""I'm more focused on winning and putting my team in a position to win. But any time your name gets thrown around with those types of names in Tigers history, it's an honor.""
""The game isn't about striking everybody out. Would I like to do that? One hundred percent. But it's about getting outs however you can get them. That team doesn't strike out a ton, especially recently. I feel like in the last month, their strikeouts are way down. It doesn't matter who's pitching and how good your stuff is that day, you've got to know the lineup. ... If these guys want to get themselves out, by all means, do it.""
Tarik Skubal threw seven scoreless innings in a 5-0 win over the Kansas City Royals, registering his 11th start this season of at least six scoreless innings and surpassing Denny McLain's 1969 Tigers mark. Skubal is 12-4 with a 2.18 ERA and can tie Mickey Lolich's club record of 11 games with 10+ strikeouts if he reaches double-digit strikeouts. Skubal emphasized winning over strikeouts and noted the Royals' lowered strikeout rate. Skubal has not faced the Chicago White Sox this season; he is 7-2 with a 4.24 ERA in ten career starts against them. Opposing left-hander Martin Perez returned from an elbow flexor strain and allowed three earned runs in 21 2/3 innings, including a one-hit, seven-scoreless-inning outing on Aug. 26.
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