Before Gleyber Torres joined the Detroit Tigers this season, he always said the same thing about ace pitcher Tarik Skubal. “He’s nasty.” Torres is among the rare few that had some relative success hitting against the reigning American League Cy Young Winner during his time with the New York Yankees.

Tarik Skubal hit the 200-strikeout mark Tuesday night and, for the second straight season, got there before anyone else. The Tigers’ ace punched out 10 Astros over six-plus scoreless innings at Comerica Park, another metronome outing from the reigning AL Cy Young winner and this year’s front-runner.

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The last time Hunter Brown pitched here, he was on the verge of losing his job. Now the Detroit native is an ace with Skubal-like numbers.

After some initial audio issues, Hinch, Benetti and former Lions offensive lineman T.J. Lang joked that it was Benetti's fault that, right when Hinch got on the broadcast, the Dolphins scored. And Hinch sarcastically agreed. "I blame Benetti for everything," Hinch said.