The Twins look quite a bit different than they did last week, but maybe that's not such a bad thing. Despite being dismantled before the trade deadline, much of the team's core remains in place. And to supplement the holdovers,

The Detroit Tigers will give the start to Jack Flaherty (6-10, 4.36 ERA), who is looking for win No. 7 on the season, and the Twins will turn to Pierson Ohl (0-2, 7.50 ERA). Yesterday, the Twins claimed a 6-3 win over the Tigers,

The Twins, who were largely dismantled at the trade deadline and trotted out a pitching staff full of rookies, beat the Detroit Tigers 9-4 on Wednesday afternoon at Comerica Park. The loss capped a dispiriting series for the Tigers (66-50), who dropped two of three to the Twins (54-60) and have now lost six of their last seven series.

On July 8, the Detroit Tigers controlled a 14-game lead in the American League Central. Just 29 days later, the Tigers' advantage in the AL Central is down to six games. That has happened in a 23-game stretch, 46 games remaining in the 2025 season.