Detroit Tigers left-hander Tarik Skubal has a 50-to-1 strikeout-to-walk ratio with a 0.97 ERA in his last six starts, spanning 37 innings.

Tarik Skubal of the @tigers is the only MLB pitcher to have 50+ strikeouts, no more than 1 walk and an ERA under 1.00 over a 6-start span (since ERA became an official stat in both leagues in 1913). pic.twitter.com/Rd4XOcL4Th

Here was Friday’s lesson: Hoo-boy, that Tarik Skubal is good. That, at least, is more than plausible. Taking anything else away from a 2-1 loss to Detroit, the Rangers third straight after opening the road trip with a win, would be unproductive for the power of positive thinking.