Detroit's Playoff Strategy: Saving Skubal for Game One?

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00:00Biggest thing for Detroit is, Scotty, as you know, whether the Twins win tonight or not,

00:07they need to finish that thing by Sunday so they can hold Scooble for game one on Tuesday

00:13against whoever they're playing.

00:14They don't want to have to burn Scooble on Sunday to get into the playoffs.

00:18They need to have it clinched, Scooble, rested, game one against whoever it is, Orioles, Astros,

00:24whoever they're going to play in that wildcard series.

00:26You want to have Scooble out there game one.

00:28No matter what.

00:29And so how about, there's no way AJ Hinch is rolling him out there on Sunday to, they're

00:35already going to be in it by Saturday.

00:38It's going to be over.

00:39So he's starting Tuesday.

00:40There's no way, there's got to be someone else that can take that job and win a game

00:46with their bats as hot as they are.

00:49All I'm saying, I think I'm with you.

00:51I think they'll have it by Sunday.

00:53I'm saying they need to take care of business because if they don't have it by Sunday, you

00:58do have to pitch him and then you don't have them for game number one in the wildcard round.

01:03I wouldn't pitch him either way.

01:04I would not do that at all.

01:06You'd roll the dice?

01:07You'd roll the dice?

01:08No way.

01:09No way.

01:10Am I, yeah, I'm going to save him for Tuesday, no matter what, because that team is not missing

01:15the playoffs.

01:16Of all the teams, the twins are in big trouble, mister.

01:21That's what's the problem here.

01:23The Royals have not played well.

01:24They got it done today late.

01:27All those teams are not playing well and Detroit is.

01:29Detroit's the last team I'm worried about.

01:31Scooble's going to pitch on Tuesday in the playoffs and he is the filthiest pitcher in

01:36Major League Baseball right now, hands down.

01:39If they gave away one Cy Young, he would win it.

01:42They give away two.

01:44So he's the best pitcher in baseball.

01:47No one, Chris Sale is not better than him.

01:49I know everyone may think so because of his history, but he has a history filled with

01:53injury and then really great pitching.

01:57Scooble's been dominant nonstop.

02:00He's just unbelievable.