Tigers can sweep Giants at home with Wed. win
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The Detroit Tigers have been playing an exciting brand of baseball over the last two years, and they owe a huge chunk of it to their superstar ace. Last year's reigning American League unanimous Cy Young winner Tarik Skubal — as impossible as it seems — might just be even better right now than he was during last year's campaign.
Wednesday the Giants (31-24) wrap up their three-game series in Motown against the Tigers (36-20). Landen Roupp is slated to take the mound for San Francisco against Jackson Jobe for Detroit.
As the training staff and on-site medics were attending to the injured grounds crew member, the Giants' broadcast looked to explain to viewers why there was a delay to the start of the inning. The guy suffered a leg injury while raking the infield dirt between innings.
The Detroit Tigers have a real case as the most well-rounded team in the MLB with their blend of ascending young hitting and elite pitching.
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Tarik Skubal enjoyed his first taste of throwing a complete game as a professional and the Detroit Tigers ace is hoping to be a rare starting pitcher who is regularly on the mound late in games.
Tarik Skubal enjoyed his first taste of throwing a complete game as a professional and the Detroit Tigers ace is hoping to be a rare starting pitcher who is regularly on the mound late in games.
Video showed the injured grounds crew member in pain while holding his leg. San Francisco Giants manager Bob Melvin looked pretty concerned, to the point he was among the people surrounding the grounds crew member making sure he was OK as paramedics prepped a cart to get him off the field.
Skubal threw the first shoutout of his career Sunday, striking out 13 batters and going nine innings in only 94 pitches.
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Despite dropping the series in convincing fashion, the Tigers still have one of the best records in baseball, coming into Memorial Day second in Major League Baseball behind the Philadelphia Phillies. The Bengals are four games up on the Guardians and Minnesota Twins for first in the division.
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