The Tigers' ace struck out 10 batters across seven scoreless innings in another strong outing for the reigning AL Cy Young winner.

Detroit Tigers reliever Will Vest watched in admiration as Tigers lefty Tarik Skubal and Astros righty Hunter Brown clashed in a battle of the aces.

The Tigers ace is on track to win the AL Cy Young Award for the second year in a row, as he's once again been one of the most dominant pitchers in baseball. His outing against the Astros further cemented his ace status and brought him into rare air with one other pitcher in MLB history to have such a strong first 25 starts of a season.

Detroit Tigers ace Tarik Skubal became the first pitcher in the MLB to reach 200 strikeouts for the second straight year.

DETROIT — Somewhere in the blur of a white-knuckle pitching duel, Will Vest looked at teammates in the Detroit Tigers bullpen and made a joke. “Actually,” Vest said later, “not really a joke.”

If betting odds are any indication, Detroit Tigers ace Tarik Skubal was well on his way to a second straight Cy Young. Sportsbooks believe a clear gap exists be

Familiar voice Jason Benetti, the Tigers' full-time play-by-play announcer filling in on football for the day, called in a favor to get Hinch in for a quick call about the manager's thoughts on the team rocking Honolulu blue.

Brown is prepping for his latest Detroit homecoming. Friends and family will fill the stands. And something about this one feels different.