The Tigers welcome backed Tarik Skubal to their starting rotation on Tuesday and the 26-year-old left-hander didn’t disappoint as he threw four scoreless (and hitless) innings against the Athletics.
Skubal, who had flexor tendon surgery last August, struck out six of the first 10 A’s batters that he faced in his season debut.
The Tigers ended up losing the game, 1–0, but Skubal’s dominant performance in his return to the mound should have the team and its fans excited about the future.
Skubal’s best strikeout of the game came when he made Oakland’s Nick Allen look really silly after trying to check his swing:
Tarik Skubal, 98mph Bohemian Rhaspody Sword. ⚔️⚰️💀🪦 pic.twitter.com/4pA4E1DY5y
— Rob Friedman (@PitchingNinja) July 4, 2023
MLB fans had jokes:
Made his soul leave his body 😂 https://t.co/ZR8578KKSl
— The Squeeze Pod (@ThatBaseballPod) July 5, 2023
Man’s soul left his body https://t.co/eJCRwju6EA
— Jake Vigna (@JakeVigna) July 5, 2023
Lmao this man died mid at bat https://t.co/HebKPidKWQ
— TheRandomDiscourse (@RandomDiscourse) July 5, 2023
That’s one of the most brutal swing and misses I’ve ever seen https://t.co/R0Gl1cGMjK
— will fourth thrill (@willforthrill) July 5, 2023
I started singing "mama, just killed a man" while watching this, and then had to explain the whole bit to my wife. https://t.co/3GywhrLYW7
— tiny sad fireworks (@EffffBrandon) July 5, 2023
HELP! Please help!!! https://t.co/4SghMSBMmc
— Knowshona the Cat (@jmeowly) July 4, 2023
https://t.co/5nMxBB0tLF pic.twitter.com/ooA4Nmn8la
— Derek Wagner (@djwagss) July 4, 2023
Ruh-roh Raggy. Skuby-Doo is back https://t.co/S1UW1G3opg
— The Claude Giroux of Fantasy ⚾️ (@PaddyKen32) July 5, 2023
