FULL INNING: Tarik Skubal comes out pumping 100 in DOMINANT 1st inning of 2025 Postseason 🔥
will take their swings against TK Scubble. As we know, the Ace, one of the top pitchers in the American League, comes with that fast ball change up. He’s got two other pitches, but you’re going to see a really good starter here. You’re going to see a guy that comes at you. The Guardians team better be ready cuz they got to get on him early and often. 28-year-old lefty ready to go to work against Steven Quan. And Scooble’s first pitch is a called strike. Juan turned as if to bunt. Close pitch. Called the ball. Juan 272 for the year. Played as usual. Outstanding defense. Kentstry in on the edge of the grass at third. It’s chopped over the mound. Javier Bayz on to Spencer Torqulson for the out. We just saw that explosive fast ball. Three straight to Quan. He’s one of those guys that any pitch in his own can hit it hard. But again, guy throwing 98 plus. Got to find a pitch you like to hit. Could be a tough day for the Guardians. Here’s Anel Martinez, the center fielder, switch hitter, who takes ball one inside. He hit 224 in the regular season with 11 home runs. That feel 1:00 game. It’s a little bit of a different feeling. You got people still kind of trickling in here. The excitement’s growing a little bit more as each pitch comes through. You love day baseball in the postseason, especially on a day like today. Fouled back in our direction. And of course, they didn’t know here in Cleveland until the weekend that they’d be hosting. So, people buying tickets and the park is filling up. There’s a change up for a strike. Again, you’re sitting 98 and then a 91 mph change up comes through with a little bit of cut. Now, that’s absolutely nasty pitch and then 100 and he struck him out with a high fast ball. He’s living up in his own right there on righties and he’s getting those swings. Every other pitch will be really effective. 100 miles an hour up and in on the hands. Not unusual as you saw in the graphic for him to strike out a hitter with the fast ball. Jose Ramirez after the first one. Switch hitter. Chop one foul. Now 33 years old, one of the great players in franchise history. 30 home runs, 85 knocked in. We mentioned a moment ago the careerhigh 44 stolen bases. Back door breaking ball is outside. A little bit of gamesmanship there too. Couple off speed pitches. Two-1 count. You think he comes with that fast ball here. See how far you can hit it. swinging a miss. Back to the 100 mph fast ball. The win total down this year for Scooble. 18 victories last year when he won the Sai Young award. 13 this season, but the ERA was better this year. He thought he had strike three, as did Dylan Dingler, the catcher. an Ohio native who grew up a Cleveland Indians fan and continued to follow them as many of his relatives have now that they’re the Guardians. Swing and a miss on the change up. That was vintage TKO in the first inning after one in Cleveland. Two strikeouts for Scooble and a one- nothing Tigers lead.
Tarik Skubal picks up two strikeouts in the 1st inning against the Cleveland Guardians during Game 1 of the AL Wild Card!
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