Cal Raleigh hit his 37th and 38th home runs to move within one of Barry Bonds’ 2001 record for homers before the All-Star break, and the Seattle Mariners beat Detroit 12-3 on Friday night to end Tarik Skubal’s three-month unbeaten streak.

The Detroit Tigers are now all but guaranteed to have their first pitcher starting an All-Star game in over a decade.

DETROIT — The best pitcher in baseball was on the mound pitching at home for the team with the best record in the American League and taking on an emotionally drained group of Mariners that rolled into town at close to 3 a.m. local time after getting excruciatingly swept out of Yankee Stadium.

DETROIT -- The Detroit Tigers are flipping the order of their starting rotation for the final series before the All-Star break. Ace left-hander Tarik Skubal, who would have normally pitched on Saturday, will now start Friday’s series opener against the Seattle Mariners at 7:10 p.m. at Comerica Park.

Detroit Tigers left-handed pitcher Tarik Skubal fired off 13 strikeouts in seven innings and allowed only one hit in a history-making start against the Minnesota Twins.

Our Mariners vs. Tigers predictions expect Detroit to get off to a fast start behind the elite arm of Tarik Skubal as they begin a series with Seattle on Friday, July 11, 2025.