Cleveland – Here’s a little window into the type of human being Tarik Skubal is.
He endured, for many reasons, one of his worst nights of the season Tuesday. Not only did he give up a 2-0 lead in the sixth inning in the Tigers’ 5-2 loss — without a ball leaving the infield — he was visibly shaken when one of his 99-mph sinkers darted in and hit Guardians’ designated hitter David Fry in the face.
Skubal immediately threw his glove and hat to the ground and looked on intensely as Fry was carted off the field and sent immediately to nearby Lutheran Medical Center.
Still, after the game, Skubal found a way to get to the hospital — he hitched a ride with Guardians manager Stephen Vogt — to check in on Fry.
“I was able to get in and see him and apologize,” Skubal said. “Obviously, it was