(CBS DETROIT) — Detroit Tigers pitcher Tarik Skubal has secured the American League pitching Triple Crown, leading the AL in wins, strikeouts and ERA.
Skubal is the first AL pitching Triple Crown winner since Cleveland’s Shane Bieber during the pandemic-shortened 2020 season, and the first in a full season since Justin Verlander in 2011. Verlander pitched for the tigers that year.
The Tigers’ ace had 18 wins, 228 strikeouts and a 2.39 ERA during the regular season…