PHOENIX — A dominant outing by Tarik Skubal deserved far better.
Instead, the Detroit Tigers walked away empty-handed.
Skubal delivered seven strong innings, allowing just one run and no walks, but the Tigers’ offense failed to support him in a 1-0 loss to the Arizona Diamondbacks on Wednesday, a defeat that completed a three-game sweep in Phoenix.
The lone run came quickly — and it was all Arizona would need.
In the first inning, Corbin Carroll jumped on a high fastball and sent it over the fence for a solo home run, putting the Diamondbacks ahead 1-0.
That swing proved decisive.
From that point forward, Skubal was in complete control. The left-hander scattered six hits across seven innings, striking out three and issuing no walks in one of his sharpest outings of the young season.
But across the diamond, Zac Gallen was just as effective — and he had help.
Gallen worked six shutout innings, limiting Detroit to a handful of baserunners, while Arizona’s bullpen combined to finish the job and preserve the slim lead.
For the Tigers, the story was painfully familiar: missed opportunities and quiet bats.
Detroit managed hits, but never the one that mattered. Early chances — including extra-base hits and scattered singles — failed to produce a run, and late hope in the ninth inning quickly unraveled when a rally was cut short by a double play and a routine groundout.
The result wasted one of Skubal’s best efforts and underscored a growing concern for Detroit — an offense that simply isn’t delivering in key moments.
The Tigers have now dropped four straight games, falling to 2-4 on the season, while the Diamondbacks evened their record and completed the sweep with a trio of tightly contested wins.
In a game defined by precision and pitching, the margin for error was razor thin.
Skubal gave the Tigers everything they could have asked for.
The lineup gave him nothing in return.
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