Welcome to the Tuesday edition of The Cooler, where both contenders and pretenders are welcome to stay. Let’s get to it: *The Twins embarked on what proved to be a disastrous road trip to Chicago and Milwaukee with a 34-40 record, in second place by 7.5 games behind Cleveland in the AL Central race. They proceeded to go 1-8 on the trip, ending at 35-48 and 12 games back on July 4.