Plouffe walks-off the season, Twins avoid 100 losses

Trevor Plouffe walked-off the season with an RBI single that scored Denard Span and the Twins beat the Royals 1-0 in the final game of the season Wednesday night. The Twins avoided 100 losses and finished with a 63-99 record.
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Trevor Plouffe walked-off the season with an RBI single that scored Denard Span and the Twins beat the Royals 1-0 in the final game of the season Wednesday night. The Twins avoided 100 losses and finished with a 63-99 record.

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