DAYTON, Ohio – Tarik Skubal is back on the mound.
The Detroit Tigers starting pitcher had a sharp return in a rehab start for the West Michigan Whitecaps on Saturday, throwing two scoreless innings what turned into a 12-5 loss to the Dayton Dragons.
Skubal injured his left forearm 10 months ago. He needed just 12 pitches to get through two innings and saw his fastball reach up to 96 miles per hour while striking out Cincinnati Reds prospect Austin Hendrick on three pitches before getting Mat Nelson to ground into an inning-ending double play in the second.