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Randy Dobnak gets the start as Twins hope to clinch title in Detroit

The magic number is 2 as the Twins and Tigers play the second game of a three-game series. Randy Dobnak, who has an even bigger day planned for Saturday, gets the start.

By Phil Miller

September 25, 2019 at 7:23PM
Minnesota Twins pitcher Randy Dobnak
Minnesota Twins pitcher Randy Dobnak (Associated Press/The Minnesota Star Tribune)

DETROIT -- The Twins can clinch the American League Central title tonight with a victory against the Tigers and a Cleveland loss in Chicago to the White Sox.

Randy Dobnak gets the start, three days before his wedding in Maryland, for the Twins at Comerica Park (5:40 p.m., FSN).

The Twins won 4-2 on Tuesday night to reduce the magic number to 2.

No Max Kepler or Marwin Gonzalez in the lineup tonight; update on their injuries here.

(The Minnesota Star Tribune)
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Phil Miller has covered the Twins for the Minnesota Star Tribune since 2013. Previously, he covered the University of Minnesota football team, and from 2007-09, he covered the Twins for the Pioneer Press.

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