Detroit Tigers ace Tarik Skubal won’t take the mound as expected Monday. Skubal was reportedly scratched from his start for “precautionary” reasons, per baseball insider Jon Heyman.
Skubal, 29, was set to square off against Boston Red Sox young left Payton Tolle during Monday’s contest. The Tigers have not announced Skubal’s replacement for the start at this time.
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The team has also not revealed the nature of Skubal’s injury.
Skubal is in the midst of yet another dominant season. Through seven starts, he has a 2.70 ERA with 45 strikeouts in 43 1/3 innings. He’s won the American League Cy Young award in each of the past two seasons and was expected to contend for the award again this season.
Skubal, considered one of the best pitchers in the game, is in the final year of his rookie contract with the Tigers, and is expected to be a free agent at the end of the season.
While the Tigers have not confirmed the news, the team did announce Monday’s game time was moved up due to inclement weather. It’s unclear whether the forecast played a role in Skubal being scratched from his start.
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