I keep waiting to wake up from this dream, but it hasn't happened yet. The Twins will start Memorial Day with the third-best record in the AL, only three games out of first place and in position to be host to the AL wildcard game.

After a 1-6 start, the Twins have now gone 24-12 and have outscored their opponents 181-139. They finished this road trip at 4-1 to give them they're first winning road trip of the season. After starting 1-5 on the road, the Twins have since gone 10-7. They've also played three more road games than home games this season. They are 2-7 against the Tigers on the season and 23-11 against everyone else. They are 3-3 vs. the Royals and have a winning record against everyone else.

They've done all this without any truly great performances outside of closer Glen Perkins, whose perfect start to the season would go largely unnoticed if he didn't already have 16 save opportunities.

Other than Perkins, the closest thing the Twins have to legitimate All-Star candidates were on display Sunday. Brian Dozier led off the game with a home run and then added a three-run shot later in the game to essentially put the game out of reach. Dozier now has 9 HRs on the season to lead all AL second basemen and is on pace for career highs in HRs, 2Bs, 3Bs, RBIs and even runs scored. He finished second in the AL in runs scored last year with 112.

The offensive firepower allowed Kyle Gibson to cruise through his latest good start, with this one probably being his best. He went 8 innings, only allowing an opposite field solo home run to Jose Abreu when the Twins led 5-0, and struck out a career-high-tying eight batters with 0 walks. Gibson is now 4-3 with a 2.72 ERA. His peripheral numbers on the season aren't anything to write home about, but he's heating up at the right time. He's 3-1 with a 1.32 ERA in May, which includes a 21-5 K-BB ratio after having a 6-12 K-BB ratio in April.