The Tigers' ace struck out 10 batters across seven scoreless innings in another strong outing for the reigning AL Cy Young winner.

The Tigers ace is on track to win the AL Cy Young Award for the second year in a row, as he's once again been one of the most dominant pitchers in baseball. His outing against the Astros further cemented his ace status and brought him into rare air with one other pitcher in MLB history to have such a strong first 25 starts of a season.

Detroit Tigers ace Tarik Skubal became the first pitcher in the MLB to reach 200 strikeouts for the second straight year.

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Brown is prepping for his latest Detroit homecoming. Friends and family will fill the stands. And something about this one feels different.

After some initial audio issues, Hinch, Benetti and former Lions offensive lineman T.J. Lang joked that it was Benetti's fault that, right when Hinch got on the broadcast, the Dolphins scored. And Hinch sarcastically agreed. "I blame Benetti for everything," Hinch said.