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SI:AM | Was That Skubal’s Farewell to Detroit?
DAN GARTLAND
Good morning, I’m Dan Gartland. I can’t believe this is how the Yankees gave up the tying run to the White Sox in the bottom of the 11th inning. (They went on to lose in the 12th.)
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Skubal’s Detroit sendoff
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More than 34,000 fans packed Comerica Park in Detroit yesterday afternoon—the Tigers’ biggest crowd for a mid-week afternoon game this season—and they all came to see one man: Tarik Skubal.
Skubal is undoubtedly the top player available on the trade market as Monday’s deadline looms. The back-to-back Cy Young winner is set to become a free agent at the end of the season and has been the subject of trade rumors since the offseason. But until recently, there was some doubt as to whether the Tigers would actually move their ace before the deadline. After all, Detroit plays in the consistently mediocre AL Central, where even a .500 team is never all that far from the playoff hunt. Now, though, with Detroit’s record sitting at 51–58, it seems more likely that Skubal will be wearing a different uniform by the end of next week. ESPN’s Jeff Passan said on SportsCenter last night that Skubal “will be traded.”
Skubal’s start yesterday afternoon against the Orioles was his last before the deadline. So when he was pulled from the game in the seventh inning after allowing an RBI single, it was an opportunity for the Detroit fans to say goodbye with a standing ovation.
“There’s a lot of stuff going on around me that I have no control [over],” Skubal said. “I try to be pretty present all the time. When the fans get on their feet like that and give you a pretty good ovation, it’s special. It’ll never not be special, and it’s something I’ve always appreciated. Hopefully they feel the same way. Hopefully they feel like I’ve given everything to the team, the city, because I truly have.”CONTINUE DAN’S COLUMN ON SI
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👀 The top five …
… things I saw last night:
5. An excellent finish for FC Cincinnati’s Evander in the MLS All-Star Game.
4. Pete Crow-Armstrong’s go-ahead homer for the Cubs in the top of the 10th inning against the Cardinals.
3. Jordan Walker’s hustle to score the winning run from first base and give the Cardinals the walk-off win.
2. An excellent leaping catch by Dodgers outfielder Teoscar Hernández. He’s generally one of the worst defensive outfielders in the majors, but that one was a beauty.
1. An outrageous bicycle kick goal by Lucas Meek of the Greenville Triumph.
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