T he Detroit Tigers and Chicago Cubs, who hold the best records in their respective leagues, squared off in a Friday night matchup with Tarik Skubal on the mound. The Comerica Par

Tarik Skubal strikes out six batters over 7 2/3 innings of work on the mound during his start against the Cubs

When Detroit Tigers left-hander Tarik Skubal takes the mound Saturday against the Kansas City Royals, he'll look to progress one of the most dominant pitching stretches in recent memory. Skubal, whose last start saw him punctuate his first career shutout with a 102.

Detroit Tigers ace Tarik Skubal emerged from the dugout to pitch in a ninth inning for the first time in the majors, triggering a roar and standing ovation from the Comerica Park crowd as men, women and children chanted his name.

Advice from Greg Maddux to Tarik Skubal? "I would encourage not only him, but all the pitchers to always make an honest effort to try to get better."

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.

Tigers ace Tarik Skubal turned in a gem on Sunday and even had ESPN's Jeff Passan making an extremely bold declaration.

Tarik Skubal saw Seiya Suzuki’s fly ball carrying deep to right and thought of Kristian Campbell, the Red Sox rookie whose fly ball to a similar spot cleared the wall for a go-ahead home run in the 11th inning on May 13.