DAILY MATCHUPS: Skubal sized up the Sox

Today's Overview/Schedule/Weather. We have a full day of action on tap, and it kicks off with the Reds and Cubs in Great American Small Park on Peacock. There appear to be no threats of rain, so we are in the clear for all 15 games to play. Starting pitching is suspect today, so expect plenty of runs to wrap up the week. 

 

Notable Starts:

Since returning from the IL this season, Tarik Skubal has allowed two earned runs or less in six of ten starts. He has a 3.93 ERA and 2.81 xFIP with a 24.4% K-BB, as he has looked like an upper-echelon starting pitcher. He has also thrown 6 IP in each of his last three starts, as the Tigers have gradually let him ramp up his workload. Today, he takes on a struggling White Sox offense that has struck...

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