Tigers ace Tarik Skubal (left side tightness) to undergo tests

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Detroit Tigers ace left-hander Tarik Skubal left Friday night's series opener against the host Miami Marlins due to tightness in his left side.

According to ESPN, Skubal will undergo imaging Saturday to learn the extent of the injury.

Skubal, the reigning American League Cy Young Award winner, retired Miami's Heriberto Hernandez on a popup leading off the botto