Pittsburgh, Pa. — In all the confusion before the game — the rain delay, he's starting, he's not starting, wait, he is starting — there was one thing Tarik Skubal was somewhat concerned about.
"It's just a delay," he said. "You just try to stay out of the kitchen and don't eat too much. You don't want to throw up on the mound."
The delay ended up being two hours and five minutes long and despite everything that went on, Skubal pitched seven full innings for the third straight time, putting the Tigers in position to take a 5-3 win from the Pirates at PNC Park Tuesday night.