Tigers Heavily Favored vs. Guardians With Skubal on the Mound

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00:001-10 start.

00:00We're going to Detroit.

00:01Tarek Skubal's on the mound today.

00:03Rib cage be damned.

00:04Coach, I'm fine.

00:05Put me in.

00:06I'm ready to play.

00:07Going up against Tanner Bybee.

00:08The spread in this game, or the line, I should say,

00:10minus 235 at the opening number.

00:12It now sits at minus 220.

00:13So a heavy favorite for the Detroit Tigers.

00:16A total, let's list it at 7.5.

00:18Mind you, Tanner Bybee on the road this year,

00:21which he will be the road pitcher.

00:2289 and two-thirds innings pitch, Joe.

00:24An ERA of 5.42 and an X-FIP of 4.52.

00:27This looks like a nice bounce-back spot.

00:30For those Detroit Tigers, with Skubal on the mound.

00:32But, can we trust Skubal at that big price point?

00:37No.

00:38I mean, can we trust this Detroit team?

00:39How are they now just four and a half games ahead of the Guardians?

00:44They lost to Cantillo in the first game of the series.

00:48They lost yesterday and get shut out there.

00:52Now, you know, Bybee, who's been not great on the road,

00:55let's be realistic here.

00:57But, how much are you going to get out of Skubal?

01:01I don't know, Donnie.

01:02I mean, they had to skip, you know, they had to push him back here.

01:05He kind of got lit up last time.

01:07And he's had more and more of those bad outings since the All-Star break.

01:12So, this is a tough spot here for the Tigers.

01:17I'm not laying that kind of price because I don't know what we're going to get from Skubal.

01:21But keep an eye on him.

01:23He's going to be pretty important for them over the next couple of weeks

01:27heading into the postseason, to say the least.