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Tarik Skubal has won a pair of Cy Young Awards and dominated in the playoffs. Yet no start might be as anticipated as his outing Wednesday, July 29 at Comerica Park against the Baltimore Orioles.
It is possibly – perhaps likely – Skubal's final start as a Detroit Tiger, as the Aug. 3 MLB trade deadline draws closer and the Tigers remain mired in a thick American League playoff race.
And if Skubal keeps up his recent performance, he'll be all the more attractive to suitors - or tempting for the Tigers to hold onto him.
Skubal, who has 999 career strikeouts, has given up just one earned run in 14 ⅓ innings his past two starts, striking out 21 and walking two. Both games were Tigers wins and both answered any question he's still recovering from May elbow surgery.
The Tigers enter Wednesday's game five games out in the middling AL Central, and 3 ½ out of the AL wild card, though they need to pass five teams to get in playoff position. But they can catch the Orioles with a win in this rubber game, and Baltimore has its own pending free agent lefty, Trevor Rogers, who has dominated of late and could slide on the trade block if his club fades further.
USA TODAY Sports will update this game throughout the afternoon:
Starting pitcher: Tarik Skubal
Teams must have their trade details finalized and submitted to the league office by the deadline in order for any acquired players to be eligible for the playoffs. After that, players on 40-man rosters can't be traded.
This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: Tarik Skubal's final Tigers game? Live updates vs Orioles as trade rumors swirl
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It is possibly – perhaps likely – Skubal's final start as a Detroit Tiger, as the Aug. 3 MLB trade deadline draws closer and the Tigers remain mired in a thick American League playoff race.
And if Skubal keeps up his recent performance, he'll be all the more attractive to suitors - or tempting for the Tigers to hold onto him.
Skubal, who has 999 career strikeouts, has given up just one earned run in 14 ⅓ innings his past two starts, striking out 21 and walking two. Both games were Tigers wins and both answered any question he's still recovering from May elbow surgery.
The Tigers enter Wednesday's game five games out in the middling AL Central, and 3 ½ out of the AL wild card, though they need to pass five teams to get in playoff position. But they can catch the Orioles with a win in this rubber game, and Baltimore has its own pending free agent lefty, Trevor Rogers, who has dominated of late and could slide on the trade block if his club fades further.
USA TODAY Sports will update this game throughout the afternoon:
Tigers lineup today
Starting pitcher: Tarik Skubal
- Gleyber Torres (R) 2B
- Kevin McGonigle (L) SS
- Hao-Yu Lee (R) 3B
- Dillon Dingler (R) C
- Riley Greene (L) LF
- Eduardo Valencia (R) DH
- Spencer Torkelson (R) 1B
- Matt Vierling (R) RF
- Javier Báez (R) CF
When is MLB trade deadline?
Teams must have their trade details finalized and submitted to the league office by the deadline in order for any acquired players to be eligible for the playoffs. After that, players on 40-man rosters can't be traded.
- When: Monday, Aug. 3
- Time: 6 p.m. ET
This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: Tarik Skubal's final Tigers game? Live updates vs Orioles as trade rumors swirl
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