SEATTLE (AP) — It's only fitting that the last Detroit Tigers starter to match Troy Melton's most recent feat is no longer on the team.
Melton's latest strong outing, which came in an 8-0 victory against the Seattle Mariners on Tuesday night, made it back-to-back starts of seven innings with three or fewer hits allowed. The previous Tigers starter to do that before Melton was Tarik Skubal, who is now employed by the Los Angeles Dodgers.
Melton doesn't have the resume as Skubal, the two-time reigning AL Cy Young Award winner. But since coming off the injured list in late May, Melton has been even better than his former teammate, and again looked like one of baseball's best pitchers Tuesday.
Even after Detroit dealt away Skubal and former No. 1 overall draft pick Casey Mize, Melton said he hasn't felt any added pressure to step up in the starting rotation.
"I'm just trying to get people out," Melton said. "Yeah, obviously (we) lost two pretty good players. So, got to find a way to replace them however we can."
#melton #skubal #Seattle
Melton's latest strong outing, which came in an 8-0 victory against the Seattle Mariners on Tuesday night, made it back-to-back starts of seven innings with three or fewer hits allowed. The previous Tigers starter to do that before Melton was Tarik Skubal, who is now employed by the Los Angeles Dodgers.
Melton doesn't have the resume as Skubal, the two-time reigning AL Cy Young Award winner. But since coming off the injured list in late May, Melton has been even better than his former teammate, and again looked like one of baseball's best pitchers Tuesday.
Even after Detroit dealt away Skubal and former No. 1 overall draft pick Casey Mize, Melton said he hasn't felt any added pressure to step up in the starting rotation.
"I'm just trying to get people out," Melton said. "Yeah, obviously (we) lost two pretty good players. So, got to find a way to replace them however we can."
#melton #skubal #Seattle
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