The finale and rubber game of a three-game weekend series in Miami against the Marlins saw the Detroit Tigers play some shoddy defence, a starter suddenly fell apart, home runs were surrendered, and the Marlins won the series by taking the game 8-6.
Tarik Skubal took the mound for the Tigers today, looking to build on his last start: a solid, five-inning, no-run, nine-strikeout game against the Giants. He’s been gradually going deeper into games after coming back from injury, with outings of 57, 63, 64 and 82 pitches. Things would be going along great for him today until they really, really weren’t.