Tarik Skubal, Detroit Tigers and Justin Verlander
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Audacy on MSNOne Cy Young to the next: Tarik Skubal trying to follow path of Verlander, and forge his ownVerlander arrived in 2005 and helped lift the Tigers out of an era of losing into one of contention. Skubal is playing the same role now for the best team in the AL.
DETROIT — Over the weekend, Justin Verlander caught wind of Tarik Skubal’s masterclass shutout. He checked the box score, saw the nine innings, the 13 strikeouts, the remarkable pitch count of 94.
Veteran pitchers like former Detroit Tiger Justin Verlander watch teams get more conservative with how they use their ace pitchers during the long 162-game regular season, limiting their impact on the average night.