Tarik Skubal gave up two hits and matched a career high with 13 strikeouts in his first complete game, Zach McKinstry had a two-run homer in a five-run fourth inning and Detroit beat Cleveland 5-0 Sunday to avoid a four-game sweep.

Detroit Tigers ace Tarik Skubal pitched his first complete game shutout on Sunday in what manager A.J. Hinch called a "reset" game vs the Guardians.

The 5-0 victory ended the Tigers longest losing streak of the season at three games. Needing a win, the Tigers were in good shape on Sunday. Tarik Skubal came out and established a new tone compared to the first three games of the series.

It felt like the Tigers were waiting around to die Saturday night. Finally, in the 10th inning, the Guardians obliged them.

They won the first three games of this four-game series to re-establish contact with the AL Central-leading Tigers. Asking them to beat Cy Young Award winner Tarik Skubal on Sunday morning to complete their first four-game sweep in Motown since 2017 would have been a bit too much.

The Guardians will go for the sweep tomorrow at 11:35 AM ET. It will be Logan Allen vs Tigers Ace Tarik Skubal!

It remains to be seen if the Tigers can get over their offensive doldrums in this series finale, but our MLB betting picks believe Tarik Skubal will help Detroit at least be competitive as this one remains low-scoring throughout.

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“He just came right after us,” Stephen Vogt said after the game, according to an article from MLB.com. “It's an 11:35 game, he's throwing 97-99. He's the best. He's the best pitcher in baseball, and he showed it today.”