Baseball’s premier pitcher all season and a lock to win the American League Cy Young Award, Skubal will take the mound for Detroit on Saturday in the winner-take-all finale of a seesaw series.
Sometimes, 11 pitches are all you need to beat the world. That’s all TarikSkubal needed, at least, a few months ago at Comerica Park. Five to Brewers leadoff hitter Joey Ortiz. Strikeout looking.