As Pittsburgh Pirates pitcher Paul Skenes threw a pregame bullpen, die-hard Tigers fan Isaac Czunder watched with his arms crossed. As he watched Skenes warmup, he couldn’t believe his eyes. Not because he was watching last year’s National League Rookie of the Year so close,

After trailing 4-0 early, the Tigers rallied to force extra innings, but couldn't score in the 10th to lose, 8-4, to Pittsburgh.

Tigers' Tarik Skubal Sends Clear Paul Skenes Message After Loss to Pirates originally appeared on Athlon Sports. The baseball world was robbed of a tremendous pitching matchup on Thursday, as while Pirates ace Paul Skenes toed the slab for Pittsburgh, Tigers ace Tarik Skubal was tabbed to pitch on Thursday's game at Comerica Park.