Seth Lugo or Tarik Skubal
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| Tarik Skubal SP - DET | Seth Lugo SP - KC | |
| 2026 Stats | ||
| Games Played | 7 | 14 |
| Games Started | 7 | 14 |
| Innings Pitched | 43.1 | 79.1 |
| Wins | 3 | 2 |
| Losses | 2 | 4 |
| Saves | 0 | 0 |
| Blown Saves | 0 | 0 |
| Holds | 0 | 0 |
| Hits Allowed | 35 | 81 |
| Earned Runs | 13 | 34 |
| Home Runs Allowed | 2 | 7 |
| Strikeouts | 45 | 66 |
| Walks | 6 | 25 |
| ERA | 2.70 | 3.86 |
| WHIP | 0.95 | 1.34 |
| Tarik Skubal SP - DET | Seth Lugo SP - KC | |
| 2026 Projections | ||
| Games Played | 31 | 27 |
| Games Started | 31 | 27 |
| Innings Pitched | 191.2 | 158.4 |
| Wins | 14 | 9 |
| Losses | 7 | 9 |
| Saves | 0 | 0 |
| Blown Saves | 0 | 0 |
| Holds | 0 | 0 |
| Hits Allowed | 146 | 156 |
| Earned Runs | 55 | 75 |
| Home Runs Allowed | 18 | 23 |
| Strikeouts | 230 | 134 |
| Walks | 39 | 51 |
| ERA | 2.60 | 4.27 |
| WHIP | 0.97 | 1.31 |
| Tarik Skubal SP - DET | Seth Lugo SP - KC | |
| News | ||
| Tarik Skubal is scheduled to throw a bullpen session on Wednesday. Ari Koslow Tue, Jun 9th | Seth Lugo allowed one earned run on three hits and one walk while striking out two over 3.1 innings in Wednesday's loss to the Rangers before being pulled early. Chase Davis Thu, Jun 11th | |
| Tarik Skubal tossed 54 pitches over five scoreless innings in a rehab start on Sunday. Ari Koslow Sun, Jun 7th | Seth Lugo allowed five earned runs on six hits and one walk while striking out four over five innings in Thursday's win over the Twins. Chase Davis Fri, Jun 5th | |
| Tarik Skubal will begin a rehab assignment on Sunday at High-A West Michigan. Ari Koslow Fri, Jun 5th | Seth Lugo allowed one earned run on six hits and no walks while striking out six over six innings in Saturday's loss to the Rangers. Chase Davis Sun, May 31st | |
| Tarik Skubal reportedly could make a rehab start on Saturday for Triple-A Toledo. Ari Koslow Mon, Jun 1st | Seth Lugo allowed three earned runs on six hits and two walks while striking out three over 6.1 innings in Sunday's win over the Mariners. Chase Davis Mon, May 25th | |
| Tigers manager A.J. Hinch said Tarik Skubal will throw his next sim game on Monday at Tropicana Field. Ari Koslow Thu, May 28th | Seth Lugo allowed two earned runs on five hits and two walks while striking out five over six innings in Monday's loss to the Red Sox. Chase Davis Tue, May 19th | |
| Notes | ||
| Tarik Skubal dominated in 2025, posting ace-level ratios while maintaining elite strikeout and walk rates across a full workload (195 IP). His 2026 projections remain optimistic, forecasting another sub-3 ERA with a strong WHIP and strikeout volume. The sustainability is supported by stable velocity, plus command, and one of the league's best swinging-strike profiles. Skubal enters 2026 as a true fantasy ace and a reliable anchor for managers prioritizing pitching early. Kelly Kirby - FantasyPros | ||
| Do you prefer Randy Johnson or Greg Maddux? Roger Clemens or Pedro Martinez? The Skubal vs. Skenes debate will hopefully rage on for years. Anthony Gambale - Roto Street Journal | ||
| Tarik Skubal SP - DET | Seth Lugo SP - KC | |||||
| Date | Opp | Opp Pitcher | VBR | Opp | Opp Pitcher | VBR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fri, Mar 27th | @ SD | Michael King (4-5) | #41 | @ ATL | Chris Sale (8-5) | #5 |
| Sat, Mar 28th | @ SD | Randy Vasquez (5-4) | #210 | @ ATL | Reynaldo Lopez (3-1) | #121 |
| Sun, Mar 29th |   |   |   | @ ATL | Grant Holmes (4-2) | #131 |
| Mon, Mar 30th | @ ARI | Michael Soroka (8-3) | #58 | vs MIN | Simeon Woods Richardson (0-7) | #211 |
| Wed, Apr 1st | @ ARI | Zac Gallen (3-5) | #82 | vs MIN | Joe Ryan (4-3) | #17 |
| Thu, Apr 2nd |   |   |   | vs MIN | Taj Bradley (5-3) | #71 |
| Sat, Apr 4th | vs STL | Dustin May (4-6) | #66 | vs MIL | Logan Henderson (2-1) | #70 |
| Sun, Apr 5th | vs STL | Kyle Leahy (5-3) | #141 | vs MIL | Kyle Harrison (7-1) | #54 |
| Mon, Apr 6th | @ MIN | Joe Ryan (4-3) | #17 | @ CLE | Tanner Bibee (1-7) | #43 |
| Tue, Apr 7th | @ MIN | Taj Bradley (5-3) | #71 | @ CLE | Gavin Williams (9-3) | #29 |
| Wed, Apr 8th | @ MIN | Bailey Ober (6-3) | #107 | @ CLE | Joey Cantillo (4-3) | #114 |
| Thu, Apr 9th | @ MIN | Mick Abel (1-2) | #166 | vs CWS | Anthony Kay (5-1) | #198 |
| Fri, Apr 10th | vs MIA | Chris Paddack (0-7) | #315 | vs CWS | Davis Martin (9-2) | #80 |
| Sat, Apr 11th | vs MIA | Janson Junk (3-5) | #124 | vs CWS | Erick Fedde (1-5) | #379 |
| Sun, Apr 12th | vs MIA | Sandy Alcantara (5-4) | #62 | vs CWS | Grant Taylor (2-0) | #52 |
| Tue, Apr 14th | vs KC | Cole Ragans (1-4) | #44 | @ DET | Framber Valdez (3-5) | #26 |
| Wed, Apr 15th | vs KC | Seth Lugo (2-4) | #109 | @ DET | Jack Flaherty (1-7) | #64 |
| Thu, Apr 16th | vs KC | Kris Bubic (3-2) | #68 | @ DET | Keider Montero (2-4) | #188 |
| Fri, Apr 17th | @ BOS | Ranger Suarez (2-3) | #24 | @ NYY | Cam Schlittler (7-3) | #35 |
| Sat, Apr 18th | @ BOS | Brayan Bello (2-6) | #171 | @ NYY | Will Warren (7-1) | #67 |
| Sun, Apr 19th | @ BOS | Garrett Crochet (3-3) | #18 | @ NYY | Ryan Weathers (2-4) | #81 |
| Mon, Apr 20th | @ BOS | Sonny Gray (7-1) | #33 | vs BAL | Kyle Bradish (3-7) | #45 |
| Tue, Apr 21st | vs MIL | Kyle Harrison (7-1) | #54 | vs BAL | Shane Baz (3-6) | #74 |
| Wed, Apr 22nd | vs MIL | DL Hall (0-0) | #251 | vs BAL | Chris Bassitt (4-4) | #139 |
| Fri, Apr 24th | @ CIN | Andrew Abbott (4-4) | #100 | vs LAA | Yusei Kikuchi (0-3) | #146 |
| Sat, Apr 25th | @ CIN | Brady Singer (2-6) | #160 | vs LAA | Walbert Urena (4-4) | #378 |
| Sun, Apr 26th | @ CIN | Rhett Lowder (3-3) | #185 | vs LAA | Reid Detmers (2-5) | #40 |
| Tue, Apr 28th | @ ATL | Martin Perez (4-3) | #195 | @ ATH | Aaron Civale (5-2) | #205 |
| Wed, Apr 29th | @ ATL | JR Ritchie (1-1) | #231 | @ ATH | Luis Severino (2-6) | #158 |
| Thu, Apr 30th | @ ATL | Bryce Elder (5-3) | #113 | @ ATH | Jeffrey Springs (3-6) | #123 |
| Fri, May 1st | vs TEX | MacKenzie Gore (4-5) | #50 | @ SEA | Bryan Woo (5-4) | #7 |
| Sat, May 2nd | vs TEX | Kumar Rocker (2-5) | #98 | @ SEA | Emerson Hancock (5-2) | #86 |
| Sun, May 3rd | vs TEX | Jack Leiter (3-5) | #79 | @ SEA | Luis Castillo (2-5) | #46 |
| Mon, May 4th | vs BOS | Payton Tolle (3-3) | #55 | vs CLE | Tanner Bibee (1-7) | #43 |
| Tue, May 5th | vs BOS | Jovani Moran (1-2) | #233 | vs CLE | Gavin Williams (9-3) | #29 |
| Wed, May 6th | vs BOS | Sonny Gray (7-1) | #33 | vs CLE | Joey Cantillo (4-3) | #114 |
| Thu, May 7th |   |   |   | vs CLE | Slade Cecconi (3-5) | #105 |
| Fri, May 8th | @ KC | Kris Bubic (3-2) | #68 | vs DET | Keider Montero (2-4) | #188 |
| Sat, May 9th | @ KC | Michael Wacha (4-4) | #77 | vs DET | Burch Smith | |
| Sun, May 10th | @ KC | Noah Cameron (3-4) | #84 | vs DET | Brenan Hanifee | |
| Tue, May 12th | @ NYM | Freddy Peralta (4-5) | #25 | @ CWS | Erick Fedde (1-5) | #379 |
| Wed, May 13th | @ NYM | Christian Scott (2-0) | #83 | @ CWS | Noah Schultz (2-4) | #212 |
| Thu, May 14th | @ NYM | Nolan McLean (3-4) | #38 | @ CWS | Anthony Kay (5-1) | #198 |
| Fri, May 15th | vs TOR | Trey Yesavage (2-3) | #59 | @ STL | Dustin May (4-6) | #66 |
| Sat, May 16th | vs TOR | Mason Fluharty (3-0) | #163 | @ STL | Kyle Leahy (5-3) | #141 |
| Sun, May 17th | vs TOR | Kevin Gausman (4-4) | #20 | @ STL | Andre Pallante (7-4) | #140 |
| Mon, May 18th | vs CLE | Slade Cecconi (3-5) | #105 | vs BOS | Sonny Gray (7-1) | #33 |
| Tue, May 19th | vs CLE | Parker Messick (6-3) | #53 | vs BOS | Ranger Suarez (2-3) | #24 |
| Wed, May 20th | vs CLE | Tanner Bibee (1-7) | #43 | vs BOS | Connelly Early (5-4) | #90 |
| Fri, May 22nd | @ BAL | Keegan Akin (0-0) | #187 | vs SEA | Logan Gilbert (4-4) | #15 |
| Sat, May 23rd |   |   |   | vs SEA | George Kirby (5-6) | #16 |
| Sun, May 24th | @ BAL | Trevor Rogers (3-6) | #96 | vs SEA | Bryan Woo (5-4) | #7 |
| Mon, May 25th |   |   |   | vs NYY | Will Warren (7-1) | #67 |
| Tue, May 26th | vs LAA | Jack Kochanowicz (2-5) | vs NYY | Cam Schlittler (7-3) | #35 | |
| Wed, May 27th | vs LAA | Jose Soriano (7-4) | #57 | vs NYY | Gerrit Cole (1-1) | #28 |
| Fri, May 29th | @ CWS | Brandon Eisert (1-0) | #209 | @ TEX | MacKenzie Gore (4-5) | #50 |
| Sat, May 30th | @ CWS | Anthony Kay (5-1) | #198 | @ TEX | Kumar Rocker (2-5) | #98 |
| Sun, May 31st | @ CWS | Sean Burke (3-3) | #120 | @ TEX | Jack Leiter (3-5) | #79 |
| Mon, Jun 1st | @ TB | Griffin Jax (1-4) | #63 | @ CIN | Lyon Richardson | |
| Tue, Jun 2nd | @ TB | Steven Matz (4-3) | #144 | @ CIN | Andrew Abbott (4-4) | #100 |
| Wed, Jun 3rd | @ TB | Nick Martinez (6-2) | #95 | @ CIN | Chase Burns (7-1) | #23 |
| Thu, Jun 4th |   |   |   | @ MIN | Andrew Morris (1-2) | #176 |
| Fri, Jun 5th | vs SEA | Bryan Woo (5-4) | #7 | @ MIN | Zebby Matthews (2-3) | #75 |
| Sat, Jun 6th | vs SEA | Bryce Miller (2-0) | #48 | @ MIN | Joe Ryan (4-3) | #17 |
| Sun, Jun 7th | vs SEA | Luis Castillo (2-5) | #46 | @ MIN | Connor Prielipp (2-4) | #104 |
| Tue, Jun 9th | vs MIN | Taj Bradley (5-3) | #71 | vs TEX | Nathan Eovaldi (5-7) | #21 |
| Wed, Jun 10th | vs MIN | Mike Paredes (0-0) | #320 | vs TEX | MacKenzie Gore (4-5) | #50 |
| Thu, Jun 11th | vs MIN | Zebby Matthews (2-3) | #75 | vs TEX | Kumar Rocker (2-5) | #98 |
| Fri, Jun 12th | @ CLE | Tanner Bibee (1-7) | #43 | vs HOU | Tatsuya Imai (3-3) | #133 |
| Sat, Jun 13th | @ CLE | Joey Cantillo (4-3) | #114 | vs HOU | Mike Burrows (3-8) | #136 |
| Sun, Jun 14th | @ CLE | Gavin Williams (9-3) | #29 | vs HOU | Spencer Arrighetti (7-1) | #122 |
| Mon, Jun 15th | @ HOU | Kai-Wei Teng (3-5) | #189 | @ WSH | Andrew Alvarez (1-0) | #179 |
| Tue, Jun 16th | @ HOU | Peter Lambert (5-4) | #219 | @ WSH | Foster Griffin (7-2) | #85 |
| Wed, Jun 17th | @ HOU | Tatsuya Imai (3-3) | #133 | @ WSH | Zack Littell (6-4) | #167 |
| Thu, Jun 18th |   |   |   | vs STL | Kyle Leahy (5-3) | #141 |
| Fri, Jun 19th | vs CWS | vs STL | Matthew Liberatore (3-3) | #102 | ||
| Sun, Jun 21st | vs CWS | vs STL | ||||
| Mon, Jun 22nd | vs NYY | @ TB | ||||
| Tue, Jun 23rd | vs NYY | @ TB | ||||
| Wed, Jun 24th | vs NYY | @ TB | ||||
| Thu, Jun 25th | vs HOU | @ TB | ||||
| Fri, Jun 26th | vs HOU | @ CWS | ||||
| Sat, Jun 27th | vs HOU | @ CWS | ||||
| Sun, Jun 28th | vs HOU | @ CWS | ||||
| Tue, Jun 30th | @ NYY | vs TB | ||||
| Wed, Jul 1st | @ NYY | vs TB | ||||
| Thu, Jul 2nd | @ TEX | vs TB | ||||
| Sat, Jul 4th | @ TEX | vs PHI | ||||
| Sun, Jul 5th | @ TEX | vs PHI | ||||
| Mon, Jul 6th |   |   |   | vs PHI | ||
| Tue, Jul 7th | vs ATH | @ NYM | ||||
| Wed, Jul 8th | vs ATH | @ NYM | ||||
| Thu, Jul 9th | vs ATH | @ NYM | ||||
| Fri, Jul 10th | vs PHI | @ BAL | ||||
| Sat, Jul 11th | vs PHI | @ BAL | ||||
| Sun, Jul 12th | vs PHI | @ BAL | ||||
| Fri, Jul 17th | @ LAA | vs SD | ||||
| Sat, Jul 18th | @ LAA | vs SD | ||||
| Sun, Jul 19th | @ LAA | vs SD | ||||
| Mon, Jul 20th | @ CHC | vs SF | ||||
| Tue, Jul 21st | @ CHC | vs SF | ||||
| Wed, Jul 22nd | @ CHC | vs SF | ||||
| Thu, Jul 23rd | vs KC | @ DET | ||||
| Fri, Jul 24th | vs KC | @ DET | ||||
| Sat, Jul 25th | vs KC | @ DET | ||||
| Sun, Jul 26th | vs KC | @ DET | ||||
| Tue, Jul 28th | vs BAL | @ MIN | ||||
| Wed, Jul 29th | vs BAL | @ MIN | ||||
| Thu, Jul 30th |   |   |   | @ MIN | ||
| Fri, Jul 31st | @ ATH | @ COL | ||||
| Sat, Aug 1st | @ ATH | @ COL | ||||
| Sun, Aug 2nd | @ ATH | @ COL | ||||
| Tue, Aug 4th | @ SEA | vs MIN | ||||
| Wed, Aug 5th | @ SEA | vs MIN | ||||
| Thu, Aug 6th | @ SEA | vs MIN | ||||
| Fri, Aug 7th | @ SF | vs CHC | ||||
| Sat, Aug 8th | @ SF | vs CHC | ||||
| Sun, Aug 9th | @ SF | vs CHC | ||||
| Mon, Aug 10th |   |   |   | @ LAD | ||
| Tue, Aug 11th | vs CLE | @ LAD | ||||
| Wed, Aug 12th | vs CLE | @ LAD | ||||
| Fri, Aug 14th | vs CWS | @ LAA | ||||
| Sat, Aug 15th | vs CWS | @ LAA | ||||
| Sun, Aug 16th | vs CWS | @ LAA | ||||
| Mon, Aug 17th | @ PIT | vs ATH | ||||
| Tue, Aug 18th | @ PIT | vs ATH | ||||
| Wed, Aug 19th | @ PIT | vs ATH | ||||
| Thu, Aug 20th |   |   |   | vs ATH | ||
| Fri, Aug 21st | @ KC | vs DET | ||||
| Sat, Aug 22nd | @ KC | vs DET | ||||
| Sun, Aug 23rd | @ KC | vs DET | ||||
| Tue, Aug 25th | vs TB | @ TOR | ||||
| Wed, Aug 26th | vs TB | @ TOR | ||||
| Thu, Aug 27th |   |   |   | @ TOR | ||
| Fri, Aug 28th | vs LAD | @ CLE | ||||
| Sat, Aug 29th | vs LAD | @ CLE | ||||
| Sun, Aug 30th | vs LAD | @ CLE | ||||
| Tue, Sep 1st | @ MIN | vs MIA | ||||
| Wed, Sep 2nd | @ MIN | vs MIA | ||||
| Thu, Sep 3rd |   |   |   | vs MIA | ||
| Fri, Sep 4th | @ CLE | vs TOR | ||||
| Sat, Sep 5th | @ CLE | vs TOR | ||||
| Sun, Sep 6th | @ CLE | vs TOR | ||||
| Mon, Sep 7th | vs MIN | vs ARI | ||||
| Tue, Sep 8th | vs MIN | vs ARI | ||||
| Wed, Sep 9th | vs MIN | vs ARI | ||||
| Fri, Sep 11th | vs COL | @ BOS | ||||
| Sat, Sep 12th | vs COL | @ BOS | ||||
| Sun, Sep 13th | vs COL | @ BOS | ||||
| Tue, Sep 15th | @ TOR | @ HOU | ||||
| Wed, Sep 16th | @ TOR | @ HOU | ||||
| Thu, Sep 17th | @ CWS | @ HOU | ||||
| Fri, Sep 18th | @ CWS | @ PIT | ||||
| Sat, Sep 19th | @ CWS | @ PIT | ||||
| Sun, Sep 20th | @ CWS | @ PIT | ||||
| Tue, Sep 22nd | vs WSH | vs CWS | ||||
| Wed, Sep 23rd | vs WSH | vs CWS | ||||
| Thu, Sep 24th |   |   |   | vs CWS | ||
| Fri, Sep 25th | vs PIT | vs CLE | ||||
| Sat, Sep 26th | vs PIT | vs CLE | ||||
| Sun, Sep 27th | vs PIT | vs CLE | ||||
| Thu, Mar 26th | @ SD | Nick Pivetta (1-2) | #145 |   |   |   |
| Tue, Mar 31st | @ ARI | Brandon Pfaadt (0-1) | #151 |   |   |   |
| Fri, Apr 3rd | vs STL | Michael McGreevy (3-5) | #93 |   |   |   |
| Thu, Apr 23rd | vs MIL | Brandon Sproat (1-4) | #178 |   |   |   |
| Thu, May 21st | vs CLE | Joey Cantillo (4-3) | #114 |   |   |   |
| Thu, May 28th | vs LAA | Grayson Rodriguez (2-2) | #87 |   |   |   |
| Sat, Jun 20th | vs CWS |   |   |   | ||
| Mon, Jun 29th | @ NYY |   |   |   | ||
| Mon, Jul 27th | vs BAL |   |   |   | ||
| Thu, Aug 13th | vs CLE |   |   |   | ||
| Mon, Aug 24th | vs TB |   |   |   | ||
| Mon, Aug 31st | @ MIN |   |   |   | ||
| Mon, Sep 14th | @ TOR |   |   |   | ||
| Mon, Sep 21st | vs WSH |   |   |   | ||

