So Skubal was left to battle himself and the elements with rising levels of frustration. The steady rain had abated, but it was still drizzling past Thursday’s 1:10 p.m. start.

Sure, Skubal is just a starting pitcher, albeit one with a 7-2 record, a 1.99 ERA, and a generational 111-9 strikeout-walk ratio. Yet there’s really no way to oversell his contributions to the ...

Detroit Tigers ace Tarik Skubal has allowed just one earned run in his last 30 innings pitched. He has a 32-to-2 strikeout to walk ratio, and a 0.29 ERA to boot ...

Tarik Skubal pitched seven shoutout innings, Parker Meadows hit a three-run homer and the Detroit Tigers beat the Baltimore Orioles 4-1.

His Cy Young season in 2024, Skubal had 6.4 WAR, 228 strikeouts, 18 wins, and a 2.39 ERA, all of which led at least the American League. So far in 2025, Skubal has amassed 3.1 WAR and six wins.

Detroit Tigers manager A.J. Hinch pulled Tarik Skubal — the 2024 AL Cy Young winner — in favor of reliever Beau Brieske to begin the eighth inning.

Skubal, whose last start saw him punctuate his first career shutout with a 102.6 mph fastball, will enter his 12th appearance sporting a 2.49 ERA (157 ERA+) and a 13.14 strikeout-to-walk ratio.

The Tigers months ago tried to lock up the game’s best pitcher, Tarik Skubal, who finished a 13-K, no-walk shutout with a whiff on a 102.6-mph pitch (record starter velocity). But word is, the ...

In 11 starts, Skubal has compiled a 2.49 ERA with a 0.84, 92 strikeouts, and a 5-2 record. Last season, the Tigers ace averaged 96.9 miles per hour on his fastball. This year, Skubal has turned it ...

Detroit Tigers star Tarik Skubal asserted himself as one of Major League Baseball’s best pitchers on Sunday with a dominant performance in a win over the Cleveland Guardians. Skubal completed ...

Skubal’s journey (a ninth-round draft pick in 2018) adds a special “underdog” flavor to his rise that sets him apart, even from Verlander, who was a No. 2 overall pick and highly touted from ...

Skubal’s feat came in a 5-0 win over the Guardians at Detroit’s Comerica Park. To pitch a Maddux — a complete game shutout in under 100 pitches — is a rare enough accomplishment.