Tarik Skubal Pitches for Tigers, Leads League in WHIP While Projecting Fewer Strikeouts

Tarik Skubal, holding an impressive 10-2 record and a 2.02 ERA, is slated to pitch for the Detroit Tigers against the Seattle Mariners on Friday, July 11th. Skubal ranks second in the league for ERA and strikeouts (148), and first in WHIP (0.81). Despite recently tallying 10+ strikeouts in consecutive games, a projection model anticipates he will record 7.2 strikeouts in this matchup, suggesting he'll fall under 8.5 strikeouts as he has in five of his last seven starts.