Bless You Boys · Jul 5, 2023
Tigers 0, Athletics 1: Run support? We don’t need no stinking run support.
Talk about a tremendous return from Tarik Skubal. In his season debut, Skubal truly shined, no-hitting the A’s through four innings, and really looking to be in great shape.
But before I get too carried away in enthusiasm for Skubal, let’s go back to the beginning and see how it all came together.
Skubal had a 1-2-3 start to the day, no shocker there given what I’ve told you about the no-hitter, I suppose. In the bottom of the first Matt Vierling started off with a single against JP Sears, then successfully stole second. The next three batters went down in order, however, leaving the game scoreless. It would stay like that for a while.