#1. Joe Mauer's Final Game (Def. Kepler's 5 Straight Homers Off Bauer 15-4)

#8. Joe Mauer Tags Out Gardner (Def. Rosario/Dozier Homer Off Severino 19-1)

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#12. Arraez Pinch-Hit Walk (Def. Dozier Walks-Off Tigers 10-9)

#4.  Thome Walk-Off Against Sox (Def. Twins Beat Phillies on Father's Day 18-1)

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#6. Scott Baker's Near Perfect Game (Def. 11 Homers in One Day 11-7)

#3. Nathan Induces Line-Out Double Play, Game 163 (Def. Mauer Catches Ball Behind Net 10-8)

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#7. Twins Break HR Record (Def. Kepler Hero in 17 Innings 12-4)

#2. Casilla Drives Home Gomez, Wins Game 163 (Def. Mauer Batting Title in 2006, 16-2)

#1. Touch Em All Kirby Puckett (Def. A Bunch Of Buxton Highlights 19-1)

#8. 2 Triple Plays In One Game (Def. Erickson Wins 12th in a Row 12-8)

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#12. Jason Kubel Hits Grand Slam for Cycle, Complete Comeback Win (Def. Gladden Grand Slam 10-9)

#4. Scott Erickson Tosses No-Hitter (Def. Pagliarulo Pinch-Hit Homer 12-8)

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#6 Laudner Picks Off Darrell Evans in ALCS (Def. Astudillo Scores, 9-9, wins tiebreaker on seed)

#3. Puckett Robs Gant Off PlexiGlass (Def. Molitor's 3,000th Hit 16-2)

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#7. Puckett Goes 6-6 (Def. Molitor's 3,000th Hit 16-2)

#2. Twins Clinch 2002 ALDS (Def. Thome Hits Flag Pole 10-6)

#1. Twins Win 87 World Series (Def. Rincon's Triple Play 20-0)

#8.  AJ Goes Yard (Def. Crede Walk-Off Grand Slam 12-6)

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#5. Santana Outduels Mussina in ALDS (Def. Jacque Jones Breaks Up No-Hitter 13-5)

#4. Span Triples Down the Line (Def. Carlos Silva 74 Pitch CG 13-6)

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#6. Twins Clinch Division in '06 (Def. Liriano Outduels Clemens 15-3)

#3.  Liriano's No-Hitter (Def. Delmon Homers Off Rivera 17-2)

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#10. Sano Homers Off Britton (Def. Hunter Homers In ALDS Game 2 10-8)

#2. Santana Strikes Out 17 (Def. Rosario Walk-Off Assist 17-2)

Okay, final matchup of the first round!

#6.  Twins Clinch Al Central on Final Day in 2006

#11. Francisco Liriano Outduels Roger Clemens

So no video I could find of this, but here's a Page 2 article by Jonah Keri, so...I'm sorry?

#6. Scott Baker's Near Perfecto

Baker was always one of my favorite pitchers.  Maybe it was that he looked terrified every time he was out on the mound.  Maybe it was because the Twins announcers (especially Bert) relentlessly criticized him for no reason.  But man I was pulling for him so hard every start and this was a dream come true.

He entered the 9th inning with his perfect game.  He didn't make it, but a 1-hit shutout is still nice.

#11. Twins Homer 11 Times on April 20th, 2019

Man, playing the Orioles was fun last year.

1. 2nd inning Game 1: Eddie Rosario solo HR (415 feet)
2. 2nd inning Game 1: Willians Astudillo solo HR (372 feet)
3. 5th inning Game 1: Eddie Rosario solo HR (367 feet)
4. 1st inning Game 2: Nelson Cruz 2-run HR (410 feet)
5. 1st inning Game 2: C.J. Cron solo HR (381 feet)
6. 3rd inning Game 2: Eddie Rosario 2-run HR (398 feet)
7. 3rd inning Game 2: Mitch Garver 3-run HR (378 feet)
8. 4th inning Game 2: Jonathan Schoop 3-run HR (389 feet)
9. 8th inning Game 2: Mitch Garver solo HR (394 feet)
10. 8th inning Game 2: Nelson Cruz solo HR (415 feet)
11. 9th inning Game 2: Jonathan Schoop solo HR (435 feet)

#6.  Darrell Evans Picked Off Third by Tim Laudner

Up 2-1 in the series and up 4-2 in the 6th inning, the Tigers got to Viola. Dave Bergman had just singled in a run off Keith Atherton and the Tigers had runners on 2nd and 3rd with one out.  Not sure why Evans was so far off third base, but Buck Ninety took advantage.

https://youtu.be/laIQMVJcrDM?t=4840

#11.  Willians Astudillo Scores From First

Oh, La Tortuga.  An inspiration to us all.

 

#6.  Don Baylor's Two-Run Blast

Until I bought the 87 World Series DVDs and rewatched Game 6, I had completely forgotten about the gravity of Baylor's homer.  I had seen it in the boxscore, but I couldn't remember it (to be fair, I was seven years old).  But the Twins had been down 5-2 in the 5th inning in the deciding game.  Baylor had slugged only .306 since coming from Boston with zero homers.  He would only hit 7 more in his career after this.  But he tied the game to help set up Hrbek's heroics the next inning.

#11  Twins Turn 5-4-2 Double Play in Division Clinching Game

I never knew about this play until Algonad brought it up last week.  Ballsy move by Newman and I love Blyleven's acrobatics.

Okay, we still have one more tie to break.  This poll will expire at midnight.

#11  Carlos Silva Throws 11-Hit Shutout

Against the Angels, Silva allowed a baserunner in every inning, including 11 hits, 2 walks, and 1 error.  He induced four ground-ball double plays and two line out double plays.  When Silva's magic was working it was delightful.

#11  Francisco Liriano Outduels Roger Clemens

As has been discussed, this was one of the seasons where Clemens joined half-way through the season to much fanfare.  Liriano was good, not great.  And Clemens was also good (and he had a fantastic season just like F-Bomb), not great.  But this was about the narrative.

Liriano had a couple of 8-inning, 12-strikeout games in 2006 and some more dominating performances, but this game was probably the most memorable.