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    Tarik Skubal was lined up for ALDS Game 5

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    The Detroit Tigers can take a quick break from their pitching chaos and return to a traditional approach on the mound for the biggest game of the season.

    Tarik Skubal will start Saturday’s winner-take-all Game 5 of the ALDS series between the Tigers and Cleveland Guardians. Skubal, the only traditional starter the Tigers use regularly, will look to keep his scoreless streak intact for a third straight postseason game.

    Skubal, the odds-on favorite to win the AL Cy Young Award after securing the AL pitching Triple Crown, has continued his dominance in his first two career postseason starts. He has thrown 13 scoreless innings with seven hits allowed, one walk and 14 strikeouts in his two starts, helping the Tigers win both.

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    This is the first winner-take-all game the Tigers have played in the postseason since the 2013 ALDS, where they defeated the Oakland Athletics in Game 5. Justin Verlander was Detroit’s starter for that game 11 years ago and pitched eight scoreless innings with 10, strikeouts.

    The Guardians have not yet named a starting pitcher, but former Tigers starter Matthew Boyd pitched in Game 2 for Cleveland and will have his rest lined up with the potential start. In Game 2, Boyd held the Tigers to zero runs with four hits in 4⅔ innings in his first career postseason start.

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