Reds beat Twins 5-3 in 10; Minnesota wins AL Central
Tucker Barnhart and Eugenio Suárez had RBI singles a three-run 10th inning, and the Cincinnati Reds beat the Minnesota Twins 5-3 in a regular-season finale that determined postseason matchups
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Your support makes all the difference.Tucker Barnhart and Eugenio Suárez had RBI singles a three-run 10th inning, and the Cincinnati Reds beat the Minnesota Twins 5-3 Sunday in a regular-season finale that determined postseason matchups.
Cincinnati (31-29) became the National League's seventh seed and will play No. 2 Atlanta starting Wednesday.
Minnesota (36-24) clinched its second straight American League Central title despite the defeat when the Chicago White Sox lost to the Cubs. The Twins host No. 6 Houston starting Tuesday.
Joey Votto had a based-loaded walk in the 10th for the Reds.
Raisel Iglesias (4-3) pitched 1 1/3 innings, allowing Marwin Gonzalez's RBI single in the bottom of the 10th..
Caleb Thielbar (2-1) started the 10th and got one out, then was replaced by Sergio Romo, who allowed the run-scoring hits and bases-loaded walks while failing to get any outs.
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