After a less-than-stellar trip to Houston, the Tigers home and had an off day to sit there and think about what they've done, mister. But, since the sport rolls on, the American Central-leading Chicago White Sox came to town (and yes, that looks weird to me too) for the opener of a three-game weekend series on a windy Friday night which promised to make fly ***** an adventure. After the lead changed hands a couple of times, a well-timed, well-placed, 2-run blooper was the difference in a 4-3 Tigers win.
Tarik Skubal made his second start since coming off the Injured List; his first one wasn't great, but there must have been some rust that he had to shake off. When healthy this year he's usually been the same ol' Cy Skubal, with an ERA of 2.81 (154 ERA+), a WHIP of 0.979, and seven walks given-out in 48 innings coming into tonight's game.
Brandon Eisert was an opener for Erick Fedde; Eisert's in his second full season in the major leagues, after spending a bit of time with the Blue Jays in 2024. He's opened a few times this year, so this wasn't anything new for him. Fedde was drafted by the Nationals and spent several ho-hum years there; he then went to South Korea in 2023 and had an ERA of 2.00 with a 20-6 record. He came back to North America after that season and hasn't been able to duplicate the success he had in Korea; maybe he can't find any good ***** chae here.
Randal Grichuk, who is only in the major leagues because he hits lefties, hit a lefty: a solo home run in the top of the first put Chicago up 1-0.
Matt Vierling got that run back and added one with a two-run home run after a Dillon Dingler single, putting the Tigers up 2-1 in the bottom of the first.
Tarik Skubal made his second start since coming off the Injured List; his first one wasn't great, but there must have been some rust that he had to shake off. When healthy this year he's usually been the same ol' Cy Skubal, with an ERA of 2.81 (154 ERA+), a WHIP of 0.979, and seven walks given-out in 48 innings coming into tonight's game.
Brandon Eisert was an opener for Erick Fedde; Eisert's in his second full season in the major leagues, after spending a bit of time with the Blue Jays in 2024. He's opened a few times this year, so this wasn't anything new for him. Fedde was drafted by the Nationals and spent several ho-hum years there; he then went to South Korea in 2023 and had an ERA of 2.00 with a 20-6 record. He came back to North America after that season and hasn't been able to duplicate the success he had in Korea; maybe he can't find any good ***** chae here.
Randal Grichuk, who is only in the major leagues because he hits lefties, hit a lefty: a solo home run in the top of the first put Chicago up 1-0.
Matt Vierling got that run back and added one with a two-run home run after a Dillon Dingler single, putting the Tigers up 2-1 in the bottom of the first.
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