COMSTOCK PARK, Mich. (AP) 鈥� Detroit Tigers ace Tarik Skubal pitched five scoreless innings Sunday in the two-time winner鈥檚 first minor league rehabilitation appearance since undergoing last month.
Skubal struck out six and allowed two hits for Single-A West Michigan against Dayton. Forty-four of his 54 pitches were strikes.
鈥淚 think velocity was good,鈥� Skubal told reporters. 鈥淓xecution was good. I feel like I threw a ton of strikes. I was in the zone a lot today. Good day.鈥�
The 29-year-old left-hander had a non-invasive procedure on May 6 to remove a loose body from his throwing elbow. Skubal last pitched for the Tigers on April 29.
Skubal is 3-2 with a 2.70 ERA in seven starts this season. He has struck out 45 and walked only six over 43 1/3 innings. Skubal has won the AL Cy Young Award each of the last two seasons.
Skubal was asked Sunday when he might be pitching for the Tigers again.
鈥淭here鈥檚 a plan in place,鈥� Skubal said. 鈥淚 need to wake up and feel better, feel good tomorrow and have a good week of work and then we鈥檒l make that decision when we need to make it. It doesn鈥檛 really do me any good to tell you guys when I鈥檓 pitching next. I need to make sure that I bounce back from this one really well.鈥�
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