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• Series Preview: Rays vs Tigers

Photo By Andy Lyons/Getty Images ninety games down, seventy-two to go. Things are not going great for the Tampa Bay Rays. After dominating the competition over a six week period, the Rays have suddenly dropped three consecutive series. They just narrowly avoided being swept by the Minnesota Twins and fell victim to back-to-back walk-off losses. The Rays newfound losing ways have allowed th...2025
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• Who Owned Baseball (WOB) – Updated for July 6, 2025

Who Owned Baseball for July 6, 2025 Earning 1 WOB Jackson Holliday collected 4 hits, including a homer, to help the Orioles edge the Braves, 2-1. Zack Moniak homered and added 2 more hits, as the Rockies topped the White Sox 6-4. Tarik Skubal struck out 10 Cleveland batters over 7 scoreless innings to earn […]...2025
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• Detroit Tigers success provides a road map for the Washington Nationals

Rafael Suanes-Imagn Images A couple years ago, the Tigers were in a similar spot to the Nationals, but after making changes they are among baseballs elite Right now, the Detroit Tigers have the best record in the American League and the second best record in baseball. They are a team on the rise with a strong mix of youth and experience. The Tigers are also set up for years to come, with a...2025
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• An Attempt to Quantify Tarik Skubal’s Aura
Numbers can tell a lot of the story. The post An Attempt to Quantify Tarik Skubal’s Aura appeared first on Pitcher List....2025
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• Not Yet Abel - July 3, 2025
Mick Abel, SP (PHI) Abel was obliterated on Wednesday. In his worst start as a major leaguer, Abel gave up five runs on five walks and two hits in less than two innings. He threw only 25 strikes out of 53 pitches, although he did strike out three batters. He really struggled with his fastball. Of his 32 fastballs or sinkers, only eight were thrown in the strike zone. It's his second straight subst...2025
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• MLB Awards Watch: American League Cy Young race has stellar favorite in Tarik Skubal, but it's a loaded field

There are more than a few AL hurlers putting up amazing seasons...2025
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• Outside The Confines: Is the Orioles season dead in the water?

Mitch Stringer-Imagn Images The Rockies and White Sox get all the attention for tanking their seasons... Happy Wednesday, BCB readers! Lots of little goodies for you in today’s news. A three-time All-Star has announced his retirement, the O’s appear to have given up the ghost for the season, plenty of trade deadline chatter, and how Chris Sale’s latest injury might impact the Braves. Ple...2025
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• Chris Sale is down. Who’s going to lead the rotation the rest of the way?

Photo by John Adams/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images I doubt I’ll ever check back in on this post Back before the season started, I “predicted” that there would be repeat Cy Young Award winners in both leagues. The chances of that are minuscule, but I wouldn’t really believe in any other singular pick in either league, either. Up to a point, it was so far, so good. Tarik Skubal leads all p...2025
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• Game thread LXV - Royals at White Sox

Jac has spent a lot of time in the dugout watching others to start his MLB career | Photo by Matt Dirksen/Getty Images The Royals need a win after last night’s brutal loss The Royals lost their worst game of the season, perhaps their worst loss of the Picollo/Quatraro era, last night. It was not made better by Q’s flacid argument that essentially boiled down to, “It could have worked.” Giv...2025
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• Cub Tracks has no need to fear

Lon Horwedel-Imagn Images The #1 source for #Cubs, #MLB, and #MiLB news and notes. Cubs lost a close one as the Tigers hit the ball just a bit further than the Cubs did. A win today would assuage doubts? The going is weird. Cub Tracks™ turned pro a long time ago. Cub Tracks™. Where the great ones run away. Weird to be the underdog, but there you go. The team with the second-best reco...2025
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• On The Horizon: Cubs vs. Tigers series preview

Photo by Gregory Shamus/Getty Images A matchup between the two Central division leaders. DETROIT — Yes, I’m in the Motor City for this series. First time I’ve seen the Cubs at Comerica Park since 2001, and an important series for both teams. As you likely know, BCB’s Ashley MacLennan also writes about the Tigers at our SB Nation Tigers site Bless You Boys. Here’s Ashley with some info on t...2025
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• Freddy Peralta may just be who he is, and that’s okay

Michael McLoone-Imagn Images The Brewers’ number one starter has sometimes frustrated fans with his play, but we’re getting what should be expected Freddy Peralta is, without a doubt, the leader of the Brewers’ starting rotation. He is in his eighth major league season, and assuming he makes at least four more starts, this will be his fifth straight year with at least 17 games started. He’...2025
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• Six winners and one loser as the Royals beat the Tigers 1-0

Nick Loftin (12) makes a diving catch against the Detroit Tigers | Denny Medley-Imagn Images The Royals are in the Tigers’ heads when Tarik Skubal is on the mound For most of the year I’ve harped on the Royals’ inability to hit for any kind of power. In case you’ve missed it, they’re actually doing quite well in terms of batting average. They could do better in OBP, but the real problem is...2025
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• Weekend Rumblings - News for May 31, 2025

Photo by David Eulitt/Getty Images The Royals can’t hit in the clutch this year. Anne Rogers writes the Royals continue to struggle with runners in scoring position. Not so much this year, even with the same lineup plus leadoff hitter Jonathan India. Their team .224 average in scoring position ranks 25th in MLB, .284 OBP ranks 29th and .315 slugging percentage ranks at the very bottom. “I...2025
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"That test begins with a game against the best pitcher in the American League, Tarik Skubal of the Tigers, Friday evening at Comerica Park."

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"Right-handers Casey Mize and Reese Olson will open the season on the starting staff behind lefty Tarik Skubal and righties Kenta Maeda and Jack…"

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"Yan Gomes led off with a single literally off Tarik Skubal — it hit him in the leg [VIDEO]."

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"The Tigers have informed rival teams they’re willing to consider trade offers on breakout starter Tarik Skubal, report Ken Rosenthal and Cody Stavenhagen of the Athletic."

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"The Tigers are going to move Tarik Skubal into a scheduled piggyback role for his next couple of outings, per Chris McCosky of the Detroit News."

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"The Tigers announced this morning that the organization will promote top prospects Casey Mize, Tarik Skubal and Isaac Paredes this week."

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• Washington Nationals Head Home After Solid West Coast Trip To Take On Tigers

MLive.com After their first series win in almost a month, the Nats look to keep the momentum going against the best team in baseball, the Detroit Tigers It certainly didn’t come easy, but the Nationals finally ended their consecutive series losses streak of 7 with a 7-4 victory in Anaheim on Sunday. It looked like their bleak streak was going to continue into the month of July, as they tra...2025
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• Outside The Confines: Is the Orioles season dead in the water?
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• Series Preview: Rays vs Tigers

Photo by Greg Fiume/Getty Images Seventy-five games down, eighty-seven to go. Last weekend, the Tampa Bay Rays got to face the team with the best record in the National League, the New York Mets; the Rays swept the Mets in three games. Now this weekend, the Rays will take on the team with the best record in the American League, the Detroit Tigers. The Tigers shocked the baseball world last...2025
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• Game thread LXV - Royals at White Sox
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• On The Horizon: Cubs vs. Tigers series preview
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• Freddy Peralta may just be who he is, and that’s okay
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• Tarik Skubal Drops 3-Word Reaction As Teammate Kerry Carpenter’s Power Surge Makes Tigers History
Tigers ace Tarik Skubal offers his reaction to the historic three-home run game from his teammate Kerry Carpenter against the White Sox....2025
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• Not Yet Abel - July 3, 2025
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• Washington Nationals Head Home After Solid West Coast Trip To Take On Tigers
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• Discussion: Which Detroit-based sports team is closest to winning a championship?

Bill Streicher-Imagn Images The Detroit sports teams are (almost) all very competitive. But who will lift their respective trophy first? If I had a nickel for every time a Detroit football team lost in disappointing fashion to a Washington-based team in the playoffs in 2025, I’d have two nickels. Which isn’t a lot, but it’s weird that it happened twice. The Michigan Panthers of the United ...2025
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• Where will Chris Sale end up this year?

Photo by John Fisher/Getty Images Physical or metaphorical locations welcome. Chris Sale, is, well, Chris Sale. He finished last year at 57/53/66 (ERA-/FIP-/xFIP-), clear “best pitcher in baseball” territory (don’t start with Tarik Skubal, who was 60/61/68). Through his first six starts, Sale was a bit off — 133/94/93, but he’s returned to his 2024-esque, extreme domination ways ever sinc...2025
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• Tigers 3, Cubs 1: Give it away, give it away, give it away now

Lon Horwedel-Imagn Images The Cubs could have, and possibly should have, won this game. DETROIT — If you can’t quite place the song I took this recap’s headline from, here it is: The Cubs lost the series opener to the Tigers 3-1 in front of a raucous crowd that made Friday evening feel like a postseason game. (And wouldn’t it be great to see these two teams in this year’s World Series?) B...2025
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• 2025 Cubs Heroes and Goats: Game 63

Photo by Greg Fiume/Getty Images A little short in Detroit and the Cubs lose 3-1. While most of you all were watching the year to date best team in the AL host the best team in the NL, I was watching Metallica. In stunning news, I’ve discovered I’m almost 51 and things like going to concerts have gotten more challenging. I’m sore and tired. But it was a good show. Certainly, my ending was...2025
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• 2025 Cubs Heroes and Goats: Game 62

Photo by Greg Fiume/Getty Images The Cubs bounce back with a 7-1 win to take yet another series. Ho hum. Another challenge faced, another challenge defeated. The Nationals are rebuilding. But there are no guarantees on the road. I mean other than maybe the Rockies in Miami. What a strange week it was. The Nationals aren’t one of those teams, though. This team has some talent. Wednesday’s s...2025
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• Games of the Day
Central Division leaders meet in Detroit as the Cubs send Ben Brown against Tarik Skubal. Brown’s ERA of 5.72 is over two runs higher than his premier season of 2024, despite near identical FIPs. His stats with runners in scoring position are much worse this year. Skubal is tied for first place in Tom Tango […]...2025
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• Brewers’ Minor League Player & Pitcher of the Month: May

Photo by David Durochik/Diamond Images via Getty Images Wilken, Misiorowski named Minor League Player & Pitcher of the Month Milwaukee announced their Minor League Player & Pitcher of the Month this morning. Third baseman Brock Wilken, Milwaukee’s No. 18 prospect, slashed .237/.368/.570 on the month. Wilken, 22, hit nine home runs in May — tied for the most in Double-A. The Brewers’ 2023 ...2025
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• Washington Nationals Head Home After Solid West Coast Trip To Take On Tigers
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• Freddy Peralta may just be who he is, and that’s okay
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• Weekend Rumblings - News for May 31, 2025
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• Royals lose 7-5 in front of Big Slick crowd

Big crowd for Big Slick watched a rough game. | Photo by Kyle Rivas/Getty Images They went 2-10 with runners in scoring position. 10 runners left on base. Same story, different night. Well, for two finesse/control pitchers, sometimes they just don’t have it. When they don’t have it, the hits come in bunches. Tonight, neither starting pitcher had it. Both Seth Lugo and Casey Mize were chase...2025
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• BCB After Dark: Trade for Paul Skenes?

Photo by Christian Petersen/Getty Images The late-night/early-morning spot for Cubs fans about a proposed Paul Skenes deal by a national baseball writer. spIt’s Wednesday evening here at BCB After Dark: the grooviest spot for night owls, early risers new parents and Cubs fans abroad. Come on in and join us. There are still a few tables available. Let us know if you need anything. There’s ...2025
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• Royals Rumblings - News for May 27, 2025

Photo by Jamie Squire/Getty Images John Rave hasn’t fixed the offense....yet. J.J. Picollo discusses the promotion of John Rave. “John did a great job in spring training and nearly made our club out of spring training,” Royals general manager J.J. Picollo said. “And he did what you want players to do: Go back down and just force our hand. And we thought the way he was performing, we’ve be...2025
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• Open thread: Which NFL broadcasting network is the best?

Photo by Ray Carlin/Icon Sportswire/Corbis/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images The NFL spans several different TV and streaming networks. Which is your favorite? This past Sunday, fans of the Detroit Tigers got to witness a dominant performance from former Cy Young award winning pitcher Tarik Skubal—but only if you had the Roku Channel. Yes, a regular season Major League Baseball game was br...2025
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• MLB Analyst Breaks Down Tarik Skubal’s Provocative Comment to Alex Bregman That Fueled a Base Hit
Play-by-play announcer breaks down special on-field moment between Tigers ace Tarik Skubal and Red Sox third baseman Alex Bregman....2025
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• Tarik Skubal is picking up where he left off

Photo by Mark Cunningham/MLB Photos via Getty Images Skubal recently discussed his changing pitch mix and explained why he is using his change up more in 2025 Even though it was raining on Tuesday afternoon, the Colorado Rockies had not yet postponed their evening game with the Detroit Tigers, so I headed to Coors Field at the usual time. I had not been in the press box long when one of t...2025
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• Cubs 6, Tigers 4: The never-quit Cubs pull one out

Rick Osentoski-USA TODAY Sports After a devastating grand slam tied things up, the Cubs got to work and came out on top. All’s well that ends well, and the Cubs ended this series well with a 6-4 win over the Tigers, but I’ll ask you the question, and you can vote in the poll. After Jameson Taillon loaded the bases in the sixth inning, then retired the next two hitters, would you have taken...2023
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• Tigers Promote Casey Mize, Tarik Skubal, Isaac Paredes
The future is here in Detroit. The Tigers announced this morning that the organization will promote top prospects Casey Mize, Tarik Skubal and Isaac Paredes this week. The left-handed Skubal is slated to start Tuesday’s game, while the right-handed Mize will take the ball Wednesday. Paredes will take the spot of fellow infielder Dawel Lugo,…...2020
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• Tigers Open To Trade Offers On Tarik Skubal
The Tigers have informed rival teams they’re willing to consider trade offers on breakout starter Tarik Skubal, report Ken Rosenthal and Cody Stavenhagen of the Athletic. The 25-year-old southpaw marks a fascinating new entrant into the summer trade market with the deadline exactly one week away. Detroit being willing to listen to offers on Skubal certainly…...2022
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• Casey Mize, Reese Olson Win Rotation Spots With Tigers; Matt Manning Optioned To Triple-A
The Tigers announced Friday that they’ve optioned right-hander Matt Manning to Triple-A Toledo. That puts an end to the three-horse race for the final two spots in manager AJ Hinch’s rotation. Right-handers Casey Mize and Reese Olson will open the season on the starting staff behind lefty Tarik Skubal and righties Kenta Maeda and Jack…...2024
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• Tigers Won’t Trade Tarik Skubal
Tigers lefty Tarik Skubal exited last night’s start against the Twins following five shutout innings and just 77 pitches, prompting immediate speculation given his recent appearance on the rumor mill. Instead, the Tigers announced that Skubal was dealing with “arm fatigue.” The lefty downplayed the severity of the issue, telling reporters that he plans to…...2022
• Yankees Notes: Skubal, Peraza, Dietrich
The Yankees had interest in the Tigers’ Tarik Skubal prior to the deadline, USA Today’s Bob Nightengale reports. Given how aggressively the Yankees were looking for pitching help, it isn’t surprising that they at least checked in on a talented and controllable arm like Skubal, who isn’t eligible for free agency until after the 2026…...2022
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• Tigers 3, White Sox 2: More of the same

Michael Kopech’s outings keeps getting shorter and shorter. | Kamil Krzaczynski-USA TODAY Sports Another uninspiring performance leads to a sweep on the South Side Yet another embarrassing home loss for the Chicago White Sox comes this afternoon, as the Detroit Tigers secure a sweep with a 3-2 win. Now 31 games worse than .500, the White Sox sit at 53-84. Will they get to 60 wins, or avoi...2023
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• Tigers 8, Cubs 6: Drew Smyly can’t start any more games this year

Photo by Gregory Shamus/Getty Images There, I said it. You know, it was probably worth a shot. After Drew Smyly threw well in three relief appearances, the Cubs needed to find out whether he could return to the rotation and be as effective as he was earlier this year. Welp. They got the answer, in a definitive fashion. Smyly got pounded for eight hits, three walks and seven runs, including...2023
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• Not Yet Abel - July 3, 2025
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• Tarik Skubal Pitches game of the year - 13 K Complete Game Shutout Gem - May 26, 2025
Tarik Skubal (SP- Tigers) Skubal threw a complete game shutout Sunday striking out 13 and allowing just 2 hits. This was perhaps the best pitching performance of the 2025 season as Skubal needed just 94 pitches for the gem. He was able to generate 26 swings and misses and improved to 5-2, dropping his ERA to 2.49. Skubal is coming off his worst outing of the season where despite striking out 11 h...2025
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• Coming Down the Homestretch- Preseason Prep- March 23, 2025
As we come close to the domestic Opening Day on Thursday, rosters and rotations are falling in line. Players are getting slotted into where they will open the season. There are also still some moves. And, of course, not a day goes by without some injury news to raise questions about how playing time will be impacted. The Tigers were a surprise participant in the 2024 postseason. P Tarik Skubal ca...2025
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• Preseason Prep - March 18, 2025
Julio Rodriguez Julio had a down year in 2024, as he slashed only .273/.325/.409 compared to his line of .275/.333/.485 in 2023. He homered 32 times in 2023 and only 20 times in 2024, which is why the slugging percentage was cut by nearly 80 points. Luckily, there are plenty of reasons ot be optimistic about Julio in 2025, and the basis for that is that his underlying markers were barely changed b...2025
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• Notes: David Montgomery reveals new, awesome nickname for RB duo

Junfu Han / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images Lions running back David Montgomery did the media rounds this week, and he revealed a great nickname for Detroit’s backfield. Detroit Lions running back David Montgomery has been busy lately. On top of being one of the best running backs in the NFL, and signing a new two-year contract extension with the Lions, he has also been making his medi...2024
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• Time to Trust Javier Assad? - September 3, 2023
Javier Assad (SP-CHC) blanked the Reds over 8 IP on Saturday, scattering 7 hits and a walk while striking out 7, but did not factor into the decision after Mark Leiter, Jr. blew the save. The 26 year-old righty threw 62 of his 98 offerings for strikes in the outing. Assad's ERA stands at a nice 2.69 through his first 87 IP of the 2023 campaign, but the other big numbers are not so pretty - a 6.9 K...2023
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• Justin Steele is for Real - August 30, 2023
Trea Turner (SS-PHI) continued his recent hot streak against the Angels on Tuesday, going 2-5 with a 3B, a homer, and 3 RBI. The 30 year-old has begun to turn his season around and now owns a .257 average to go with 18 dingers, 57 RBI, 79 runs scored, and 23 steals across 579 PA, with a wRC+ of 97. His 23% strikeout rate on the year remains high and his flyball rate is a career-high 39% (which doe...2023
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• AL Week 14 Strategy-June 24, 2023
In The Field OF Luke Raley is dealing with a sore right hand and is considered day-to-day. Raley has been one of the bigger surprises this year. He is hitting .276 with 12 HR, 36 R, 27 RBI, and 8 SB while playing primarily only against RHP. OF Aaron Judge has shown good progress after his second platelet-rich plasma injection last week. He is getting close to resuming baseball activities which i...2023
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• One Man’s Trash: Momma, I’m Getting Skubal’d By Tarik
I traded through the dot com and housing bubbles, so I know that things never go straight up and it's never different this time. The ride up is usually a magnificent one, though, with rampant speculation and drool-inducing euphoria. But things always turn, as roller coasters do not click and clat upwards forever. There is a point where the upside-down U takes shape and the precipitous decline begi...2022
• Orioles Play The Lovable Loser In A Classic Skubal Comedy
"This is 911, what's your emergency?" "I need a defibrillator!" "Someone's having a heart attack?" "No, it's for the dead ball." "Please stop calling, sir." Tarik Skubal was a victim of being sneezed on by Matthew Boyd, and used to give up a homer just about every three pitches, but no longer. It might not just be the dead-ball, Skubal was a top pitching prospect a mere three years ago. That timi...2022
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• Not Yet Abel - July 3, 2025
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• MLB Awards Watch: American League Cy Young race has stellar favorite in Tarik Skubal, but it's a loaded field
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• Braves waste terrific pitching performance, lose again because they can’t hit

Dale Zanine-Imagn Images When will it end? The Braves pitched well and couldn’t hit anything in yet another loss. This time it came at the hands of the Angels, 4-0. Grant Holmes was, in a word, spectacular for 6 innings against an Angels lineup that’s been hot lately. He struck out 10 with an astounding 27 swing and misses over 106 pitches. He allowed the Angels to load the bases in the fo...2025
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• Twins vs. Tigers picks, best bets: MLB odds, predictions Sunday

Detroit ace Tarik Skubal will lead the host Tigers past the Twins on Sunday night, Stitches predicts....2025
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Locks MLB (0.5 Unit) Athletics/Detroit Tigers First 5 Innings Under 3.5 (+105; Odds via Fanduel): 5:40 PM CT on Fanduel Sports Detroit Since this game is being held in Detroit, this is an elite pitching matchup. Tarik Skubal as the favorite for AL Cy Young is the obvious half of that equation, but if Luis Severino only pitched on the road he’d be running away with the Cy Young....2025
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• Park factors, weather, and Tigers, OH MY!: TB 3, DET 9

Photo by Mike Carlson/Getty Images Can’t win them all You know the overall season vibes have shifted considerably when the Rays are in position to sweep the top team in a league for the 2nd straight weekend, and it’s dissapointing when they fail to do so, having to settle for merely a series win and a winning homestand. However that’s the new standard the Rays have given to their fans as t...2025
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• Effectively Wild Episode 2338: Tommy Can You Shear Me?

Ben Lindbergh and Meg Rowley banter about Tommy Kahnle’s postgame shaving ritual, Hunter Bigge’s close call and danger from foul balls, Padres vs. Dodgers as baseball’s best rivalry, and a lost opportunity for a Tarik Skubal vs. Paul Skenes matchup, then (58:23) answer listener emails about the most influential owner of the century, the definition […]...2025
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• Cub Tracks has no need to fear
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• MLB Week 9 Hot or Not: Tarik Skubal presents his Cy Young case, Max Fried and Zach Wheeler struggle

Tarik Skubal throws the final strikeout of his first career complete game, against the Guardians on May 25. | Rob Tringali/MLB Photos via Getty Images Pitching was all the buzz in the last week of May Week nine of the Hot or Not series is all about pitching — both dominant and faulty. This week’s recap covers the fifth full week of the season, May 25-31. AL West Hot: Jose Altuve Altuve ha...2025
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• Royals lose 7-5 in front of Big Slick crowd
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• Outside The Confines: First to 20!

Photo by Jason Miller/Getty Images Oh course Shohei Ohtani is among the best yet again. Happy Wednesday, everyone! This week, Shohei Ohtani became the first player to 20 home runs, and we’re only 1⁄3 of the way through the season. Too soon to start crossing our fingers for a 60 home run season? Never! We also have more news bites, looking at a baseball book club; how the Nationals continu...2025
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• Memorial Day Rumblings - News for May 26, 2025

We salute those that have sacrificed all. Freddy Ferrmin was a big hero on Sunday, writes Jaylon Thompson. “Freddy can do it all, man,” Royals manager Matt Quatraro said. “He is a leader and ... he doesn’t take any pitches off. He prepares on the defensive side as well as anybody I’ve seen. He can really throw. “(H)uge hit for us. That was a two-strike hit, as well. Freddy is a really good compet...2025
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• MLB Power Rankings: Which teams can challenge the Dodgers?

Photo by Mary DeCicco/MLB Photos via Getty Images The Dodgers look like the cream of the crop but there are several teams that could challenge for their crown. Every Major League Baseball team begins a brand new baseball season with hope. In the spring of 1993, as a fresh-faced 16-year-old Phillies fan living in suburban bliss, I had no right to believe that summer was going to be anythin...2025
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• Dodgers come to town as Braves fight for their playoff lives

Photo by Ronald Martinez/Getty Images If the Braves are going to get back on the Postseason track, they’ll have to do it Shohei Ohtani and the rest of this star-studded squad. The Atlanta Braves are coming off of a stretch of games where they faced the Rockies, Blue Jays, the Reds for one game and the Nationals for two games. They went 5-4 in that span and are currently back on the outside...2024
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• MJ Melendez and the influence of the Rays Way

Photo by Kyle Rivas/MLB Photos via Getty Images Matt Quatraro is using what he learned in Tampa Bay to get more out of MJ Melendez When Matt Quatraro was hired there was a lot of speculation about what things he would bring over from the “Rays Way”. One of the things I heard multiple times from multiple sources is that they use their whole roster. There are several ways you can do that, bu...2024
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• Tigers Won’t Trade Tarik Skubal
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• MLB rumors: Red Sox listening to offers for J.D. Martinez; Tigers willing to trade Tarik Skubal
The 2022 MLB trade deadline is exactly a week away; here's what buzzing on Tuesday...2022
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