The American League Central was said to be the best division in all of baseball to begin the year, but it has not lived up to that at this point in the season.
With the recent struggles of top teams Cleveland and Detroit, the Minnesota Twins have gotten back into the race only 5.5 games behind the Indians for the division lead.
The Chicago Whitesox were picked by many to win the division at the start of the year but with a 53-60 record entering Thursday they are all but out of the race, mainly because of bullpen problems.
The Detroit Tigers have lost 7 of their last 10 games and are only 28-25 at home compare to a 35-25 record on the road.
They have not hit as well as they did before the all-star break and their starting pitching has struggle to pitch consistently.
The Indians along with the Tigers had many raising their eyebrows about doing absolutely nothing significant at the trading deadline to improve their respective club weaknesses.
The Twins traded away their starting second baseman Luis Castilio to the Mets and pretty much declared their team out of the race.
With the inconsistent play of the Tigers and Indians, it wouldn't be a complete suprise if the Twins like last year ended the year at top of the division.
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