Detroit Tigers manager A.J. Hinch said it best — that was vintage Tarik Skubal.

The Tigers’ ace lefty delivered one of the greatest outings of his career in Game 1 of their AL Wild Card series against the Cleveland Guardians on Tuesday to earn a 2-1 victory at Progressive Field.

Skubal notched a career-high 14 strikeouts in his 7 2/3 innings of work, allowing three hits, one run and three walks. That also matched the Tigers’ franchise record for most strikeouts in a postseason game, tying Joe Coleman in the 1972 ALCS.

Max Scherzer is the only other Tigers pitcher to record 13-plus strikeouts in a postseason game.

It was also the most strikeouts in any MLB playoff game since Gerrit Cole’s 15 against the Tampa Bay Rays in 2019.

The only players to allow three or fewer hits with 14-plu

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