That rainout gave Colorado a small chance of not being swept. Skubal is <a bit> better than Montero. But I like the way it worked out, using Skubal at home against a better lineup gives us a better chance to win the first game of the Texas series.
Yup. The only reason people thought it was the original matchups for this series was Olson, Mize followed by Skubal. The rainout messed that up. And I'm fine with that, I would rather see Skubal pitching in Detroit against Texas.
I think theres a small chance of Skubal pitching the 2nd game for 2 reasons....Mize will go deep in game one. And...it'll be a Tiger blowout win and we'll only use mopup relievers. With the Tigers not officially naming Montero the game 2 SP, you just never know.