesday night. However, the signs were not good - there was rain in the weather forecast, and I made the mistake of entering the stadium without noticing that the tarp was still covering the infield. If I'd noticed in time, I could have gone back to my hotel and waited out the delay ... which was due to the threat of rain. Having seeing the rain radar, it had been decided to keep the field covered until a nearby heavy rain shower had passed. In the event, it didn't rain - so everybody had had to mill around for an hour, just waiting. Ironically, just after they removed the tarp, it started to rain a little, but not too heavily to dissuade them from starting the game and it soon stopped, although there was always the threat of the rain returning.
This game was probably the most exciting in terms of lead changes through the game. Once one side got ahead, the other sie either levelled it up or took the lead themselves. In the end, it was Detroit that prevailed with an RBI single by Ian Kinsler and a 2-run home run in the 12th inning by J.D.Martinez.
By going 12 innings, this came finally finished at around half past midnight - by which time the stadium was almost completely empty already. So much so, that the traffic police had long since packed up and gone home.
The Twins seem to be playing like the Giants: they can't consistently beat the teams that they need to be beating. The difference is that the Twins are currently seriously involved in the wildcard race, and with the Royals out of sight in the division, that's their only hope.
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