'Days of Roar': Can Detroit Tigers catch Minnesota Twins in AL wild-card race?

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

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

• Editors: Robin Chan.

• Email: epetzold@freepress.com

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On this episode: The Detroit Tigers won four of six games on their latest homestand against the Colorado Rockies and Baltimore Orioles, giving them 22 wins in their last 32 games. The Tigers trail the Minnesota Twins by 1.5 games — which is 2.5 games considering the tiebreaker — in the race for the third and final spot in the American League wild card, with 11 games remaining. Can the Tigers actually catch the Twins? The Twins have lost 18 of their last 27 games.

We check in with Bobby Nightengale Jr., the Twins beat writer for the Minnesota Star Tribune, to find out what's happening to the Twins, from three young starters struggling to two veteran hitters returning from injuries. We also discuss 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 Toledo debut.

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This article originally appeared on Detroit Free Press: 'Days of Roar': Can Detroit Tigers catch Minnesota Twins in AL wild-card race?