00:00This would have been the pitcher's battle of the night, I think, if it was three months ago, but now
00:05it's Skeens versus Logan Webb, and I'm not sure. Skeens at minus 160, 165. I mean, Logan Webb's always better
00:14at Oracle when he's pitching at home, but still, no slouch here, and who do we trust in this one
00:22of these starting pitchers?
00:24I trust probably Webb a little bit more if I look at the body of work over the course of
00:28the season. I can't imagine that Webb has been more than plus 140 in several starts this year, too. That's
00:37a little strange. For me, the total does seem about right. That seems almost on the number, seven and a
00:42half, maybe some sevens before this is all said and done.
00:46Skeens did pitch very well his last time out. All of a sudden, the Pirates feel alive again somehow, Joe,
00:51and now we're, I think, six games out once again of the nationally wildcard. They still have to chase Miami.
00:57They have to chase St. Louis, San Diego, and Arizona, so probably not realistic, but I think Skeens may have
01:02found something.
01:04So, to me, I guess what I would do is live this, is wait, just to sort of see how
01:10the game flows, because I do think this could be 1-1 early, and then you're talking about a Giants
01:16bullpen that is decimated with young kids, and a Pirates bullpen that hasn't been good either.
01:20So, I could see low scoring initially and maybe go over, and by the way, I could see the sides
01:24flip a little bit. Maybe a 2-1 game ends up being 7-2 or something like that.
01:30So, that's kind of how I see today's game, but I do think both starters will have good starts. I
01:36just don't know what the finish is going to be like in this game, and I don't trust it.
01:40Yeah, well, I mean, listen, the Pirates bullpen, you know, they went out and actually improved it, believe it or
01:45not, there at that trade deadline, but they just have not won his games at all this year, and they're
01:53another team that, which version shows up, and I'm with you, it feels plus 140 for Logan Webb.
02:00Yeah, it's a big number.
02:01Anybody else, it's a big, big number there for sure.
02:05That game coming up next hour, just about an hour from now.
