EmailPrintOpen Extended ReactionsCOMSTOCK PARK, Mich. -- Detroit Tigers ace Tarik Skubal pitched five scoreless innings Sunday in the two-time Cy Young Award winner's first minor league rehabilitation appearance since undergoing elbow surgery last month.Skubal struck out six and allowed two hits for Class A West Michigan against Dayton. Forty-four of his 54 pitches were strikes, with his fastball reaching 98 mph.Following the game, Skubal didn't divulge on when he thought he might return to the Tigers."That's a good question, that I'm not going to answer," Skubal told reporters.The 29-year-old left-hander had a noninvasive 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 innings. Skubal has won the AL Cy Young Award in each of the past two seasons.The Associated Press contributed to this report.
