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Detroit Tigers score: Tarik Skubal didn't plan to use the ABS challenge system, but he did so in Saturday's 6-1 win against the Toronto Blue Jays.
DUNEDIN, FL – The Detroit Tigers won, 6-1, against the Toronto Blue Jays on Saturday, March 14, at TD Ballpark in spring training. Detroit is 5-11 with four ties in Grapefruit League play. [ MUST LISTEN: Make "Days of Roar" your go-to Detroit Tigers podcast, available anywhere you listen to podcasts ( Apple , Spotify ) ] What happened Two weeks ago, left-hander Tarik Skubal – the reigning two-time American League Cy Young winner – said he wouldn't use the new automated ball-strike (ABS) challenge system.
He planned to leave the challenges regarding the strike zone to catchers Dillon Dingler and Jake Rogers. Actions speak louder than words. MATTY V = HEALTHY: 'Underrated' Matt Vierling shines in spring, looks like himself again In Saturday's game, Skubal challenged a two-strike fastball with one out to Davis Schneider in the first inning.
He painted the 96. 2 mph fastball on the down-and-in corner of the zone to the right-handed hitter, only for home-plate umpire Vic Carapazza to call it a ball. Skubal initiated a challenge by tapping his hat.
Dingler shook his head in disapproval. Turns out, Skubal was correct – and everyone else was wrong. He won the challenge to overturn the call for a strikeout, resulting in the second out of the first inning.
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