Tigers ace Tarik Skubal exited during the fourth inning of Friday’s 8-2 loss against the Marlins due to injury.

Skubal, 28, grabbed at his left side after throwing just the 45th pitch of his start, with Detroit manager A.J. Hinch taking him out after a short meeting on the mound.

Detroit announced in the sixth inning that Skubal “exited tonight’s game after experiencing tightness in his left side and is currently under evaluation.” 3

The lefty is set to undergo imaging tomorrow to see how severe the injury is, ESPN’s Jeff Passan reported .

Skubal missed significant portions of the 2022 and ’23 seasons due to a torn flexor tendon. He previously underwent Tommy John surgery in college.

Skubal, who has been next to dominant all season, had a rough start for Detroit, giving up four

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