"Skubal told the Tigers beat yesterday that he felt "100 percent" one day after bullpen session. "If anything, I probably worked a little bit harder just to make sure that I was good to go," Skubal said of Monday's bullpen session ( via Evan Woodbery of MLive.com). "There was nothing there. It was all good." Skubal added that he fully anticipates making his next start tomorrow."
"He called last week's early exit "one of those weird things" and wasn't sure what had caused the discomfort, but for now, it seems the issue is largely behind him. For a Tigers club that's already lost Reese Olson and Jackson Jobe for the season, Skubal's ostensibly clean bill of health creates an even greater sigh of relief."
"Outside of Skubal, Detroit's rotation has been a mess since the trade deadline. Neither Charlie Morton nor Chris Paddack, the Tigers' two rotation additions ahead of the deadline, has bolstered the staff. Morton sports a woeful 5.92 ERA in eight starts since coming to the Motor City, and Paddack has already been moved to the bullpen after posting a 6.38 ERA in five starts."
Tarik Skubal exited a start with left-side tightness that initially raised concern for an oblique or intercostal strain. Subsequent testing did not reveal a major injury, and several days of rest reduced his discomfort. Skubal reported feeling fully healthy after a bullpen session and expects to make his next start. The Tigers have lost Reese Olson and Jackson Jobe for the season, increasing the importance of Skubal's availability. The rest of Detroit's rotation has struggled since the trade deadline, with Charlie Morton and Chris Paddack failing to stabilize the staff and elevated ERAs across recent starts.
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