Former LSU All-American Makes MLB Debut With Detroit Tigers
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It took a few years, but former LSU Tigers baseball star Alex Lange has made it to the majors.
During the Tigers matchup with the Cleveland Indians, Detroit s starting pitcher Tarik Skubal gave up 6 runs through 4 innings of work. The Tigers bats hadn t come to life yet, so down 6-0 into the 5th, Detroit went to the bullpen to bring in Lange to help stop the bleeding.
Lange came out firing. Of his 16 pitches, 11 were for strikes. He end the frame with a strike out, no hits, no walks, and a clean inning. He was the only Tigers pitcher on Saturday night to not give up a hit or run.
Where has Tarik Skubal’s spin gone?
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The dominant feature of Detroit Tigers left-hander Tarik Skubal is his screaming fourseam fastball. We say “screaming” because throughout his run through the minors and his 2020 debut, the pitch featured superb, high-efficiency backspin that gave it above average vertical and horizontal movement both. Combined with premium velocity for a southpaw, this is the weapon that should carry Skubal to some major league success even as he works to refine his command and his secondary pitches.
Unfortunately, so far in 2020, something is not right with the fastball.
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