Time is of the essence, boys. Need to start stacking wins.
I need to do some research but IIRC, it was the 2001 season and the Twins started off on fire and were holding off Cleveland heading into August and it was the Tampa Bay Rays that proved to be their Kryptonite. At the time, the Rays were awful. Hopefully we don't look back at 2026 and say, but-for the Royals, the Twins could have grabbed the third wild card spot.