Twins seal play-offs berth

Alexi Casilla's helped the Minnesota Twins beat the Detroit Tigers 6-5 in their one-game tie-breaker for the American League Central crown.

The victory gave Minnesota a fifth AL title in eight years and booked their place in the play-offs where they will play the New York Yankees.

Tied at 5-5 after 11 innings, Casilla's hit allowed Carlos Gomez to score the decisive run from second base.

After two scoreless opening innings, Detroit, who had a three game lead going into final week of the season, took a 3-1 lead after the third, only for the Twins to move 4-3 ahead thanks to Orlando Cabrera's two-run homer in the seventh.

Magglio Ordonez's leadoff homer in the eighth levelled the match at 4-4 and a run apiece in the 10th meant the two sides could still not be separated.

It fell to Casilla, a pinch-runner for Brendan Harris in the 10th, to deliver the telling contribution as Minnesota became the first team to come back from three games down with four to play.