Overview
- Detroit edged Houston 1-0 in 10 innings on Gleyber Torres’ bases-loaded walk, with Tarik Skubal fanning 10 to reach 200 strikeouts and the Astros held scoreless for a third straight game.
- The Tigers opened the set with a 10-0 rout behind Jack Flaherty’s seven scoreless innings and four homers, highlighted by Alex Lange’s first MLB outing since May 2024 after surgery.
- Toronto rebounded in Pittsburgh behind Max Scherzer’s six-inning gem for career win No. 220 and Alejandro Kirk’s three hits with a two-run homer, as an MRI on Vladimir Guerrero Jr.’s hamstring showed no major damage.
- A night earlier, Paul Skenes limited Toronto to two runs over six innings with eight strikeouts in the Pirates’ 5-2 win that capitalized on three Blue Jays errors.
- Elsewhere, Kansas City beat Texas 5-2 with Vinnie Pasquantino homering and Bobby Witt Jr. reaching 100 career home runs, while San Diego topped San Francisco 5-1 behind Nick Pivetta’s 10 strikeouts after the Giants’ prior 4-3 win on three first-inning homers.