Once again, the 162-game regular season wasn’t quite enough to determine a winner in the American League Central: for the second year in-a-row, the Minnesota Twins post-season appearance will be decided by a one-game playoff. This time around, the Twins play at home and face the Detroit Tigers.

Last year, the Twins faced a similar fate, but lost to the White Sox in Chicago, 1-0.

Despite losing three starters to injuries, including All-Star first baseman Justin Morneau, the Twins have rallied to won their last 16 of 20 games and tie the best record in the AL Central. The Tigers, on the other hand, have won only 10 of their last 20 games.

“It feels good to come back… But it won’t mean anything if we don’t win Tuesday,” said Twins center fielder Denard Span, according to USA Today.

Most Twins fans on Twitter aren’t making predictions. Many just hope they don’t suffer the same heartbreak as last year:

1. bryanmonroe (Chicago, IL) One Game Playoff, Part 2. Do it for the ‘Dome. #Twins 04 Oct 2009 from web
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   elemnt311 (Undisclosed) 162 games wasnt enough? o well GO TWINS 05 Oct 2009 from web
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   geolytle (Cairo, NE) 162 games played…now its down to a one game playoff! Go Twins! 05 Oct 2009 from web
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   Raines13 (North Manchester, IN) Looking forward to Tigers-Twins tomorrow night. 162-game season and it all comes down to nine innings. 05 Oct 2009 from web
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   twinsbuzztap (Minneapolis, MN) Minnesota Twins (Official Site) >> Winner goes on, loser goes home http://bit.ly/lDBq2 06 Oct 2009 from buzztap
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   johnclarson4 (Minneapolis, MN) Ready for round 2 at the dome tomorrow. Go twins! 06 Oct 2009 from TwitterBerry
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   vtuss (Undisclosed) Greetings from Minnesota, where our pennant races are just like our Senate races: They take a little longer to complete. #twins #game163 06 Oct 2009 from web

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