The Detroit Tigers had some bonus baseball Monday afternoon as they welcomed the San Francisco Giants to town for a single game to make up for a rainout back in April.
The Tigers rode a dominant performance from Tarik Skubal and after jumping out to an early lead, held on for a 5-1 victory to improve to 46-54 on the season.
Skubal (1-1, 3.71 ERA) had a stellar start, pitching five scoreless innings, the most he's thrown since returning from the injured list in early July after recovering from flexor tendon surgery. He gave up no runs, just two hits and struck out nine batters before handing off the ball to the bullpen.