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The Detroit Tigers return from the All-Star Break with a three-game series against the Texas Rangers, starting on Friday night.

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These three days will be tacked onto the seven days from July 7-13 into a singular scoring period. The short weekend means that teams' fourth and fifth starters coming out of the All-Star break won't get to work until the following week.

Baseball is back, but it’s a tough slate to cover as the markets have been open since yesterday for games where pitchers were announced early. It’s the back-nine for the MLB season, but there are still plenty of edges and angles to dig into.

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