Tarik Skubal made franchise history in his most recent start.

The Detroit Tigers' ace will look to continue his case for a second straight American League Cy Young Award when he faces the improving Chicago White Sox on Saturday afternoon at home.

Skubal, a left-hander, threw seven scoreless innings in a 5-0 win against the Kansas City Royals on Sunday. That was his 11th start this season in which he pitched at least six innings and allowed no runs, surpassing Denny McLain (1969) for the most such starts in a season.

"That's cool," Skubal said. "I'm more focused on winning and putting my team in a position to win. But any time your name gets thrown around with those types of names in Tigers history, it's an honor."

If Skubal (12-4, 2.18 ERA) reaches double digits in strikeouts, he'll ti

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