Detroit fireballer Tarik Skubal dazzled with six overpowering innings, and the Tigers continued their six-game road trip with a resounding 7-1 series-opening win over the Tampa Bay Rays on Monday night in St. Petersburg, Fla.Skubal (3-0) allowed just three baserunners — all on singles — and faced only 20 Rays. He struck out nine in his 86-pitch stint.In his past 10 starts dating back to last season, the left-hander is 7-0 and the Tigers have gone 9-1.Mark Canha went 3-for-4 with a homer, two runs, two RBIs and was hit by a pitch, and Parker Meadows went deep as the Tigers improved to 3-1 on their road swing through Minneapolis and St. Petersburg.Javier Baez had two singles, scored twice and had an RBI. Jake Rogers added two hits and scored a run.Detroit collected 11 hits and is 9-3 on the road.Tampa Bay’s Jose Caballero homered, while leadoff hitter Amed Rosario was 2-for-4 to extend his hitting streak to 14 games.But the Rays produced just six hits and lost for the fourth time in six games.Starter Zack Littell (1-1) surrendered six runs (five earned) and nine hits over six innings. He fanned seven.
