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Yes, but their typical Sunday afternoon game has been moved to the evening, with the Tigers playing the Rangers on ESPN's "Sunday Night Baseball" at 7:10 p.m. ET. Date: Sunday, July 20. Time: 7:10 p.m. ET. Location: Globe Life Field, Arlington, Texas.
The AL Cy Young favorite put together a masterful performance to help get the Tigers out of a rut on national TV.
With Tarik Skubal on the mound on Sunday Night Baseball, and the Tigers holding the best record in baseball, the conversation surrounding the AL Cy Young winner somehow turned to Skubal's free agency in a year and a half. Here's what ESPN's Buster Olney had to say during the broadcast:
Our Tigers vs Rangers predictions for Sunday Night Baseball expect Tarik Skubal to keep Texas' bats at bay as Detroit wins by 2+.
Fresh off his spotty outing in the All-Star Game, reigning AL Cy Young Tarik Skubal got back on track and guided the Tigers to a win over the Rangers.
ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — It was naturally a superb start by Tarik Skubal that resulted in a 2-1 Detroit Tigers win over the Texas Rangers on Sunday night that ended a season-worst six-game losing streak for the team with the best record in the major leagues. However, Skubal didn’t get credit for the victory.
Tarik Skubal is just about as consistent as they come. The Detroit Tigers' left-handed pitching superstar, and the reigning Cy Young Award winner in the American League, does something almost every time he takes the mound. Skubal did it again on Sunday Night Baseball against the Rangers, too.
Tarik Skubal met the moment. On a night when the Detroit Tigers hosted their first Sunday Night Baseball game since 2017, the 2024 Cy Young winner fed off the standing-room only crowd at Comerica ...