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Last week I asked if Matt Garza was the answer. By no means am I going to draw any conclusions based on one start, but clearly the jump from the minors to the majors involves some adjustments. Garza's first start, where he gave up eight hits and seven runs in just 2 2/3 innings surely raised a few thoughts. The Twins will surely give Garza another start or two before making any decisions on him. September will be rolling around soon, so Garza will likely remain on the roster for the remainder of the season, regardless of whether he's in the rotation or not.

On May 21st the Detroit Tigers went ahead of the Chicago White Sox for the AL Central lead. That set up the White Sox as the wildcard leader, a position that they remained in all season—until last night. Yes, after over two months there's a new wildcard leader in the AL. It's not the Twins, yet. The Twins completed the sweep of the White Sox allowing the Yankees to go 1/2 game ahead of both the White Sox and Twins.