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Tigers Aim to Keep Skubal Amid Winning Surge

7/22/2026

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  • Detroit Tigers may retain ace Tarik Skubal past the Aug. 3 deadline if they keep winning.
  • Skubal is 6-5 with a 2.83 ERA and struck out nine in seven innings on July 18.
  • The Tigers are 44-52 overall, 25-15 since June 1, and sit 4½ games behind the AL wild-card.
  • FanGraphs gives the Dodgers a 24.8% World Series chance and Detroit a 16.3% division-win chance, with Dodgers able to trade prospects for Skubal.