Why the Minnesota Twins Can Catch the Detroit Tigers in the AL Central

With just under two weeks remaining in the 2009 MLB regular season, the Minnesota Twins and Detroit Tigers find themselves locked in a race to the finish line in the American League Central.  As of today, the Tigers (82-71) have a two game lead on the Twins (80-73) with just nine games to play.  Broken down, here are five reasons why the Twins have a very good chance to catch the Tigers and steal the AL Central. Remaining Schedule Outside of the four game series the two teams will have starting on Sept. 28th, the Tigers will match up against the White Sox five more times, with two of those coming on the road and a three game home series to end the season. The Tigers are 7-6 against the White Sox this season but Chicago is sure to be up for these games.  Ozzie Guillen always wants to play for something and since his team has been mathematically eliminated, this is like a mini-playoffs for him. On the other side, the Twins will play five games against the Royals to clo...