Detroit Tigers Starting Pitcher Tarik Skubal had another dominating performance this afternoon at home against the Pittsburgh Pirates. He tossed seven innings and surrendered only three hits while punching out eight as the Tigers cruised to an 8-0 victory. Skubal bounced back from his worst outing of the year on May 22 against the Kansas City Royals. He surrendered four earned runs(tied for a season-high) over five innings of work(tied for his fewest innings pitched this season). He was handed his lone loss of the season last week.
Including today’s start, Skubal has surrendered one earned run or fewer in five appearances during the 2024 regular season. Skubal is 7-1 this season with an ERA of 2.01. His seven wins are fourth in the league and his ERA is fifth-best in all of Major League Baseball.
Detroit is 27-27 this season and has played much better as of late winning their last four games. They took three of four against the Toronto Blue Jays and the opening game of their three-game set with the Pittsburgh Pirates. The Detroit Tigers have had a middling offense this season. They are 18th in batting average, 19th in runs scored, and 20th in On Base Percentage. Detroit’s offense is led by Right Fielder Mark Canha and Left Fielder Riley Greene. Canha leads the ballclub in batting average and OBP while Greene leads Detroit in home runs with nine.
