Detroit Tigers starter Tarik Skubal is on track to take the mound Thursday against the Cleveland Guardians , less than a week after feeling tightness on his left side during his previous start.

Last Friday, in the fourth inning of a game the Tigers would lose 8-2 to the Miami Marlins , Skubal, the reigning American League Cy Young Award winner, removed himself following a 45-pitch effort. He felt the tightness in the rib cage area, raising concern about his next start.

But he completed his regular bullpen session on Monday and reported no issues.

"Everything felt good," Skubal told reporters on Tuesday, according to the Detroit Free Press, adding that he threw with maximum effort and "probably worked a little bit harder" than usual without any discomfort. "It's one of those weird

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