Tigers' Tarik Skubal Sparks MVP, Cy Young Talk With Incredible 3-Game Stretch originally appeared on Athlon Sports. The Detroit Tigers got back on a winning track Thursday night with a 4-1 win over the Orioles in Baltimore that included a masterful performance from ace Tarik Skubal followed by an inning each from Tommy Kahnle and Will Vest.

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

Tarik Skubal joined elite company alongside Clayton Kershaw after his dominant start against the Baltimore Orioles.

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In a recent survey of 135 anonymous players across 21 teams by The Athletic, Skubal’s game received plenty of praise. “He’s nasty for everybody,” one player said of the lefty. “Everything’s really hard, his changeup’s really good. Hard to pick up. Everything’s kind of funky coming out of all of the stuff he does.”

Tarik Skubal Gets Good Cy Young Award News on Tuesday originally appeared on Athlon Sports.