The Tigers are first in the AL Central, eight games ahead of the Cleveland Guardians. The Twins, who are now in a rebuild, sit fourth, 12 games back of Detroit and seven games out of a Wild Card spot. Time: 6:40 p.m. ET

The Minnesota Twins were perhaps the biggest sellers in the MLB at the annual trade deadline. The Twins started slow, trading Chris Paddack and Jhoan Duran prior to Thursday. Then the sale began. Minnesota shipped off eight other players on the final day.

According to Jeff Passan of ESPN, the Astros were looking to land a Minnesota Twins reliever at the trade deadline, with an eye on Griffin Jax, a right-handed reliever. But, they weren't pursuing him alone;