Remember that one six-word story? “For sale: baby shoes, never worn.”
Yeah, that’s pretty sad, but I have one that’s even worse for you: “Skubal strikes out twelve, Tigers lose.”
Tigers lose, 5-2, and are swept out of New York. Detroit will take an 18-16 record to Progressive Field to face the division-leading Cleveland Guardians; oh boy!
Remember game three of the 2013 American League Championship Series? When Justin Verlander spun eight masterful postseason innings, fresh off of his dominant Divisional Series performance against the Oakland Athletics? (Side note: dear God, the Athletics ARE better than us right now, aren’t they?