Don't give up yet
By Mark Simon, ESPN Research Don't count the Twins out just yet in the American League. They may not be in the hunt for the AL Central, but they can hang in the wild-card race if they continue to get wins against quality foes like the Red Sox, who they've beaten the last two days.
The positive signs from young talent, like Jason Kubel and Francisco Liriano, are very encouraging. And if Brad Radke can show the form he did on Wednesday night, the Twins will have a top threesome in their pitching rotation that is pretty impressive.
One thing that Minnesota will have to improve upon, though, is an 8-18 mark against divisional foes. The Twins are a very respectable 20-15 against the rest of the American League.
