Two first-place teams heading in different directions.

The Blue Jays are soaring.

The Tigers have turned into puddy tats.

No, they don’t care. They’re still well clear of the second-place Guardians.

The Jays’ Eric Lauer has allowed two runs in each of his past three games, going 1-1 in the span.

The Cats’ Reese Olson has been better, limiting opponents to three runs over his past 20 ¹/₃.

Olson has given up three homers all year, covering 63 innings.

Play $50 on the Tigers.

“Instant karma’s gonna get you. Gonna knock you on the head.” — John Lennon

The Phillies’ Cristopher Sánchez pitched a complete game for us on Monday night.

About 18 hours later, Nick Lodolo pitched a complete-game, four-hit shutout.

Michael Soroka was good (one earned run over 5 ²/₃), but Lodolo made this LoDodo look bad.

The Reds zapped the Nats 5-0.

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