Pirates vs. Cubs: Skenes Leads as Pittsburgh Favored Today

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00:00it's going to be a lot of fun.

00:03Skeins day number 19 that's XIX in the history of MLB.

00:09It will be interesting to see how the Buccos deal with skeins today inside Wrigley minus

00:15130.

00:16The Pirates a favorite the over under seven and a half but skeins the IRS really just

00:21going about five or six innings not throwing more than 100 pitches any longer as Pittsburgh

00:26is out of playoff contention.

00:29The Cubbies had a six game win streak snap yesterday still three and a half back of Atlanta

00:34for the third and final and a wildcard spot.

00:36Crazier things have happened in the final month of the season now and bats have really

00:40heated up for the Chicago Cubs which makes it an interesting matchup against Paul skeins

00:44but if you're just going from a pitcher to pitcher ratio here that ratio is much better

00:48on the Pittsburgh Pirates side.

00:49Take a look at skeins last 60 days and quite frankly his entire season has been very good

00:5356 and two thirds innings pitch an ERA of two point three eight and a very manageable

00:57X number at three point zero nine.

01:00We flip it over to the veteran pitcher on the Mount Kyle Hendricks and he over the past

01:0460 days 41 and a third innings pitch much different scenario than then five point six

01:08six ERA five point zero three X number questions always come up you know skeins is the better

01:14pitcher at the end of five innings.

01:16They're probably going to have the lead.

01:18Why do you want to risk Paul skeins throwing 100 pitches over five and two thirds innings

01:21and leave it up to that bullpen only to see the Chicago Cubs come back in that environment.

01:26Maybe a run line first five inning is the most appropriate number because skeins should

01:29have a good day.

01:31Hendricks should get hit and by the time he leaves that game talking about skeins they

01:34should have the lead and why leave it the chance because put it this way if skeins is

01:37down four to one when the game is over what's the big deal.

01:40They probably weren't going to win anyway but there's a chance they have the lead and

01:43can blow it late against the Cubs.