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Four straight strikeouts for Flaherty.

1-2-3 inning for Jack. A few times recently he has settled in after a rocky 1st inning. But he has already thrown 3 innings worth of pitches (44).

Dingler drives in 2. Keep it going, we might need plenty of runs today.

Inning over, no runs allowed. A Sunday morning (for me) miracle.

Ffs, could good Jack show up for a change

Wow, is that 2nd sentence really true?

Yesterday, the Dodgers snapped a 7-game losing streak and the Astros snapped a 4-game losing streak. Today, the Tigers will snap a 3-game losing streak.

11-5 Seattle in the 8th. 30 runs against Tigers pitching by Tampa and Seattle in the past 3 games.

Greene cuts the lead in half! 7-4 Seattle.

Boy, switching up the days of Skubal’s and Mize’s starts really worked out well, eh.

Tork with a long sac fly. 4-3.

Skubal is mortal. Damn. 4-1 Mariners.

Parker Meadows strikes out. I think.

MLB app goes to commercial after “strikeout” of McKinstry. Come back to find out call was overturned and McKinstry has singled to tie it. Now the bases are loaded. I was pretty confused for 30 seconds.

Seems like Skubal hasn’t got much run support recently. 1-0 Mariners, Tigers have 2 on 2 out in the 4th.

Not just for MLB players. Kids leaving home and one or both spouses retiring is a big change in the relationship dynamic and I've seen some separations come out of that. My wife and I are empty nesters but still both working - I guess when I retire I'll promise to spend to more time out of her hair on hobbies like banter about trade deadline rumors.

This Global Wettening is starting to be a drag.

Apparently official now.

The game’s on Apple+. The Apple CEO will come running onto a stage beside the field to make the Mize announcement to wild applause from nerds.

I’m a sucker for these clips of players calling their parents or wife after being called up to the majors or making an all-star game. Subsequent to this, Woo went out and no-hit the Yankees for 7 innings.

Lee Elia passed away this week. Remembered for the Wrigley rant. https://ontapsportsnet.com/mlb/remembering-lee-elia-the-cubs-manager-behind-the-most-epic-rant-in-chicago-sports-history

Don Wert!

Here's a trivia question. The '68 Tigers had four All Stars in the ASG in Houston that year. Three are obvious - McLain (3rd pitcher behind starter Luis Tiant despite an 18-2 record at the break), Freehan (starter), Horton (starter). The 4th less so. Who was he? He was a position player and he was the only Tiger to get a hit that game, one of only three the AL got that night. Answer at the 1:09:15 mark.

I thought one of the Tigers broadcasters the other day - I forget whether it was Dickerson or Benedetti - said that Boone had told Hinch that he was debating between Skubal and Fried partly because of Fried's connection to Atlanta.