Tarik Skubal threw a 99.9 mph fastball past Wyatt Langford for a fourth-inning strikeout, one of his 32 whiffs -- the most by a Tigers pitcher in the pitch-tracking era (since 2008) -- on Friday night.

DETROIT -- Tarik Skubal struck out 12 batters and generated an astonishing 32 swings and misses in a dominant performance that carried the Detroit Tigers to a 2-1 win over the Texas Rangers on Friday night at Comerica Park.

The Detroit Tigers saw their first AL Cy Young winner since 2013 last year when Tarik Skubal became the unanimous choice, and he might just do it again.

Tarik Skubal was the first one on the field and easy to pick out — a lefty wearing a black t-shirt with SKUBAL 29 on the back. He kept throwing the ball to the catcher, taking two or three steps back toward center field after every throw.

Tarik Skubal struck out 12 hitters and had a perfect game through five innings in Friday's 2-1 win over Texas at Comerica Park.

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