The Twins got the tie-breaking run in the bottom half of the 12th to win the Central Division after the Tigers loaded the bases with one out in the top half but couldn't score.

WHAT HAPPENED: Alexi Casilla's single to right scored Carlos Gomez from second to win the division title in this 163rd-game tie-breaker. The Tigers silenced the Metrodome by taking a 3-0 lead with a three-run third, capped by Miguel Cabrera's three-run homer. Rick Porcello, who matched his career high with eight strikeouts, exited one batter after allowing Jason Kubel's homer that got the Twins within 3-2 in the sixth. Orlando Cabrera gave the Twins their first lead with a two-run homer off Zach Miner in the seventh. Magglio Ordoņez tied it with a homer in the eighth. But after the Tigers put runners at first and third against Joe Nathan with none out in the ninth, Nathan struck out Placido Polanco looking and got Ordoņez to line into a double play.

PLAY OF THE DAY I: With the winning run at second and one out in the ninth, third baseman Brandon Inge made a diving stop on Orlando Cabrera's grounder to his left and threw him out. If Inge hadn't gotten the ball, the Twins would have had runners at first and third with one out and Joe Mauer up. Fernando Rodney then walked Mauer and got Carlos Gomez to ground into a fielder's choice.

PLAY OF THE DAY II: Left fielder Ryan Raburn caught Nick Punto's fly ball and threw out pinch runner Alexi Casilla at the plate as he tried to score the game-ending, division-winning run in the 10th.

DECISION OF THE DAY: Tigers manager Jim Leyland took out Porcello at exactly the right moment. Porcello had thrown more than 90 pitches, and after giving up Kubel's homer, he had walked his next hitter, Michael Cuddyer. The Tigers' bullpen was rested and has been pitching well. Zach Miner, who relieved Porcello, got scored on for the first time in three weeks.

SAY WHAT, PART II? For the second time in four days, the Tigers had a chance to win the division title by beating right-hander Scott Baker, against whom they'd scored 15 runs in 15 innings this season before last week. But neither time could they beat him, although he seemed vulnerable at times in both games.

TWO CENTS: The Yankees had to love watching this. No matter which team won this game, it would have a tired bullpen going into the playoff opener in New York with the Yankees tonight.