Game-by-game look at Twins' 16-game postseason losing streak

On Oct. 5, 2004, the Twins and Johan Santana beat the Yankees 2-0 in the first game of the American League Division Series at Yankee Stadium. The next day, the Twins started a Major League Baseball record 16-game postseason losing streak.

7-6 (12), Yankee Stadium: In Game 2 the Twins tied it in the eighth with two runs off Mariano Rivera, took a 6-5 lead in the 12th on Torii Hunter's home run and were poised to take a 2-0 series lead. But Hideki Matsui's two-run single in the bottom of the inning won it for the Yankees.

8-4, Metrodome: Derek Jeter had three hits and drove in three runs for New York.

6-5 (11), Metrodome: The Twins coughed up a 5-1 lead and lost in the 11th when Alex Rodriguez doubled, stole third and scored on a wild pitch by Kyle Lohse.

3-2, Metrodome: Barry Zito outdueled Cy Young winner Johan Santana in a painful home loss.

5-2, Metrodome: So much for home-field advantage. Mark Kotsay's two-run, inside-the-park homer in the seventh lifted Oakland.

8-3, Alameda County Stadium: Oakland got four in the first three innings in Twins pitcher Brad Radke's final big-league game.

7-2, Yankee Stadium: Jeter and Matsui homered off Francisco Liriano.

4-3 (11), Yankee Stadium: Rodriguez hit a two-run homer in the bottom of the ninth to tie the score, and Mark Teixeira won it with a walkoff homer in the 11th.

4-1, Metrodome: Rodriguez and Jorge Posada homered in the seventh, and Rivera closed the game and the series.

6-4, Yankee Stadium: The Twins couldn't get a clutch hit in the late innings, and Teixeira's seventh-inning homer was the deciding blow.

5-2, Yankee Stadium: The final nine Twins hitters were retired in order.

6-1, Target Field: Yankees starter Phil Hughes, a future Twin, gave up four hits in seven innings as New York completed the sweep. The Twins didn't return to the playoffs for eight years.

8-4, Yankee Stadium: Twins scored three in the first and ... so did the Yankees. Using their top two starters, Ervin Santana and Jose Berrios, didn't work for the Twins.

10-4, Yankee Stadium: Twins relievers found postseason at Yankee Stadium too daunting.

8-2, Yankee Stadium: Didi Gregorius hit a grand slam in the third to start the rout.

5-1, Target Field: The Bomba Squad fizzled out.