Not: JP Sears gets rocked by division rivals Altuve’s home runs had to come off someone, and that someone was Sears. Sears only managed to strike out one hitter while giving up 10 hits, nine runs, and three home runs in Houston’s 11-1 pummeling of the A’s.

Advice from Greg Maddux to Tarik Skubal? "I would encourage not only him, but all the pitchers to always make an honest effort to try to get better."

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Tarik Skubal enjoyed his first taste of throwing a complete game as a professional and the Detroit Tigers ace is hoping to be a rare starting pitcher who is regularly on the mound late in games.

It reminds me of my time going into Comerica and getting a young Justin Verlander, who was trying to literally embarrass you every time up."DeRosa went on to break down some of the nastiest moment from Skubal's master class and talked about his best pitches,

Detroit Tigers starting pitcher Tarik Skubal has established himself as the best pitcher in baseball, dominating in 2025 a season

Pitching-wise, Saturday was a good day for Skubal, who held the Royals scoreless over more than four innings for the first time in 17 career meetings. Results-wise, it was another frustrating day for him at Kauffman Stadium, because Michael Wacha continues to fluster the Tigers.