MINNEAPOLIS _ It's almost like the Indians are toying with the Twins now, like they're afraid their hosts will lose interest if they come out swinging.

MINNEAPOLIS _ Byron Buxton was at top speed halfway to first base. He was already headed to second base when his long fly ball glanced off the wall in right-center, and he was two steps from third base when center fielder A.J. Pollock retrieved the ricochet and desperately heaved it…

MINNEAPOLIS _ If the Twins fall just short of a postseason berth, they can look at their lack of success against Cleveland at Target Field as a big reason why.

PITTSBURGH _ Yadier Molina started out of the batter's box, whipped his bat against the dirt and glared briefly toward the pitcher's mound. Joaquin Benoit stood there, his legs still cemented in his follow-through, and watched Molina's RBI single hop into center field. Three pitches after nearly taking a fastball…

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. _ He had to stand and wait out a replay delay of just under two minutes to verify that the final out of his outing was official.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. _ Seven minutes.