Louis Varland and Ty France joined the mass exodus of Twins players Thursday, as they were traded to the Blue Jays as the 5 p.m. deadline passed, according to The Athletic's Mitch Bannon.

The Jays have lost four of their last five, giving up a whopping 48 runs in those games, most of them against the lowly Orioles. The Blue Jays have scored plenty of runs despite not hitting a lot of home runs. They have the highest batting average in baseball, and the lowest strikeout rate.

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