Rangers, Tigers and Tarik Skubal
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The Detroit Tigers have been the first in baseball to 30, 40, 50 and 60 wins in 2025. Maybe they should let someone else take the lead for a while?
Insider says Tigers need to act fast as Skubal’s future remains uncertain originally appeared on Athlon Sports.
Tarik Skubal delivered a passionate message following a solid performance on the mound in the Tigers' 2-1 win over the Rangers on Sunday.
After six shutout innings, Skubal took a 1-0 lead into the seventh. A one-out double by Adolis Garcia and a single by Kyle Higashioka put the tying run at third. Skubal then won an eight-pitch battle to strike out Jonah Heim.
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Detroit’s Skubal making a bid for a Cy Young repeat. He’d be the first in AL to do that since 2000
Tarik Skubal has strengthened his case for a second straight AL Cy Young Award. On Sunday night, he struck out 11 batters with no walks in Detroit's 2-1 win over Texas.
Cameron Maybin knows Detroit fans are protective of Tarik Skubal, and he stirred the pot anyway. The former Tigers and Yankees outfielder warned the Tigers that if they don’t lock up the reigning Cy Young Award winner now, he would certainly look perfect in Yankee Stadium wearing pinstripes.
Long story short, almost every batter he faces is overmatched and it shows. Except Corey Seager. For some reason, Seager owns him. The Texas shortstop collected two hits in his first two at-bats Sunday night to move his career ledger to 8-for-11 against Skubal.
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Is Tarik Skubal one of the three best players in baseball? If you asked Jon Heyman, he would say yes. After another stellar outing yesterday against the Texas Rangers, Heyman took to X this morning to heap praise on to the Tigers’ lefty.
The Detroit Tigers will play their 100th game of the season on Sunday night in Arlington, Texas. The Tigers (59-40) and Rangers (50-49) wrap up their three-game series at 7:10 p.m. Eastern time at Globe Life Park. The Tigers have lost six games in a row, their longest skid since 2023.
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