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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 lost a tough 1-0 contest against the division-rival Kansas City Royals on Saturday, but Tarik Skubal certainly did his part yet again.
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After Kansas City's Michael Wacha and Detroit's Tarik Skubal were locked in a classic pitchers' duel for seven innings, the host Royals managed to break through via Vinnie Pasquantino's RBI single in the eighth for a 1-0 win on Saturday.
The Detroit Tigers must be considered among the best teams in baseball after two months and they’ve hit like a team on a mission.