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In Detroit, Tigers president Scott Harris is standing firm on the Tarik Skubal trade, pushing back hard on the notion that the organization left value on the table by not waiting until the deadline. Harris made it plain — the market for elite pitching talent doesn't operate on patience, and Detroit moved when the moment was right.
Shifting to the diamond, the Toronto Blue Jays handed Houston its first loss in seven games, snapping a six-game winning streak with a three to one victory Monday night. Alejandro Kirk provided the big swing with a home run, and Shane Bieber settled in to deliver five solid innings after a brutal previous outing where he walked six without recording two outs.
And out in Los Angeles, the Dodgers are in a genuine skid now — four straight losses after dropping the opener against the Chicago Cubs. They jumped out to a three to nothing first-inning lead before Matthew Boyd recorded a single out, but Chicago answered and pulled away, leaving a loaded Dodgers roster searching for answers heading into game two of that series.
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