The Los Angeles Dodgers began their weekend series with the Detroit Tigers on Friday evening, and one piece of news that did not get lost in headlines was former Tigers starter (and 2X Cy Young Award winner) Tarik Skubal making his return to Comerica Park for the first time as a non-member of Detroit.
As Skubal usually does, he turned in a very quality outing. Detroit did not boo Skubal, but instead gave him a video board homage, thanking him for his time in a Tigers uniform.
The Dodgers won the series opener 2-1, as Skubal got a no-decision but pitched six strong innings, allowing just one earned run.
Let’s get into some reactions across the league on his performance.
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Here was Tarik Skubal’s final pitching line: 83 pitches, 6.0 innings pitched, 1 ER, 7 K’s, 4 hits allowed, 0 BB.
6 IP 1 ER 7 K 4 H 0 BB 83 Pitches
Here’s what people are saying about the Skubal performance + the Dodgers’ much-needed win after being swept last series:
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Tarik Skubal seems to be finding his footing nicely with the Los Angeles Dodgers over the last few starts, and he’s back to his dominant self.
Over 30 innings with the Dodgers, Tarik Skubal has an ERA of 3.00 with 37 strikeouts and a WHIP of 1.03.
His overall ERA on the campaign is 2.84 across 126.2 IP with 153 strikeouts (0.94 WHIP).
The Dodgers are pushing to keep one of the top-2 seeds in the NL, and Tarik Skubal may be the difference between getting a bye and having to play in the Wild Card round.
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