Tigers ace Tarik Skubal avoids injury
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Detroit Tigers ace Tarik Skubal had an exam that showed no structural damage after he felt some tightness on his left side on Friday.
Tarik Skubal gets taken out of the game with tightness in his left side after a pitch in the 4th inning
More details will be revealed in time. Any injury at all is potentially a massive development, given the calendar and Skubal’s importance. There are just over two weeks remaining in the regular season, so even a minimal IL stint at this point runs to the final days of the schedule. Anything longer than that would push into the postseason.
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AL Cy Young frontrunner Tarik Skubal exits game with rib cage discomfort, will undergo imaging
The reigning Cy Young winner and current Cy Young frontrunner exited Friday's game in the fourth inning with tightness in his left side and needs further evaluation, the team announced. ESPN's Jeff Passan later reported Skubal experienced discomfort near his left rib cage and will undergo imaging Saturday to determine the severity of the injury.
Garrett Crochet has been outstanding in his first year in Boston, but he's running out of time to pass Tarik Skubal in the Cy Young race.