Hayward native Tarik Skubal pitched one-run ball into the eighth inning, and the Detroit Tigers beat the visiting Chicago Cubs 3-1 on Friday night in the opener of a weekend series between two of the majors’ best teams.

Skubal (6-2) allowed eight hits, struck out six and walked none in 7 2/3 innings. In his past 11 starts, the reigning AL Cy Young Award winner is 6-0 with a 1.61 ERA, 95 strikeouts and three walks.

Skubal left with runners on the corners, then had to wait out a dramatic moment. Seiya Suzuki lifted a deep flyball to right off Will Vest, but Kerry Carpenter reached above the wall to keep Detroit in front.

Vest got four outs for his 10th save.

Cubs right-hander Ben Brown (3-4) permitted two runs and seven hits in seven innings.

Spencer Torkelson and Jahmai Jones homered for the AL Central-leading Tigers.

Astros 4, Guardians 2: Colton Gordon got his first major league win and Houston won at Cleveland.

Christian Walker singled home two runs in the fifth inning and Brendan Rodgers hit a solo homer in the sixth for the Astros.

Gordon (1-1), who was making his fifth start, allowed one run on seven hits and struck out five.

Rays 4, Marlins 3: Jonathan Aranda drove in two runs to lead Tampa over visiting Miami.

It was the Rays’ fourth straight win and the Marlins’ fifth consecutive loss.

Zack Littell (6-5) held the Marlins to one run on six hits over six innings. Agustin Ramirez homered off Littell in the fourth inning.

Nationals 2, Rangers 0: Michael Soroka struck out seven in six innings, and Washington blanked visiting Texas, which lost its fourth in a row.

Soroka (3-3) allowed two hits and walked one.

Patrick Corbin (3-5) allowed two runs and five hits in eight innings in his longest start of the season. He walked none against his former team.

D-backs’ Burnes set for Tommy John surgery: All-Star right-hander Corbin Burnes of the Arizona Diamondbacks is set to undergo Tommy John elbow surgery, ending his season early in the first year of a $210 million, six-year contract.

The announcement came three days after Arizona put Burnes on the 15-day injured list with right elbow inflammation.

The 30-year-old left his most recent start with Arizona leading 3-0 in the top of the fifth Sunday.

Burnes is 3-2 with a 2.66 ERA in 11 starts this season.

He signed with the Diamondbacks after earning his fourth consecutive All-Star nod in his only season with Baltimore last year. He spent his first six years with Milwaukee, winning the NL Cy Young Award in 2021, before an offseason trade to the Orioles in early 2024. He was 15-9 with a 2.92 ERA for the Orioles.

A’s put Langeliers on IL: The Athletics placed catcher Shea Langeliers on the 10-day injured list with a strained left oblique.

He got hurt during Thursday’s 14-3 victory over the Minnesota Twins, grabbing his left side during an at-bat in the sixth inning.

The A’s called up catcher Jhonny Pereda and outfielder Seth Brown from Triple-A Las Vegas.

Langeliers is batting .237 with 10 homers and 27 RBIs, but he has been in a slump with a .172 average over his past 18 games.