Tarik Skubal Had Great Reaction After Finishing Complete Game With a 102-MPH Strike

Andy Nesbitt | May 25, 2025

The Tigers' ace finished off his complete game in style Sunday. / @MLB

Detroit Tigers ace Tarik Skubal had himself quite a Sunday as he needed just 94 pitches to pick up a complete-game, 5–0, victory over the Cleveland Guardians.

And he ended it in style as he picked up his 13th strikeout with a remarkable 102.6-MPH fastball that Gabriel Arias whiffed on.

Skubal, who dropped his ERA to 2.49 in the win, got out the first 15 batters he faced in the game. The heater that he ended the day with was just ridiculous. Even Skubal seemed to be impressed with his final strike, as he took a second to soak it in before celebrating with his catcher.

Here's how that played out:

THIRTEEN STRIKEOUTS.
BALLGAME.

TARIK SKUBAL 😤 pic.twitter.com/dBH39aJgp0

— MLB (@MLB) May 25, 2025

Masterpiece (noun)

A work done with extraordinary skill 😮‍💨 pic.twitter.com/7EFCgKk2hk

— MLB (@MLB) May 25, 2025

What's even more wild about that pitch is that it was the fastest of his career. Look at these numbers from ESPN's Jeff Passan:

Tarik Skubal just threw as good of a game as you're ever going to see. His start against Cleveland:

9 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 13 K

94 pitches, 72 strikes

Final pitch: 102.6 mph, the hardest of his career

26 swings and misses

First CG of his career
pic.twitter.com/SzSVHd5fV5

— Jeff Passan (@JeffPassan) May 25, 2025

Not a bad Sunday, indeed.

The Tigers improved to 34-20 with the win and sit atop the AL Central.

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