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6:40 ET: Rays (Littell) at Tigers (Montero)
Tarik Skubal pretty much ended the AL Cy Young conversation with seven shutout innings yesterday in the biggest game of his life. The Tigers, 28-11 since August 11, are now a favorite to grab an AL wild-card berth. They’re tied with the Royals for the second slot, two up on the Twins and 2 1/2 up on the Mariners. Detroit loses tiebreakers to the first two of those, though, so they’re not locked in yet. Their trump card is three games this weekend against the White Sox. They might not allow ten runs the rest of the season.
Tarik Skubal pretty much ended the AL Cy Young conversation with seven shutout innings yesterday in the biggest game of his life. The Tigers, 28-11 since August 11, are now a favorite to grab an AL wild-card berth. They’re tied with the Royals for the second slot, two up on the Twins and 2 1/2 up on the Mariners. Detroit loses tiebreakers to the first two of those, though, so they’re not locked in yet. Their trump card is three games this weekend against the White Sox. They might not allow ten runs the rest of the season.
