• Host: Mark Gorosh (@sportz5176) and Evan Petzold (@evanpetzold).

• Guest: Bobby Nightengale Jr., Minnesota Star Tribune.

• Editor: Robin Chan.

• E-mail: [email protected]

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About this episode: The Detroit Tigers won four of six games in their last home game against the Colorado Rockies and Baltimore Orioles, making it 22 wins in their last 32 games. The Tigers are 1.5 games behind the Minnesota Twins in the race for the third and final American League wild card spot with 11 games remaining — which is 2.5 games when you factor in the tiebreaker. Can the Tigers actually catch the Twins? The Twins have lost 18 of their last 27 games.

We talk to Bobby Nightengale Jr., the Minnesota Star Tribune’s Twins reporter, to find out what’s going on with the Twins, from three young starters struggling to two veteran hitters returning from injuries. We also talk about the Tigers’ near-perfect bullpen since Aug. 11, dominant pitching performances from Keider Montero and Brant Hurter, the return of Reese Olson from the injured list and Jackson Jobe’s Triple-A debut in Toledo.

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