In a tweet, Passan announced that the Texas Rangers have acquired left-handed pitcher Danny Coulombe from the Minnesota Twins. Coulombe, this season has appeared in 40 games, striking out 31 in 31 innings with a 1-0. record.

Heuer becomes the fourth relief pitcher to be acquired by the Tigers before the MLB trade deadline. In addition to acquiring Sewald and Heuer, the Tigers also acquired Atlanta Braves relief pitcher Rafael Montero and Washington Nationals reliever Kyle Finnegan.

The one consistent source of excellent performance by this maddeningly inconsistent Twins team has been the bullpen. The linchpin and leader of that group, diminutive southpaw Danny Coulombe, is now the third member to be traded in the runup to the deadline.

Arizona picked up three minor league arms in return for a starter sporting a 9-6 record and a 3.22 ERA this year.

The Texas Rangers acquired right-hander Merrill Kelly from the Arizona Diamondbacks on Thursday, adding a veteran starter with postseason experience to fortify their rotation at the trade deadline. The D-backs received three minor league pitchers: left-handers Kohl Drake and Mitch Bratt and right-hander David Hagaman.

The Seattle Mariners and Texas Rangers battle in an American League West showdown on Thursday evening. The Rangers are coming off a 6-3 win over the Angels last night, while the Mariners fell to the Athletics 5-4 on Wednesday.

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