Tigers' Tarik Skubal throws 6 scoreless points against Astros in Wild Card Game 1

Skubal got off to an efficient start to the day with a five-pitch 1-2-3 in the first inning, followed by surviving a ground ball on his glove hand in a 1-2-3 second. He stranded Houston's first two base runners in the bottom of the third inning, then struck out the last two batters in the fourth inning and let out his first Skubal Scream™ of the game.

Skubal had another five-pitch inning in the fifth inning and then finished his day with two more strikeouts in the sixth inning. He first got Yordan Alvarez to come into the game with an outside changeup, then got Yainer Diaz to chase a high fastball to initially block Alex Bregman. After one final roar, Skubal left the mound at Minute Maid Park.

The Tigers will now turn to their bullpen, which was MLB's best with a 2.65 ERA to finish the regular season.