Detroit Tigers manager A.J. Hinch wasn’t quite ready to call left-hander Tarik Skubal the team’s ace before Sunday afternoon’s series finale against the Baltimore Orioles.
After the third-year starter’s dominance at Comerica Park, though — 11 strikeouts in a 5-0 win over the Orioles on Sunday — he might have to reconsider that.
Skubal was backed by a trio of early runs, but he needed just the first one — a Miguel Cabrera homer in the second — as he held Baltimore scoreless over six innings, with three hits allowed on 100 pitches (69 strikes).