Detroit Tigers ace and reigning AL Cy Young winner Tarik Skubal exited Friday night's loss to the Miami Marlins ( MIA 8, DET 2 ) with an injury after throwing a pitch in the fourth inning. Skubal grabbed at his left oblique/rib cage area before calling for the trainer and leaving the game.

Here is Skubal stretching out his side before exiting Friday's game:

Soon thereafter the Tigers announced Skubal left the game after "experiencing tightness in his left side." He will go for tests Saturday.

"I'm obviously going to be optimistic," Skubal said after the game. "I understand that I took myself out of a game and that's the first time I've ever done that in my career, so I understand that there's some sort of concern."

Skubal has never missed time with a side injury in his career. D

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