PHOENIX — Detroit Tigers ace and Arizona native Tarik Skubal threw six shutout innings to earn a win in his first career start against the Diamondbacks Friday at Chase Field. Skubal, from Kingman, gave up one hit with no walks en route to a Tigers 13-0 mauling to open a three-game series. For the Diamondbacks (21-24), Ryne Nelson was tagged with a career-high eight earned runs. … [Read more...] about Arizona native, Tigers ace Tarik Skubal dices up Diamondbacks
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Game 45: Tigers 13 vs. Diamondbacks 0
Rick Scuteri-USA TODAY Sports Near Perfection! Just... Not for the fun side Record: 21-24, Pace: 76-86, 117 Games Left, 3rd Place in NL West A game of two teams in a similar position took place tonight. One threw their Opening Day breakout Ace to the mound, while the other had a young guy on the bubble between rotation, bullpen and AAA. One of these decisions was better … [Read more...] about Game 45: Tigers 13 vs. Diamondbacks 0
Diamondbacks Gameday Thread, #45: 5/17 vs. Tigers
Snake-style takes on tiger-style at Chase Field. Been a while since we beat Detroit here... If the lineups don't show here, it's because I forgot to paste them in before I got on a flight to Mexico for the weekend. :) It feels like the Tigers are infrequent visitors to Chase Field, but by the end of this series, they’ll have played here 23 times. Even before we … [Read more...] about Diamondbacks Gameday Thread, #45: 5/17 vs. Tigers
Series Preview #15: Diamondbacks vs Tigers
Photo by Jim McIsaac/Getty Images I can’t write a preview of a series at Chase Field against the Tigers without including this:(the tweet was last June 17th, so it’s not actually “this day in...” On this day in 2001, Tony Womack hit an emotional grand slam that led to a #Dbacks Father's Day win, just three weeks after his own dad had passed. ❤️#ArizonaBorn … [Read more...] about Series Preview #15: Diamondbacks vs Tigers