The Twins won’t be going to the postseason this season, but over the next week and a half, they could have a big say in who does.

The Twins kicked off a series with the New York Yankees on Monday night at Target Field. They’ll follow that up with a four-game set against the Cleveland Guardians before heading to Texas to play the Rangers for three.

All three teams are fighting for a wild card berth. And on Monday, in their first chance to play spoiler, the Twins beat the Yankees 7-0 behind one of the best starts of Simeon Woods Richardson’s career.

In his six shutout innings, Woods Richardson recorded a career-high 11 strikeouts, including five straight from the third inning to fifth. The starter relied heavily on his splitter, getting eight of his swing and misses on the pitch.

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