The Minnesota Twins will take a win any way they can after starting the season with a 39-47 record. Saturday afternoon, they got just what they needed thanks to some bad defense from the New York Yankees.
The Twins had a golden opportunity to win the game in the 11th inning with the bases loaded and Trevor Plouffe at the plate. But when Plouffe hit a weak comebacker to pitcher Matt Thornton, all seemed lost.
Thornton started what should have been a routine 1-2-3, inning-ending double play when he threw the ball home to catcher Francisco Cervelli. Cervelli, however, had some issues with his throw to first base.
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The Yankees catcher airmailed his throw to first baseman Mark Teixeira, which gave Minnesota a much-needed 2-1 walk-off win. It wasn’t pretty, but the Twins certainly aren’t complaining.
