When Tarik Skubal sprinted out of the dugout to start the top of the ninth inning Sunday, the crowd of 37,031 erupted.

The interaction was clearly tongue-in-cheek, but it spotlighted the inevitable negotiations ahead for the Tigers ace.

Detroit Tigers left-handed pitcher Tarik Skubal struck out 13 batters and completed the "Maddux" in a 5-0 win over the Cleveland Guardians on Sunday.

THANKS, PAL: How Jonathan Schoop escaped slump: 'I'm going to hit like (Manny) Machado' Left-handed starter Tarik Skubal fired seven scoreless innings, lowering his ERA to 2.15, and two ...

Advice from Greg Maddux to Tarik Skubal? "I would encourage not only him, but all the pitchers to always make an honest effort to try to get better."

During his milestone performance, Skubal became the first ... to achieve such success was Jacob deGrom on April 23, 2021. Tarik Skubal is the first pitcher in Tigers history to throw a complete ...