Tarik Skubal shed tears, pitching in Detroit for 1st time since Tigers traded him to Dodgers

"Luckily enough, I was able to make it to the tunnel before more happened," Skubal said after allowing one run over six innings to help the Los Angeles Dodgers beat the Detroit Tigers 2-1 on Friday night. "It's tough. This is the place I've known my entire career since 2018.

Skubal was welcomed with cheers and a smattering of boos in his return to Detroit, pitching for the first time against the middling franchise that traded him to the two-time defending World Series champions.

When the visitors' lineup and Skubal were shown on the videoboard and his name was announced before the first pitch, most of the crowd at Comerica Park clapped for him while some jeered.