Yahoo Sports· 1h ago· 1 min read
Tarik Skubal only needed to face one hitter to accomplish the personal feat he wanted on Wednesday, July 29.
The Detroit Tigers left-handed ace came into the series finale sitting at 999 career strikeouts. In the first at-bat of the game, he got Orioles left fielder Taylor Ward to chase his signature changeup below the zone for his 1,000th career punchout.
The Comerica Park crowd rose to its feet to give the ace a standing ovation. After the Tigers infield went around the horn with the ball after the strikeout, Skubal took off his cap and waved to the crowd in appreciation while the scoreboard flashed his accomplishment.
Skubal became the 17th pitcher in franchise history to reach 1,000 strikeouts and just the fourth lefty to do so. He was the fastest to do it by nearly 100 innings, taking 857 frames to accomplish it compared to 944⅔ innings for Max Scherzer.
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