We continue to ride the Paul Skenes train. His team shows up for him and the crowd goes not for him and they cash for us. Pirates are 6-1 when he starts with 5 straight wins and 4 of their wins in his starts are by 2 runs or more. Pirates have scored 6 runs or more in 5 of his 7 starts. Rays bottom 6 in MLB in Ks and 5th worst in chase rate and 4th worst in zone contact rate - which bodes well for the Pirates rookie starter. Aaron Civale has been lost all year for the Rays. Rays lost 8 straight of his starts; 5 by 2+ runs. Rare home RL favorite cover for Buccos

This definitely feels at least 25 cents light with Paul Skenes scheduled for the Bucs. Not only is the rookie dominant, but he's getting some of the best run support in the majors at 7.29 runs per game. Just a different vibe around the team as a whole when he's on the hill. Tampa Bay's Aaron Civale is 1-2 with a 6.75 ERA on the road. The Rays also lost infielder Amed Rosario in today's game after taking a pitch to the dome. He'll be OK but likely will need at least a game off in potential concussion protocol. Rosario leads the club with a .301 average.