Minnesota Twins teammates Jason Kubel and Delmon Young shared the American League Player of the Week for the last week of the season. Kubel and Young led the Twins' late surge, which saw the team go 5-2 to finish its regular season tied for with Detroit for the American League Central division lead. The Twins and the Tigers will play a one-game playoff in Minnesota Tuesday to determine the division champion, with the winner playing the Yankees in New York in the American League Divisional Series. Young hit safely in all seven games last week and went 13-for-29 with six runs scored.

Minnesota, powered by Jason Kubel's six RBI, ripped Kansas City 13-4 Sunday, setting up a playoff with Detroit for the American League Central Division title. Kubel hit two three-run home runs, Michael Cuddyer clubbed a two-run homer and Delmon Young smacked two solo shots for the Twins. Minnesota will take on the Tigers, who earlier Sunday had beaten the Chicago White Sox 5-3, in the Metrodome in Minneapolis at 5 p.m.

Delmon Young's grand slam helped Minnesota build a big advantage Friday and the Twins moved closer to the division lead by holding off Kansas City 10-7. Detroit's loss to the Chicago White Sox earlier in the evening, combined with Minnesota's triumph, left the Twins just one game behind the Tigers in the American League Central.

Orlando Cabrera's three RBI Thursday keyed an 8-3 Minnesota win over Detroit that pulled the Twins back within two games of the AL Central-leading Tigers. His game-breaking, three-run double gave Minnesota a 7-1 advantage with two outs in the top of the eighth. Joe Mauer drove in two runs, and Michael

Orlando Cabrera, Michael Cuddyer, Jason Kubel and Matt Tolbert homered Tuesday to give Minnesota an 8-6 win over the Chicago White Sox. The Twins remained 2 1/2 games behind Detroit in the divisional race. The Tigers beat Cleveland earlier Tuesday.