Overview

• Tarik Skubal threw seven shutout innings on 93 pitches, becoming the first Tiger with 11 starts of at least six scoreless innings in a season, surpassing Denny McLain.
• His ERA dropped to 2.18, keeping him at the forefront of the AL Cy Young race with Boston’s Garrett Crochet at 2.40.
• Detroit moved to 80-58 with the American League’s best record and stretched its AL Central lead to 9½ games over Kansas City.
• Jake Rogers sparked the offense with a two-run triple and finished 2-for-4 with two RBIs, with a misplay by center fielder Tyler Tolbert aiding the key hit.
• Trade acquisitions sealed the shutout as Kyle Finnegan posted a scoreless eighth to extend his 14⅓-inning streak without an earned run for Detroit and Rafael Montero handled the ninth.