Cleveland — Tarik Skubal will have better nights.
The rookie left-hander gave up three long home runs in four innings in the Tigers' 11-3 loss to the Cleveland Indians Saturday night.
It was the Tigers' third straight loss.
Skubal, who limited the Indians to two runs in 5-1/3 innings six days ago, didn’t have the same life on his pitches. His fastball velocity was down from an average of 94 to 93 mph. Also, the spin rates on his secondary pitches were down significantly.
He gave up a two-run home run to Roberto Perez on a 91-mph fastball in the second.