MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - The playoff party plans in Minnesota are still on hold.

In a fitting conclusion to this slow-moving American League Central race, the Twins won their final scheduled game of the regular season and stayed in first place - but were forced to cheer against the Chicago White Sox for another day.

Scott Baker scattered four singles over seven shutout innings, pitching the Twins past the Kansas City Royals 6-0 on Sunday to preserve their half-game lead over the White Sox - who pushed the season into an extra day by beating Cleveland.

Today, Detroit visits Chicago for a makeup game. If the White Sox (87-74) win, they’ll host the Twins on Tuesday in a one-game playoff to determine the division title and the first-round opponent for Tampa Bay.

Mark Buehrle gave the White Sox the veteran performance they needed on short rest. Now it’s up to a youngster to keep their season going against a familiar foe.

Buehrle pitched seven strong innings and, backed by four double plays, beat the Cleveland Indians 5-1 to keep Chicago in the race for the AL Central.

“You play 161 games and today is supposed to be the last day of the year,” Buehrle said. “Everybody is going home, a lot of people are going to the playoffs and here we got to play another game that matters for us and not for the other team.”

Gavin Floyd will take the mound for the White Sox against the Tigers’ Freddy Garcia, who won three games for Chicago during the 2005 postseason, including the clinching Game 4 of the World Series against the Astros.

Garcia is also a close friend of White Sox manager and fellow Venezuelan Ozzie Guillen.

“Freddy is not going to go there and just pitch, he’s going to try and beat us. I know him real well and he’s going to try and show he can still pitch,” Guillen said.

“I’m sure the last thing those guys want to do is get on a plane, but they are professionals and if I was them and had to get on a plane and come here, I’m going to make it hurt,” added Paul Konerko, who homered Sunday for the fourth time in three games.

“We better be ready to play.”