Detroit Tigers ace Tarik Skubal lifted Detroit to a 3-1 win over the Chicago Cubs on Friday night in a battle of playoff contenders at Comerica Park. The reigning American League Cy Young winner went 7.

Tarik Skubal pitched one-run ball into the eighth inning, and Detroit Tigers beat the Chicago Cubs 3-1 in the opener of a weekend series between two of the majors’ best teams

Tigers' Tarik Skubal Makes MLB History During Cubs Game originally appeared on Athlon Sports. The Detroit Tigers had another dominant outing against one of the best teams in the National League. Now being 19 games above .500, the Tigers have continued to stay hot with a 6.5 game lead in the AL Central, eyeing the No. 1 seed come postseason time.