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Detroit Tigers -Star Taik Pushal showed the baseball world on Sunday, which is why he is one of the best throwers in the game with a dominant performance against Minnesota Twins.
Pushal went seven laps, struck 13 slaughter and allowed only one hit when Detroit won the game, 1-0. The reigning American League Cy Young Award winner also made franchise history.
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Detroit Tigers Starts Pitcher Tarik Pushal, #29, wins up to throw during the fourth round of a baseball match against Minnesota Twins Sunday 29 June 2025 in Detroit. (AP Photo/Jose Juarez)
He became the first tigers jug to beat 13 fighters in a single game without allowing more than one hit, according to MLB.com. It’s the 10th time he has picked up a winning decision.
“I appreciate the expectations of the fan base or from the one who sees me playing,” Pushal said via Detroit News. “But I just want to win. That’s all that matters to me. Getting another series of victory and winning the day I go. But I appreciate it and I expect the same from myself.
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Detroit Tigers Starts Pitcher Tarik Pushal, #29, and Catcher Dillon Dingler, #13, recognizes each other after the final out of the seventh lap of a baseball match against Minnesota Twins Sunday 29 June 2025 in Detroit. (AP Photo/Jose Juarez)
“I don’t think I had the same expectations two or three years ago, and our team didn’t either. I want the fans to expect the best of me because that’s what I expect too. We want the same thing. They’ll win and I’ll win just as badly.”
Pushal lowered his era to 2.15 with the victory. He leads majors with 138 strikes. Boston Red Sox Pitcher Garrett Crochet is a close second with 135. Pushal is in the first -class position to win the other Al Cy Young award in his career.
Detroit Tigers Starts Pitcher Tarik Pushal, #29, responds after the final out of the seventh lap of a baseball match against Minnesota Twins Sunday 29 June 2025 in Detroit. (AP Photo/Jose Juarez)
Riley Greene and Kerry Carpenter each had solo home for Tigers. Carpenter added another RBI to his state line.
Detroit is 53-22 on the season as Minnesota dropped to 40-44.
