Yahoo Sports· 1h ago· 1 min read
Detroit Tigers ace Tarik Skubal will make his start as scheduled in the series finale against the Baltimore Orioles on Wednesday, July 29.
Skubal confirmed in the clubhouse on Tuesday that he would pitch, shortly after manager A.J. Hinch said so. It is Skubal's final scheduled start ahead of the Aug. 3 MLB trade deadline, leading to speculation that the start could be skipped if he were to be moved.
Skubal, the reigning two-time American League Cy Young winner, is the biggest potential domino heading into the deadline given his immense talent and expiring contract at the end of the 2026 season. The Tigers, at 50-57, sit 4½ games out of the final AL wild-card spot with five games left before the deadline.
"We are trying to win a series so that puts us in a better position to be a playoff team," Hinch said. "The information I have is to win the series. We have to win tonight in order…
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