After a series of struggles against three pretty mediocre Miami Marlins’ starters, the Tigers came out red hot in this one. Tarik Skubal was awesome as usual, and didn’t need the help, but it was certainly good to see the Tigers dish out this level of beatdown after a rough stretch as they torched the Diamondbacks for an fun 13-0 victory.
The first of three in Phoenix was also a homecoming for several of the Tigers. Tarik Skubal and Spencer Torkelson were both born in California, but Skubal’s family lived in Arizona during his school years, while Torkelson famously went to Arizona State and broke Barry Bonds’ home run records.