DETROIT — Before Gleyber Torres joined the Detroit Tigers this season, he always said the same thing about ace pitcher Tarik Skubal.

“He’s nasty.”

Torres is among the rare few that had some relative success hitting against the reigning American League Cy Young Winner during his time with the New York Yankees.

But Torres knows how capable Skubal is to be a menace for opposing hitters.

“I faced him many times before and I always say the same thing: he’s nasty. I’m glad to play with him,” the second baseman said. “It’s really special the way he pitches, the way he commands everything when he’s on the mound. I feel like he can control everything and how his personality is really good. I’m glad to compete with him.”

That command, control and nastiness were all on display for Skubal as he

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