

Tarik Skubal

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Skubal allowed five runs on seven hits and one walk while striking out 11 over 6.1 innings, but he did not factor into the decision in Wednesday's 6-5 win over the Red Sox.

Dobbins managed to hold his own in a matchup against Tigers ace Tarik Skubal, but served up nine hits, including a two-run homer to Riley Greene in the sixth inning. The 25-year-old rookie right-hander holds a solid 3.90 ERA through five starts and figures to remain in Boston's rotation with Tanner Houck (forearm) hitting the injured list. He'll likely take the ball on Tuesday against the Mets at Fenway Park.

It was his third double-digit strikeout performance of the season with all of them coming since April 27. He generated 21 swinging strikes, touched triple digits three times with his four-seam fastball and finished with an elite 38 percent CSW. He also issued his first walk since April 20 in this one, snapping a streak of 27 1/3 innings without handing out a free pass.

Bregman continued to haunt the scorned Tigers by taking ace Tarik Skubal deep in the fourth inning for his second round-tripper of the three-game series at Comerica Park. He's been on an absolute heater of late, going deep four times in 13 games since the start of May. The 31-year-old third baseman has looked like an AL MVP candidate in the early stages of his Red Sox debut, hitting .314/.392/.589 with 31 runs scored, 11 homers, 33 RBI and one steal through 44 games.

Skubal has struck out 50 batters in his last 37 innings pitched