The Detroit Tigers had the best record in baseball at 26-13 as of Friday night after a 2-1 win over the Texas Rangers at Comerica Park in downtown Detroit, an exciting development for fans who haven't witnessed a World Series championship since 1984.

Skubal recorded those 12 strikeouts Friday thanks to an incredible 32 swings and misses. That's 32 swings and misses on 96 total pitches, so exactly one-third of his pitches were whiffs, and only 59 swings.

After a very successful road trip, the Detroit Tigers return home for the first time in almost two weeks to take on the Texas Rangers, beginning a three-game series on Friday night.

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But the tired Tigers return to the Motor City after playing two in Colorado on Thursday. Tarik Skubal has lived up to his lofty expectations, allowing three runs in his past 30 innings. The Rangers’ Patrick Corbin went 33-70 for the Nats the past five years but is 2-1 this year.