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."

When Tarik Skubal sprinted out of the dugout to start the top of the ninth inning Sunday, the crowd of 37,031 erupted.

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.

Detroit Tigers left-hander Tarik Skubal recorded his latest gem on Sunday as part of a 5-0 shutout victory against the Cleveland Guardians ( box score ). Skubal, who carried a no-hitter into the sixth inning, struck out 13 of the 29 batters he faced and made some pitch-tracking era history (meaning since the start of the 2008 season) along the way.

Tarik Skubal allowed just two hits and struck out 13 in his first career complete game shutout, a 5-0 win over the Guardians.

They won the first three games of this four-game series to re-establish contact with the AL Central-leading Tigers. Asking them to beat Cy Young Award winner Tarik Skubal on Sunday morning to complete their first four-game sweep in Motown since 2017 would have been a bit too much.

Detroit Tigers ace Tarik Skubal emerged from the dugout to pitch in a ninth inning for the first time in the majors, triggering a roar and standing ovation from the Comerica Park crowd as men, women and children chanted his name.

Detroit Tigers manager AJ Hinch shares a bold claim about pitcher Tarik Skubal's dominance against the Cleveland Guardians.

The last time Tarik Skubal faced the Guardians, he was the focal point of a party at Progressive Field. Lane Thomas’ grand slam had not only powered Cleveland to a victory in Game 5 of the American League Division Series and a berth in the ALCS,