Overview

• Skubal left in the fourth inning in Miami with tightness in his left side after appearing to grab under his left arm.
• He allowed four runs on four hits with two strikeouts and no walks in 3 1/3 innings.
• He threw 45 pitches, his briefest start since September 2021, and it was the first time since June 19, 2024 that he allowed more runs than innings.
• Manager A.J. Hinch and assistant trainer Kelly Rhoades visited the mound before he was replaced by right-hander Rafael Montero.
• Detroit began further evaluations as Skubal, 13-4 with a 2.10 ERA and 0.86 WHIP entering the game, carries a past flexor tendon surgery in 2022 and missed time in 2023.