They took a 1 ½-game lead in the race for the second American League wild-card spot into their off day on Monday. “If they come, they come, but if they don’t, that’s fine, too.”After winning the AL Cy Young Award in 2005, Colon took a sharp downward turn. Then began the endless curtain call that the burly Colon and the fans of Big Sexy have been enjoying since. But the Twins trusted their scouts and analysts enough to believe Colon was still capable of major-league effectiveness. The Twins have won four of them.

Source: thestar August 28, 2017 22:52 UTC