It is crunch time for the Detroit Tigers . They are looking to defeat the Seattle Mariners in Game 5 of the ALDS. As they seek to face the Toronto Blue Jays, one of their aces made a name for himself.

On Friday, Tigers pitcher Tarik Skubal became a part of baseball lore, per MLB.com. Ultimately, he set a new postseason record of seven consecutive strikeouts. During the regular season, Skubal went 13-6 with a 2.21 ERA and 241 strikeouts. In the Wild Card series against the Guardians, Skubal put on a superb performance by striking out 14 in 7.2 innings pitched in a 2-1 victory.

The Tigers finished the season with an 87-75 record. Meanwhile, Skubal is pitching in his sixth season with the Tigers, having been drafted in 2018 and making his debut in 2020. Altogether, he

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