sentences:  He finished the season with an 11-11 record, an ERA of 4.05, and 96 strikeouts.After the Twins and the Chicago White Sox ended the season with 88-74 records to top the AL Central, Blackburn started the 1-game tiebreaker to determine the division winner.Blackburn gave up just 4 hits, including a Jim Thome home run, but this home run proved to be the only scoring, as the Twins posted just two hits against starter John Danks.