The Detroit Tigers secured their fourth win in five games on Thursday night with a 4-3 extra-inning victory over the Minnesota Twins at Target Field. Despite the win, all eyes were on Tarik Skubal , who battled through seven gritty innings and then offered a brutally honest postgame admission about his performance.

With the teams separated by 13 games in the standings following the loss, it wasn’t a high-stakes matchup — but Skubal still delivered a quality start on paper, throwing seven innings and allowing three earned runs on six hits with two walks and three strikeouts. Still, the reigning Cy Young winner was candid afterward about his early struggles and ongoing battle for rhythm and consistency.

Following the Tigers’ 10th win in their last 16 games, Detroit Free Press reporter

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