COMSTOCK PARK – Detroit Tigers ace Tarik Skubal was pleased with his rehab start for the West Michigan Whitecaps on Sunday, June 7, throwing five scoreless innings while touching 99 mph.
But Skubal danced around the question of when he might pitch next, either for the Tigers or on another rehab start.
"That's a good question that I'm not going to answer," he said at LMCU Ballpark. "There's a plan in place. I need to wake up and feel good tomorrow, and have a good week of work. Then we'll make that decision. But it doesn't really do me any good to tell you guys what I'm pitching next. I need to make sure that I bounce back from this one really well."
Skubal threw 54 pitches, 44 of them strikes. As a two-time American League Cy Young Award winner, Skubal had no problem dominating the Dayton Dragons – the High-A affiliate of the Cincinnati Reds – and creating some weak swings. He recorded six strikeouts and no walks while giving up two hits.
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But Skubal danced around the question of when he might pitch next, either for the Tigers or on another rehab start.
"That's a good question that I'm not going to answer," he said at LMCU Ballpark. "There's a plan in place. I need to wake up and feel good tomorrow, and have a good week of work. Then we'll make that decision. But it doesn't really do me any good to tell you guys what I'm pitching next. I need to make sure that I bounce back from this one really well."
Skubal threw 54 pitches, 44 of them strikes. As a two-time American League Cy Young Award winner, Skubal had no problem dominating the Dayton Dragons – the High-A affiliate of the Cincinnati Reds – and creating some weak swings. He recorded six strikeouts and no walks while giving up two hits.
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