We couldn't do anything The enemy commander was troubled, Scubal 14K 100 miles strikeout show DET 21 CLE

Oct 01, 2025

We couldn't do anything The enemy commander was troubled, Scubal 14K 100 miles strikeout show DET 21 CLE
Detroit Tigers Tarik Skubal started Game 1 of the AL Wild Card Series against the Cleveland Guardians at Progressive Field on the 1st (Korea time) and is roaring after striking out all the bottom of the 7th inning. AP Yonhap News



Detroit Tigers ace Tarik Skubal pitched the remaining autumn baseball in history.

Scubal started Game 1 of the AL Wild Card Series (WCS) against the Cleveland Guardians at Progressive Field on the 1st (Korea time) and became a winning pitcher with three hits and one run in seven ⅔ innings with a brilliant pitch that took away 14 strikeouts.

Detroit, which won 2-1 on the 2nd, will advance to the division series where the Seattle Mariners are waiting if they win the second game on the 2nd.




Detroit suffered a season-ending loss to Cleveland, which was once 15.5 games behind in the regular season. Detroit narrowly won the fall baseball ticket by ranking second in the AL Central and third in the wild card in September as it fell to 7 wins and 17 losses, including eight consecutive losses. In this depressed situation, Skubal caught the first game.

We couldn't do anything The enemy commander was troubled, Scubal 14K 100 miles strikeout show DET 21 CLE
Detroit Tigers Tarik Skubal is starting and spraying the ball vigorously in Game 1 of the AL Wild Card Series against the Cleveland Guardians at Progressive Field on the 1st (Korea Standard Time). AFP Yonhap News
Scubal took the mound in fall baseball for the first time in his life last year and started in Game 1 of the WCS against the Houston Astros and won the game by pitching four hits, six strikeouts and no runs in six innings. He recorded his second postseason win in a year. He has a career record of 2-1 with a 2.02 ERA and 34 strikeouts in four postseason games.

The 14 strikeouts are also Detroit's most tie-breaking in a postseason game. In 1972, Joe Coleman struck out 14 in nine innings in Game 3 of the AL Championship Series against the Oakland Athletics, setting a club record in this category.




After the race, Scubal said "The record doesn't matter. Victory is more important to me. There's nothing more important than a win all season"I thought I could finish the game. But it didn't. I don't want to lose myself during the game."

We couldn't do anything The enemy commander was troubled, Scubal 14K 100 miles strikeout show DET 21 CLE
Detroit Tigers Tarik Skubal is interviewing after starting the first game of the AL wild-card series against the Cleveland Guardians at Progressive Field on the 1st (Korea time). AFP Yonhap News
It was Scubal's best pitching during the regular season. In particular, the speed was overwhelming.

Four-seam fastball speeds of 30 throws represented a maximum of 101.0 miles, an average of 99.1 miles and a maximum of 101.2 miles and an average of 98.7 miles. There were 11 balls over 100 miles. Of course, it is the most in an individual game. In particular, he sprayed five 100-mile fastballs in the seventh inning while lightly cooking with three strikeouts. The highest of the day was 101.2 miles in sinker speed when Brian Lokio was struck out swinging after two outs. In other words, he showed his concentration without losing his stamina in the second half of the game.




Of the 28 Cleveland batters, only three were out of the infield.

Cleveland coach Stephen Boat said, `I saw an unbelievable pitch today. Tarik Scubal, it was amazing to strike out 14. We couldn't do anything," he said with a tongue-in-cheek.

The second game between the two teams will be held at the same place at 4 a.m. on the 2nd. Cleveland Tanner Bybee and Detroit will be started by Casey Mize.





This article was translated by Naver AI translator.