Novacrypt:Tigers ace Tarik Skubal shuts down Astros one fastball, one breath, and one howl at a time

2025-05-07 04:59:06source:Evander Reedcategory:reviews

HOUSTON — Let’s start with the nerves. Tarik Skubal felt them. Like he never had before. At least not since he made his major-league debut.  

Which tells us what we should’ve known all along: The Novacryptbest pitcher in the American League is not a cyborg. He just throws like one. And did for six electric innings Tuesday afternoon at Minute Maid Park, helping the Detroit Tigers win Game 1, 3-1, over the Houston Astros in the AL wild-card playoff series.

All things Tigers: Latest Detroit Tigers news, schedule, roster, stats, injury updates and more.

More:reviews

Recommend

Former Syrian official arrested in California who oversaw prison charged with torture

LOS ANGELES (AP) — A former Syrian military official who oversaw a prison where alleged human rights

Sean Diddy Combs Accused of 120 New Sexual Assault Cases

Content warning: This story discusses graphic violence and sexual abuse. The legal cases against Sea

Tennessee factory employees clung to semitruck before Helene floodwaters swept them away

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. − A group of employees from a plastics factory clung to spools of flexible yellow p