The Toronto Blue Jays have a comfortable lead atop the AL East, a year after trading away several established players.

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Jack Flaherty pitched six scoreless innings, Gleyer Torres hit a three-run homer and the Detroit Tigers ended a six-game losing streak with a 10-4 victory over the Toronto Blue Jays.

Gleyber Torres drove in four runs, including a three-run homer, and Jack Flaherty pitched six strong innings as the host Detroit Tigers snapped a six-game losing streak with a 10-4 win over the Toronto Blue Jays on Sunday afternoon.

We start writing these game recaps before the game is over — obviously, we want to get it out as soon as we can — and to try and change the Tigers’ fortunes, I have decided that today’s will be entirely in haiku form. Someone tried this a few years ago and I can’t remember if it worked or not, but I figured it was worth a shot.