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The Detroit Tigers don't look that hot right now, but they have ace on the mound to start the next series.
After throwing two of the three games to the Minnesota Twins, the Tigers started on Friday to Sunday with the Los Angeles Angels three-game home series. The first game of the series will feature Cy Young's favorite Tarik Skubal as he hopes to push the Tigers to a series win.
Skubal led all pitchers in FWAR (5.7), second in strikeouts (182) and ERA (2.18), entering Thursday's game. He proposed another quality start on his last outing, and he made seven innings and 10 innings in seven innings in Saturday, August 2, in the Tigers’ 7-5 win over the Philadelphia Phillies.
However, his performance has been one of the few highlights for the Tigers over the past week.
The team was 2-4 in August, with a six-game lead at AL Central Flats since June 5. Deadlines like Chris Paddack and Rafael Montero have not been put into a move to turn the team’s fate, although Charlie Morton effectively pitched in his Tigers debut (losed 2-0 against Phillies on Sunday.
The Tigers' six-game lead in second-place Cleveland Guardians remains the biggest division lead in baseball, and now they face an Angels team with five games below .500 and are currently fourth in the AL West.
Here's what you need to know about Tigers' upcoming series for Halos:
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Are the tiger playing today?
The Tigers took a day off Thursday and then played a three-game series against the Angels at Comerica Park on Friday. But you can watch four of the Tigers’ top five prospects on Thursday’s Fanduel Sports Network Detroit TV Tigers’ Double-A League Erie Sea Wolves TV.
Tiger scheduled this week
Friday: 7:10 ET. vs Los Angeles Angels.
Saturday: 6:10 pm vs LA Angels.
Sunday: 1:40 pm vs LA Angels.
Tiger Game Friday Night with Angels
Friday's Tigers match against the Angels is 7:10 pm ET planned for the first match. All three games of the weekend series will be broadcast locally on the Fanduel Sports Network in Detroit.
date: Friday, August 8.
First pitch: 7:10 ET.
channel: Fanduel Sports Network Detroit.
flow: Fanduel TV+, Fubo (free trial).
radio: WXYT-FM 97.1.
Tiger Games on Friday can be streamed on the Fanduel TV app or Fubo, which carries Fanduel Sports Network Network Detroit.
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Tiger and Angels' pitching showdown
Both Tigers and Angels will feature lefties in this series, but they just missed the match with another match.
Friday: Tiger LHP Tarik Skubal vs Angels RHP Kyle Hendricks.
Saturday: Tigers RHP Charlie Morton vs Angels LHP Yusei Kikuchi.
Sunday: Tiger RHP Casey Mize vs Angels TBD.
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