Special to Detroit Free Press
Tarik Skubal had an impossible act to follow.
“I don’t know if I was trying to one-up,” the Detroit Tigers’ rookie left-hander said. “It would be really hard to one-up a no-hitter.”
Skubal was the next man up in the rotation, after Spencer Turnbull no-hit the Seattle Mariners on Tuesday. Skubal lasted five innings but found a way to make it a “really special” night.
Playing in front of approximately 50 friends and ex-college teammates, Skubal struck out a career-high nine batters and collected his first win this season.