Mark Emmert of the Duluth News Tribune compares the current Twins dilemma to the contraction threat:

The good news for the Twins is that, unlike their offseason battle to stave off contraction, this time their fate is in their hands. The bad news is that those hands haven’t been nearly as steady as they were during the regular season, when strong defense was a given.

Emmert also points out how good the A’s have been in tough environments:

The Twins are facing a 2-1 deficit in the American League Division Series after losing Game 3 6-3 to the Athletics on Friday, despite the spirited backing of 55,932 vocal fans, a Metrodome record for a baseball game.
Much was made of the unique advantage the Twins gain from their loud fans and quirky stadium. But in the past two postseasons, Oakland has played five games in venerable Yankee Stadium — whose fans have been “Ruthless” since 1933 but ruthless since it opened in 1921. The A’s won three of those five playoff games, dodging foreign objects all the while.
So coming into the Metrodome on Friday — where Twins fans put the din in dingy — wasn’t as daunting as one might have imagined.

I like the Twins chances against Hudson today, they play well against right-handers. The A’s are good vs. lefties, but not as good as the Twins vs. righties.