Tarik Skubal threw 6 scoreless innings (helped by a Matt Vierling web gem) but Tigers hitters mustered two hits in a 6-1 loss.

The Tigers remain atop the American League Central, 7.5 games ahead of the Cleveland Guardians. The Blue Jays are five games up on the New York Yankees for first in the AL East.

Is this season fun or what? Even with a loss on Sunday, the Blue Jays made a huge statement by taking three out of four from the Tigers. Max Scherzer made one mistake to take the loss Sunday, but he mostly looked dominant while striking out 11 batters on his 41st birthday.

Addison Barger grounded out to first on the next pitch, and the threat was extinguished.

Right-hander Reese Olson was cruising until giving up five runs in the sixth inning of an 11-4 loss to the Toronto Blue Jays.

Blue Jays starter Kevin Gausman put on a vintage performance on Saturday to outdoes Tarik Skubal and the Tigers.

And there it was. That spark. That ignitor. That one big, scoreboard-changing swing that might lift the Tigers’ offense out of this recent morass.

The Blue Jays crushed the Tigers, the Mariners dinger their way to victory, a knuckleball sighting and more from Thursday's MLB action.