Tarik Skubal gave the Tigers a huge scare in his most recent start. The Cleveland Guardians are now giving Detroit a big scare, and the Tigers need their ace to deliver.

Skubal departed his start against the Miami Marlins on Friday after 3 1/3 innings when he experienced tightness in his left side.

An MRI eased concerns over Skubal's condition, and a bullpen session on Monday convinced the Tigers and their ace that he was good to go for the finale of a three-game series against the visiting Guardians on Thursday afternoon.

"Everything felt good," Skubal said of the bullpen session. "Just one of those weird things. I don't really know how to explain it. But the bullpen went well, the scans came back good, so it's on to the next one."

Skubal (13-5, 2.26 ERA) wanted to make sure he could

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