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Detroit Tiger Star Taik Skubal showed off the baseball world on Sunday, why he was one of the best pitchers in the game, with a high performance against the Minnesota Twins.
Skubal entered seven innings and struck out 13 batsmen, Detroit won the game 1-0 with only 1 hit. The dominant American League Cy Young Award winner also made franchise history.
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Detroit Tigers starter Tarik Skubal, #29, ranked first in the fourth inning against the Minnesota Twins in the baseball game in Detroit on Sunday, June 29, 2025. (AP Photo/Jose Juarez)
He became the first tiger pitcher to hit 13 batsmen in a game without allowing a single blow. Go to MLB.com. This is his 10th consecutive successful decision.
“I thank the fan base or the people watching me play for the expectations,” Scobar said. Detroit News. “But I just want to win.
James Wood of the Nationals since Barry Bonds
Detroit Tigers starter Tarik Skubal, receiver Dillon Dingler of #29 and #13, admitted to each other after the seventh inning of baseball against the Minnesota Twins in Detroit on Sunday, June 29, 2025. (AP Photo/Jose Juarez)
“I don’t think I had the same expectations two or three years ago, and neither did our team. I hope the fans expect my best because that’s what I expected. We want the same thing. They want to win, I want to win.”
Skubal lowered his era to 2.15 with victory. He led the Grand Slam with 138 strikeouts. Boston Red Socks Pitcher Garrett Crochet is second, 135 years old. Skubal is in the best position to win his second Al Cy Young award in his career.
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Detroit Tigers starting pitcher Tarik Skubal, #29, reacted after the final inning of the seventh inning of the baseball game against the Minnesota Twins in Detroit on Sunday, June 29, 2025. (AP Photo/Jose Juarez)
Riley Greene and Kerry Carpenter run alone for the Tigers, respectively. Carpenter added another RBI to his Stat series.
Detroit is 53-22 this season Minnesota falls to 40-44.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
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