No one is ready to declare the Minnesota Twins are a playoff team, but on Thursday afternoon they accomplished something they hadn't since the last time they made the postseason.
With a 6-5 victory over the Oakland Athletics, the Twins (16-13) improved to three games above .500 for the first time since the end of the 2010 season, the last time they won the American League Central Division.
Minor? Yes, but momentum nonetheless.
Rookie Eddie Rosario drove in two runs with a sacrifice fly and a single, and Eduardo Escobar overcame a costly misplay in left field to contribute a two-run single in the fifth inning.