Overview

• Tarik Skubal struck out 12 over seven innings, allowing just two hits and one run in a 2-1 victory over the Texas Rangers.
• Skubal generated 32 whiffs, surpassing Aníbal Sánchez’s previous franchise record of 28 in the pitch-tracking era.
• He retired the first 15 batters in order, carrying a perfect game into the sixth inning before surrendering a single.
• The Tigers improved to 26–13, leading Major League Baseball in wins and extending their winning streak to five games.
• MLB and the Tigers highlighted Skubal’s achievement on social media, recognizing his dominant outing as the season’s best in generating swings and misses.