Tarik Skubal Returns to Detroit 27 Days After Trade, Pitching for Dodgers Against Tigers
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Updated · USA TODAY · Aug 28
Tarik Skubal Returns to Detroit 27 Days After Trade, Pitching for Dodgers Against Tigers
3 articles · Updated · USA TODAY · Aug 28
Summary
27 days after Detroit traded him, Tarik Skubal will start Friday at Comerica Park for the Dodgers against the Tigers in what he says could be the most emotional game of his career.
The Tigers dealt the two-time Cy Young winner on Aug. 1 for three prospects after deciding not to risk losing him in free agency, where he could command a pitching deal approaching $400 million.
Detroit manager A.J. Hinch said the quick return leaves a "pit in your stomach," while expecting a large crowd and a welcoming ovation for a pitcher who won back-to-back Cy Young awards there.
Skubal is 1-2 with a 3.38 ERA in four starts for Los Angeles, which is chasing a third straight World Series title and now brings his former ace back to a Tigers club that has gone 9-12 since the trade.