Twins third baseman Trevor Plouffe has seen his season come to an abrupt end after suffering a fractured left forearm while trying to tag A,J. Pollack during a stolen base attempt in the sixth inning.

Plouffe came down hard with the tag, and his forearm struck Pollock's knee. Plouffe carefully pulled off his glove and motioned for assistance.

Plouffe finishes the season with a .258 average, 14 home runs and 80 RBI.

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We are gathered here today for the final home game of the Twins' disastrous season. Phil Hughes takes the mound with the chance to win his 16th game in his final start of 2014.

First baseman Joe Mauer does have a little soreness in his elbow after getting plunked last night, but can play. Twins manager Ron Gardenhire wants to play Mauer in all four games in Detroit, so decided to not start him today.

Boxes were seen in the clubhouse as players have started packing for the offseason. I was told about half of the team will take off from Detroit for their offseason destinations, the other half will be in the clubhouse next week to finish packing up.

Gardy, who wants to turn things around here,. did say before the game that he wants to return for the next season, his last under contract. Terry Ryan will be on the road trip to Detroit, during which the two are expected to sit down discuss the future.

The Twins have hit 67 home runs at Target Field this season, two shy from the most in a season in the stadium's five-year history.

Arizona (63-95)

Ender Inciarte, LF
A.J. Pollock, CF
Jake Lamb, 3B
Mark Trumbo, DH
David Peralta, RF
Jordan Pacheco, 1B
Didi Gregorious, SS
Bobby Wilson, C
Cliff Pennington, 2B

Twins (67-90_

Danny Santana, CF
Brian Dozier, 2B
Trevor Plouffe, 3B
Kennys Vargas, 1B
Kurt Suzuki, C
Oswaldo Arcia, RF
Josmil Pinto, DH
Aaron Hicks. LF
Eduardo Escobar, SS

Phil Hughes, RHP