Pitcher Chris Paddack, acquired Monday from the Minnesota Twins, threw six impressive innings and the Tigers offense again exploded in a 7-2 victory for a three-game series sweep over Arizona. Paddack allowed one run on three hits, walked none and struck out five while helping extend the Tigers' win streak to four games.

The Detroit Tigers receive a poor grade on their trade with the Minnesota Twins for Chris Paddack and Randy Dobnak.

Detroit is starting to look normal again after a dreadful 1-12 stretch, and this Chris Paddack trade will look great if he continues to pitch like he did on Wednesday. After the game, he discussed what the trade experience has been like for him, and he compared the Tigers' facilities to what he saw with the Twins.

In their first move of the day — the trade deadline is set for 5 p.m. — the Twins have sent outfielder Harrison Bader, whom they signed to a one-year deal this offseason, to Philadelphia for prospects Hendry Mendez, an outfielder, and right-hander Geremy Villoria, per reports.

The Philadelphia Phillies have acquired Jhoan Duran, trading two top prospects to the Minnesota Twins for the hard-throwing closer

The Philadelphia Phillies acquired hard-throwing closer Jhoan Duran in a trade with the Minnesota Twins on Wednesday to upgrade their bullpen.