Tarik Skubal pitches against the Houston Astros. Rick Osentoski-USA TODAY Sports
Tarik Skubal was terrific on Sunday afternoon. Detroit’s young hurler didn’t get the win, but it’s hard to imagine the Tigers pulling off their exciting walk-off squeeze in the 10th without Skubal’s excellent outing keeping them in the game.
In sports the term “making history” is often reserved for milestone achievements, or obviously epic performances. Miguel Cabrera’s 500th home run will be historic, for example, and Spencer Turnbull made history by throwing a no-hitter earlier this year.