If the Dodgers didn't already believe it - and it's entirely possible that they did - the point was emphatically driven home again Wednesday: They are not in the same league with the Minnesota Twins.
Not literally. And definitely not figuratively.
In the finale of a series that underscored the American League's undeniable superiority to the National, but mostly underscored the Twins' ridiculous superiority to the Dodgers, the inevitable three-game sweep ended with the Dodgers losing 6-3 in front of 34,157 at the Metrodome.
It wasn't nearly as close as the final score would indicate - only a meaningless, three-run double by Olmedo Saenz in the eighth inning prevented the Dodgers from being shut out - but it still was closer than any other game in a series in which the sizzling Twins outscored the sputtering Dodgers 23-7.
The Dodgers now have lost 15consecutive interleague road games, including all nine last year and all six this year, with three to go this weekend at Angel Stadium.
And for AL dominance, one need look no further than this: The Twins, who at 42-35 would be in either first place or the thick of contention in all three NL divisions, trail first-place Detroit by 11 games in the AL Central.
The Dodgers ran into one starter, right-hander Carlos Silva, who gave them more than they bargained for. They ran into two more, lefties Francisco Liriano and Johan Santana, who gave them everything they expected.
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