With the loss, the Twins are on track to end their worst collapse in their 64 seasons in Minnesota.

When you can send your favorite player, Pablo Lopez, and he can show the way to a two-game sweep of the Boston Dead Sox by allowing seven runs in four innings, do whatever you want. And when Billy Oubre, your other great starter, can give up four lightning-fast runs to the Marlins who lost 99 games in the second inning… I mean, what’s the point?

The Tigers outscored the Twins on Sunday and then sent standout left-handed pitcher Tarik Skubal against the Tampa Bay Rays on Tuesday afternoon in Detroit. Skubal allowed no runs and two hits in seven innings in the Tigers’ 2-1 win.

The Kansas City Royals also ended a seven-game losing streak. Both MLS rookies lead the Twins by two games with five games remaining in the season.

Much of the attention during what is now an 11-23 slump to the trash can was due to a payroll cut that cost the team Sonny Gray as a solid starter — with no reasonable attempt to replace him.

There was also a lot of public outcry over the signing of replacement pitcher Trevor Richards as an alleged reinforcement from Toronto at the trade deadline. He lasted 27 days and showed up unexpectedly.

However, despite all the complaints about the relief pitching and starting staff becoming more injury-prone after Joe Ryan’s injury, the following remark was made to manager Rocco Baldelli in a pregame meeting with the media: