DETROIT (AP) — Trade deadline target Tarik Skubal and Detroit fans gave each other a warm farewell Wednesday, just in case this was the two-time Cy Young Award winner’s final appearance in a Tigers jersey. The loss leaves the Tigers 51-58 and well outside playoff position in the final year they have Skubal under contract. Skubal got first standing ovation came when he struck out leadoff hitter Taylor Ward on a 3-2 changeup to record his 1,000th career strikeout. Skubal is eligible for free agency after the World Series. “I just can’t think in hypotheticals — I just can’t,” he said when asked about the possibility of Skubal leaving.