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Skubal Faces Bullpen-Led Rangers as Detroit Seeks to End Six-Game Skid

Following Nathan Eovaldi’s late scratch, Texas will deploy a reliever-driven approach tonight as Skubal looks to halt Detroit’s recent slump

Tarik Skubal #29 of the Detroit Tigers throws against the Tampa Bay Rays during the third inning of a baseball game at Tropicana Field on April 22, 2024 in St. Petersburg, Florida.
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Tigers ace Tarik Skubal started the 2025 All-Star Game for the American League.

Overview

  • Detroit has dropped six straight games despite sitting at 59–40 and maintaining an 11-game AL Central cushion
  • Tarik Skubal boasts a 10–3 record with a 2.23 ERA, 153 strikeouts and a major-league-leading 0.83 WHIP
  • The Rangers are 50–49 overall, have gone 6–4 in their last ten games and lead the season series against Detroit 4–1
  • After Eovaldi was scratched with back tightness, reliever Jake Latz (1–0, 3.00 ERA) gets the start in tonight’s bullpen game
  • Sunday’s season finale begins at 7:10 p.m. ET on ESPN with free streaming trials available on FuboTV, DIRECTV and SlingTV