Greene continued to get grounders, 14 of the next 15 batters, and the batter he walked was erased on a double play. He said that Nessler started to ask about his arm in the fifth, but he was determined to finish the game.

“I quit throwing curveballs, just fastballs and changeups,” he said. “I knew we had enough of a cushion, I didn’t need to shut them out.”

Greene, whose previous long outing this season was seven innings, said he tired in the ninth, when Dundas scored two runs on three hits, but a couple of groundouts ended the game. He finished with a four-hitter, walking one, striking out one and getting 20 infield outs.

“This is my third year with the Twins, and we’ve been itching to get another (championship),” Greene said. “We got second (in 2006), and last year, we took third. We started kind of rough at the beginning of the season, but we got it done.”

Helling, Hattori, Nessler, Danelson and Helget were each named to the all-tournament team for the Twins (23-6).