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

Its Monday, August 4 and the Twins (52-59) are in Detroit open a series against the Tigers (65-48). Simeon Woods Richardson is slated to take the mound for Minnesota against Casey Mize for Detroit. The Twins salvaged the final game of their three-game weekend series in Cleveland with a 5-4 win over the Guardians.

Two teams with designs on winning their division and hosting a series during the 2025 MLB playoffs will go head-to-head on Sunday Night Baseball when the Philadelphia Phillies take on the Detroit Tigers.

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Jhoan Duran earned a save in his Philadelphia debut after Bryson Stott beat a throw to first base and was ruled safe on an overturned review call for the go-ahead RBI single in the eighth inning as the Phillies beat the Detroit Tigers 5-4 on Friday night.

Duran could not have made a better first impression. He's faced six batters with the Phillies and retired all six.

The Minnesota Twins didn't just trade closer Jhoan Duran to the Philadelphia Phillies. They also traded his electrifying entrance. It was natural to wonder if Duran would bring his entrance—which includes the Undertaker's bell,