An awkward ending: Tribe, Twins are still tied

Their game was suspended so workers could prepare the field for football.
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) -- Turns out there is a clock in baseball.
The Minnesota Twins and Cleveland Indians were tied at 5-all after 11 innings Saturday when the game was suspended because the Metrodome field needed to be changed over for the later Penn State-Minnesota football game.
"I didn't even know anything about it," Minnesota outfielder Lew Ford said. "When everyone started walking off the field I thought they were kidding at first.
"I guess the crowd knew, though, because they all left immediately," he added.
Word of warning
The Twins posted a message on the big screen when the game went to extra innings that no inning could start after 2:30 p.m. As soon as Justin Morneau grounded out to end the 11th inning at 2:33, the seats emptied and the makeover began.
Many of the Twins didn't like it.
"We battle our butts off and then it's over," exclaimed Torii Hunter. "That's terrible."
"We're in the middle of a mess now," said manager Ron Gardenhire, who couldn't contain his anger. "We don't need a stadium? C'mon."
Penn State and 18th-ranked Minnesota were to start at 7 p.m. and stadium workers immediately began to cover the dirt, paint the field lines and color in logos.
"I'm not saying anything about the college, I respect them and all sports, but we're trying to clinch home field here," reliever Juan Rincon said. "It doesn't make it any easier for us at home where we should be at home."
The Twins and Indians will resume at 1:10 p.m. today, followed by the regularly scheduled season finale between the two teams.
Playoff scenario
The AL Central champion Twins can still begin the playoffs at home if they beat the Indians twice today and Oakland beats Anaheim today. In that case Minnesota would host Boston in Game 1 of the division series on Tuesday; otherwise the Twins would open at the New York Yankees.
Cleveland's Grady Sizemore will enter the resumption just a double shy of the cycle. After three at-bats Sizemore was on the brink of the cycle, but he walked to lead off the seventh and grounded out in the ninth. Josh Phelps also homered for the Indians.
Indians manager Eric Wedge was aware the game could come to a quick halt.
"I knew we were in trouble when they came up to us and said, 'Not to worry, in 11 years it's never happened,' " he said.
"This gives new meaning to a 'no-decision,' " added starter Jake Westbrook.
CLEVELANDMINNESOTA
abrhbiabrhbi
Szmore cf4331LFord lf6340
Crisp lf4111Kubel rf5021
Brssrd 1b4020THnter cf4011
VMrtnz c5000Mrneau 1b6021
Blake 3b5012Koskie 3b4010
JPhlps dh5111Ojeda 2b0000
Ldwick rf5010Tiffee dh3010
Peralta ss4010Bartlett dh1100
BPhllps 2b5010CGzmn ss2000
Rivas 2b2011
Offrmn ph1000
Cddyer 3b1000
HBlnco c3110
JJones ph0000
Brders c1000
Totals415115Totals395134
Cleveland20001110000(-1)--5
Minnesota10002110000x--5
E--Blake (26). DP--Cleveland 2. LOB--Cleveland 7, Minnesota 11. 2B--Tiffee (4), HBlanco (19). 3B--Sizemore (1), Broussard (5). HR--Sizemore (4), JPhelps (17). SB--Bartlett (2). CS--BPhillips 2 (2), Kubel (1). S--Crisp, Bartlett, CGuzman. SF--Kubel, Rivas.
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Cleveland
Westbrook7115503
JaDavis110010
Betancourt1 1-310020
Miller1 1-300013
Bartosh1-300000
Minnesota
CSilva694412
Romero2-311111
Balfour1-310000
JRincon200011
Nathan200004
HBP--by JaDavis (JJones), by Westbrook (THunter). WP--JaDavis.
Umpires--Home, Dan Iassogna; First, Doug Eddings; Second, Charlie Reliford; Third, Jeff Kellogg.