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- Detroit Tigers are working to retain pitcher Tarik Skubal before the Aug. 3 trade deadline.
- Skubal posted a 2.97 ERA in seven starts after returning from a six-week elbow injury.
- Manager A.J. Hinch said the club has played “Game 7” since May and must ignore trade talk.
- An 8-6 win over Chicago left Detroit 4½ games behind a wild-card spot, 6½ behind the White Sox, with FanGraphs assigning a 16% playoff chance.
