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Watch the Twins defeat the Red Sox on a rare walk-off pickoff

Twins defeat Red Sox with walk-off pickoff

Hey, remember when Boston won Game 4 of the 2013 World Series on a walk-off pickoff?

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Now it's time to put the shoe on the other foot. Sure, it wasn't the Cardinals, but can you guess how Thursday's Red Sox-Twins Spring Training game ended?

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Yes, Twins pitcher Aaron Thompson picked off runner Matty Johnson to defeat the Sox 9-8

It has been confirmed: Walk-off pickoffs come in cycles, just like Halley's comet, only they're even more majestic. 

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