DETROIT — Tarik Skubal allowed two hits in seven scoreless innings and the Detroit Tigers took another step toward an improbable postseason appearance with a 2-1 victory over the Tampa Bay Rays on Tuesday.
Skubal (18-4), a leading candidate to win the AL Cy Young award, struck out seven batters while walking only one on a day the weather didn’t cooperate. He is 6-0 with a 1.94 ERA in his last nine starts.
“I have the best seat in the house to watch the best pitcher in the league,” Tigers manager A.J. Hinch said. “He was incredible on a tough day to pitch. We changed the time from a night game to an afternoon game, then ended up sitting out an hour delay, but he dominated.”…