What a ride the season has been for the Toronto Blue Jays. They were a bottom-third team through just about two months. For real. I looked back and on May 26, I had the Blue Jays ranked 22nd. And now they'll head to August at No. 1.

Despite Skubal tossing six scoreless innings, the Blue Jays got to the Tigers’ bullpen, scoring six runs in the final two innings, including a four-run ninth that featured three home runs by the visitors, leading to another 6-1 defeat.

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The Toronto Blue Jays have been one of baseball's hottest teams for a while now and are in a perfect spot to buy at this year's trade deadline.

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