But the Twins failed to create more breathing room, once again felled by the Guardians’ bullpen. Nick Sandlin took over for Cantillo with one out in the fifth and walked Correa before striking out Buxton and Carlos Santana to end the inning.

With the Minnesota Twins' loss to the Cleveland Guardians on Thursday afternoon, the Tigers (80-73) and Twins have identical records for the third wild-card position. However, the Twins own the season head-to-head tiebreaker over the Tigers, so the Tigers will need to finish with a better record.

The Detroit Tigers are now tied for the final AL Wild Card spot with the Minnesota Twins after yet another crushing loss for the Twins at the hands of the Cleveland Guardians Thursday. The Guardians captured another walk-off win and clinched a playoff berth with the 3-2 victory in 10 innings.