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The trade deadline's biggest move just landed in Los Angeles — Tarik Skubal is a Dodger. The two-time defending champions acquired the two-time Cy Young winner from Detroit, sending outfielder Zyhir Hope and pitchers River Ryan and Brady Smith to the Tigers. L.A. grades out at an A, and the rest of the National League is already scrambling. The Brewers, Rays, Braves, Cubs, and Phillies were all in the mix and now have to pivot fast.
Speaking of Detroit, the Tigers kept things moving Saturday night even without their ace. Kevin McGonigle, Gleyber Torres, and Max Clark each went deep and drove in two runs apiece in an eight-to-six win over the Athletics. Clark's blast was his first career home run in the majors — and coming just a night after his big-league debut, the kid is not wasting any time making a name for himself.
And over in the Pacific Northwest, Portland handed Seattle its club-record sixth consecutive loss. Brandon Bye delivered the dagger in the eighty-second minute as the Timbers rallied for a two-to-one victory in the Cascadia Cup clash. Six straight for the Sounders — that's not a slump, that's a crisis.
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