{"id":57316,"date":"2025-05-26T07:09:02","date_gmt":"2025-05-26T06:09:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/?p=57316"},"modified":"2025-05-26T07:09:32","modified_gmt":"2025-05-26T06:09:32","slug":"best-pitcher-in-baseball-detroit-tigers-tarik-skubal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/best-pitcher-in-baseball-detroit-tigers-tarik-skubal\/","title":{"rendered":"The Best Pitcher in Baseball? He\u2019s in Detroit, and His Name Is Tarik Skubal"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Dillon Dingler wasn&rsquo;t sure what he saw. A fist bump or a handshake? Coming off the field after the eighth inning, the rookie catcher scanned the dugout for a signal. He glanced toward the bullpen. Empty. No one warming up. So Dingler put the pieces together, and Detroit Tigers&rsquo; ace Tarik Skubal was going back out.<\/p><figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Tarik Skubal&rsquo;s INCREDIBLE complete game! (Hits 103 in 9th, 13 Ks in Maddux)\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/VUruy1vO1NU?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure><p><em>&ldquo;I was like, &lsquo;Oh, this gonna be special,&rsquo;&rdquo;<\/em> he said. It was. But special alone doesn&rsquo;t quite cover it.<\/p><p>Skubal needed just 94 pitches to complete the first nine-inning shutout of his career on Sunday. He struck out 13, walked no one, and allowed two harmless singles. The Tigers won, 5-0. The Guardians never stood a chance.<\/p><p>It was the kind of performance that doesn&rsquo;t need much help to stand out, not when it comes wrapped in a stat line like this: 9 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 13 K.<\/p><p>The 94-pitch shutout qualifies as a <strong>&ldquo;Maddux.&rdquo;<\/strong> The 13 strikeouts made it something else entirely. According to Sportsradar, Skubal is the only pitcher since pitch count tracking began in 1988 to record a shutout with 13 or more strikeouts in under 100 pitches. And the fastball that ended the ninth and completed the shutout, a <strong>102.6 mph<\/strong> four-seamer to freeze Bo Naylor, was the <strong>fastest pitch of Skubal&rsquo;s career, the fastest any Tigers pitcher has thrown in the Statcast era, and the fastest strikeout pitch by a starter in the pitch-tracking era.<\/strong><\/p><figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">103 TO FINISH IT. ARE YOU KIDDING?!<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TarikSkubal?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'>@TarikSkubal<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Ad787oOIex\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'>pic.twitter.com\/Ad787oOIex<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Detroit Tigers (@tigers) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/tigers\/status\/1926696631350493608?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'>May 25, 2025<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure><p>It was also the fastest ninth-inning pitch by a starter since 2008, surpassing Justin Verlander&rsquo;s 101.3 mph in 2009.<\/p><h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Nobody&rsquo;s Doing It Better Than Tarik Skubal<\/h2><p>Afterward, Tarik Skubal didn&rsquo;t say much. He rarely does. <em>&ldquo;Cool,&rdquo;<\/em> he said when told he did it in 94 pitches. <em>&ldquo;Good,&rdquo;<\/em> when told only 22 of them were balls.<\/p><p>This is what a top-end version of Tarik Skubal looks like, a similar version that won the Triple Crown last season, leading the league in wins, ERA, and strikeouts. The one who&rsquo;s been even better this year. His ERA is 2.49. His velocity is up.<\/p><p><strong>ALSO READ: <a href=\"https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/boos-turned-backs-and-no-fairytale-ending-for-juan-soto-in-bronx-return\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'>Boos, Turned Backs, and No Fairytale Ending for Juan Soto in Bronx Return<\/a><\/strong><\/p><p>Cleveland manager Stephen Vogt didn&rsquo;t hesitate. <em>&ldquo;He&rsquo;s the best pitcher in baseball, and he showed it today,&rdquo;<\/em> he said.<\/p><p>Skubal didn&rsquo;t need a headline-making moment to stake that claim. 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