Happy Monday, BYBers! It’s an off day today as the Tigers head back to Comerica Park to take on the Guardians. They just dropped two of three games to the Miami Marlins, so they’re certainly looking to turn things around on their home turf. These upcoming games will have a great bearing on the Tigers inching towards their postseason clinching moment. Every Tigers win and Guardians loss gets them one step closer.
Over the weekend the Tigers got good news about one pitcher, bad news about another, and
there are plenty of other news tidbits around baseball to share, including one newly retired player was having the best time sitting with the common folks.
Let’s get right into it!
Detroit Tigers News
- Tigers fans can breathe a sigh of relief. Tarik Skubal exited his Friday start in Miami in the fourth inning, showing signs of discomfort while pitching. The obvious concern was that the team’s ace might be done for the season, putting the club’s postseason in real peril. But the best possible outcome was announced this weekend. Not only is Skubal looking healthy and uninjured, he is poised to make his next scheduled start. Read more about it here.
- In less positive news, Sawyer Gipson-Long, who had a very rough outing last week against the Yankees, is heading to the IL.
MLB News
- How Mookie Betts might salvage his best season yet.
- FanGraphs assesses the slim difference between MLB WAR leaders.
- What could Kyle Schwarber’s free agency look like?
- Here’s what the postseason bracket would look like if the season ended today.
- The Marlins’ broadcasting team had a great time in Friday’s game as they tried to give away free hot dogs to anyone who could name a Marlins player.
- A breakdown of surprising second-half trends.
- Shohei Ohtani’s lawyers have moved to dismiss the real estate lawsuit against him.
- Aaron Judge has passed Joe DiMaggio on the Yankees’ list of all-time home run leaders. ($)
- Absolutely love that Rizzo just gets to be a bleacher bum now.
- Cal Raleigh is having a truly incredible season.
- The Brewers clinched their postseason spot.
