Tarik Skubal returns to Detroit for Dodgers-Tigers series
Yahoo Sports • 1 min read • Latest: Aug 28, 2026, 1:00 PM
Last updated Aug 28, 2026
Tarik Skubal takes the mound for the Los Angeles Dodgers in Detroit as the team faces the Tigers. Skubal, a two-time Cy Young award winner, has a complex history with the Tigers, where he developed from a ninth-round draft pick into a top pitcher. His final season with the Tigers clouded by recent memories complicates this return. The matchup highlights his growth after surgery and a dominant performance stretch from mid-2023 through 2025.
- •Skubal is facing his former team, the Tigers, in Detroit.
- •He was a ninth-round draft pick who became a top pitcher.
- •Skubal's previous season with the Tigers ended under difficult circumstances.
- •His recent performance has solidified his status among elite pitchers.
- •The Dodgers and Tigers are engaged in a weekend series.
- 1:00 PMYahoo Sports — Tarik Skubal returns to Detroit with emotions still mixed
"Skubal deserves to be shown a lot of love tonight when he takes the mound. Then we hope he gets shelled.
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