Kansas City, Mo. — In the span of four days, the Tigers’ top two starting pitchers — Michael Fulmer and Justin Verlander — were matched against pitchers making their major-league debuts.
The Tigers, incredibly, are now 0-2 in those two games.
After the Tyler Danish of the Chicago White Sox shut them out for five innings in a 3-0 win Saturday, Royals left-hander Eric Skoglund, called up from Triple-A Omaha to take injured Danny Duffy’s spot, threw six shutout innings and beat the Tigers 1-0 Tuesday night.
It’s the fifth time the Tigers have been shut out this season, the third time on this three-city trip.