ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — It was naturally a superb start by Tarik Skubal that resulted in a 2-1 Detroit Tigers win over the Texas Rangers on Sunday night that ended a season-worst six-game losing streak for the team with the best record in the major leagues. However, Skubal didn’t get credit for the victory.

Left-handed starting pitcher Tarik Skubal is in his fifth year with the Detroit Tigers, having made his MLB debut during the pandemic-shortened 2020 season. The 28-year-old emerged as Detroit’s ace late in 2023 after returning from flexor tendon surgery.

After six shutout innings, Skubal took a 1-0 lead into the seventh. A one-out double by Adolis Garcia and a single by Kyle Higashioka put the tying run at third. Skubal then won an eight-pitch battle to strike out Jonah Heim.