“Cy Young and Wild Card Game 1 win forthcoming” - Tigers fans excited as Tarik Skubal clinches AL pitching Triple Crown

Fans reacted as Detroit Tigers pitcher Tarik Skubal added another achievement to his already stellar season. The 2024 All-Star won the AL pitching Triple Crown and has been leading the American League in wins, ERA and strikeouts.

Tarik Skubal has 18 wins and 4 losses, recording 228 strikeouts and a 2.39 ERA so far this season. His most recent win came on Tuesday during the Tigers' 2-1 victory against the Tampa Bay Rays.

In seven innings pitched, he struck out seven batters, giving up just two hits and one walk. Several fans reacted to Tarik Skubal’s achievement and shared their views on X( formerly Twitter).

“Congratulations on all your success this year young man. But we ain’t done yet, baby!” a fan said.

“What a year Skubal had and congrats on the triple crown,” another fan said.

“Cy Young and Wild Card Game 1 win forthcoming,” another fan wrote.

Several other fans continued to laud Skubal, with some asking the Tigers to extend his contract.

“ENOUGH TO MAKE A GROWN MAN CRY,” a comment reads.

“He deserves every bit of a MINIMUM of 5 years. Shoot give him 10 for the hell of it,” another comment reads.

“I swear if yall don’t extend him this offszn…” one fan wrote.

Tarik Skubal signed a one-year contract worth $2.65 million, avoiding arbitration in January 2024.

Tigers’ Tarik Skubal opens up about winning the Triple crown

Tarik Skubal has become the first pitcher to win the Triple Crown since it was last achieved by Shane Bieber in the COVID-shortened 2020 season. Discussing his accomplishment, Skubal said (via MLB.com):

“That's pretty cool, to accomplish something like that. But what I'm most proud about is that we're in the playoffs. That's more fun than winning a Triple Crown. That's kind of how I feel about it."

The Detroit Tigers are going to the playoffs after finishing the regular season with 86 wins and 76 losses. They have ended a long stretch of not making the playoffs by recording their first winning season since 2016.

The Tigers will start their first playoff series on Tuesday against the Houston Astros.