Despite their recent unsuccessful seasons, the Detroit Tigers have had some pretty good pitchers in their history. Those include Justin Verlander, Max Scherzer, David Price and, going farther back, Jack Morris, Mickey Lolich and Denny McLain.
But no pitcher in team history in the first six starts of a season has done what Tigers left-hander Tarik Skubal has to begin the 2024 campaign: tallying at least 40 strikeouts and less than nine walks. He has struck out 41 and walked six in 36 2/3 innings to go along with a 4-0 record, 1.72 ERA and 0.74 WHIP.
And if you add Skubal’s totals from the end of last season, when he was the AL Pitcher of the Month for September, you get an 8-0 record with a 1.35 ERA, 84 strikeouts and 10 walks in 66 2/3 innings.