Overview

• Detroit holds roughly a nine-game AL Central lead, with FanGraphs placing its postseason odds at 99.9%.
• Skubal is 12-4 with a 2.16 ERA and 173 innings across 27 starts, reinforcing his role as the staff ace.
• Rotation concerns intensified after Charlie Morton was shelled by the Mets on Monday, with uneven seasons from Jack Flaherty and Chris Paddack also cited.
• With starters not consistently providing length, bullpen workload has grown, and outside analysis suggests Detroit may lean on bullpen games when Skubal is not pitching.
• The Tigers called up Justyn-Henry Malloy and reliever Chase Lee, with Sawyer Gipson-Long set for activation today, as they jockey with Toronto for the AL’s top seed and face both New York teams this week.