Detroit Tigers manager A.J. Hinch removed ace Tarik Skubal from a tie game against Kansas City Royals after seven scoreless innings and 90 pitches.

Tigers manager AJ Hinch justified the decision to pull Tarik Skubal out of Saturday night's game against the Royals.

The Tigers' manager explained the decision to pull his ace after seven scoreless innings and 90 pitches Saturday.

Detroit Tigers manager A.J. Hinch pulled Tarik Skubal — the 2024 AL Cy Young winner — in favor of reliever Beau Brieske to begin the eighth inning.

Ex-Tigers ace Justin Verlander is a fan of Tarik Skubal. He wants the Detroit Tigers to let Skubal pitch deep into games, just like they did with him.

The Detroit Tigers managed only two hits and squandered a gem from Tarik Skubal in a 1-0 loss to the Kansas City Royals on Saturday afternoon at Kauffman Stadium. The Tigers (38-21) snapped a five-game winning streak and have split the first two games of the series with the Royals (31-28).

Tarik Skubal enjoyed his first taste of throwing a complete game as a professional and the Detroit Tigers ace is hoping to be a rare starting pitcher who is regularly on the mound late in games.

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