This article was originally published on www.si.com/mlb/tigers as Detroit Tigers Ace Tarik Skubal Joins Elite Company Against Guardians . The Detroit Tigers were able to sweep their series against the Cleveland Guardians with their ace on the mound.

Given Skubal's brilliance this season (10-2, 2.02 ERA and a league-best 11.5 strikeouts per nine innings), the announcement was not a surprise.

Tigers' Tarik Skubal Makes MLB History Against Guardians originally appeared on Athlon Sports. Left-handed starting pitcher Tarik Skubal is in his sixth major-league season, having debuted for the Detroit Tigers in 2020.