Sku-ball: Tiger tabbed as Thursday's best

Today's Overview/Schedule/Weather: The second Thursday of September brings an eight-game MLB slate. More dry conditions are the norm on the baseball weather map. The Matchup Ratings are loaded at the top of the table. Left-handers going at home make up the lion's share of the top-rated hurlers. Earning the most stripes among that group is Tiger starter Tarik Skubal, who draws high marks for an afternoon tilt against the Colorado Rockies.

Notable Starts:

Tarik Skubal continues to do well in limiting hard contact, and he's clocked a 2.39 ERA, 0.98 WHIP over his last six starts. Skubal gets this start at home against the Colorado Rockies. He's been outstanding at home, and he's catching a COL nine that has been awful at the plate on a...

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