Lineup changes for GM 5 Wilson needs to make

[DanielVogelbach]

Randy is just up there hacking. He's gotta get on somehow, set the tone.

He had some tough luck outs in game 4

[HawkandMariner88]

Randy is just up there hacking. He's gotta get on somehow, set the tone.

He had some tough luck outs in game 4

He just always seems like he wants to destroy the ball when all's he's gotta do is put it in play. Hard contact. Lose the leg kick.

[DanielVogelbach]

He just always seems like he wants to destroy the ball when all's he's gotta do is put it in play. Hard contact. Lose the leg kick.

I kind of feel that way about the entire lineup. It might be part of how they're coached.

The one player I don't think that about ever is Robles. He seems to be trying to slap something. So, I think Robles at leadoff would be good. It would throw the Tigers off a little.

Randy had some nice swings last game though. He might be ready to bust out. He might end up being the hero.

[HawkandMariner88]

He just always seems like he wants to destroy the ball when all's he's gotta do is put it in play. Hard contact. Lose the leg kick.

I kind of feel that way about the entire lineup. It might be part of how they're coached.

The one player I don't think that about ever is Robles. He seems to be trying to slap something. So, I think Robles at leadoff would be good. It would throw the Tigers off a little.

Randy had some nice swings last game though. He might be ready to bust out. He might end up being the hero.

I agree with Robles or Rivas at leadoff. Just to change things up a bit.

[AlvinDavisFan21]

I wouldn't be opposed to Rivas or Robles leading off. Randy hasn't been good for the past 2+ months.

[Donn Beach]

how about Naylor leading off

[Donn Beach]

here's a look at how Skubal has pitched the Mariners this season

It’s too much to hope for Skubal to be fatigued, as the mighty lefty will have adrenaline pumping in the early innings at minimum. What Seattle will be hoping to do, however, is continue an impressive trend of avoiding chasing against Skubal. Through their first three games, Seattle has swung at pitches out of the zone 35.1% (April), 23.8% (July), and 33% (October) of the time against Skubal. It’s a meaningful edge on a pitcher whose overall chase rate is 37.6%. Over the course of the game, that’s maybe only a handful of pitches, but the outcomes of playoff games hinge on those sorts of advantages. Seattle’s ability to attack Skubal in the zone, and let him dig a hole outside of it, relative to their opponents, is what may give them a chance to bury him for good this fall.

It’s likely Skubal understood this, fading his changeup usage despite it being his best pitch (and one of the best in the sport) on Sunday in hopes of putting the M’s on the back foot. If I were calling pitches for him, I’d likely lean on the changeup more forcefully regardless on Friday night, as Seattle’s ability to make contact with the sinker and four-seam is not as dangerous on a chilly, wet, October night in T-Mobile Park. For Seattle, an effort to force Skubal into deeper counts is likely the best approach, aggressive early, with defensive, foul-ball swings and takes at the two-strike mark. Detroit’s beleaguered bullpen is fundamentally a weaker unit than Seattle’s - and certainly than Skubal himself - no matter what occurred on Wednesday. It all only matters so much, ultimately - baseball is a game easiest analyzed in the aggregate, with sample sizes of immense heft. On one night in October, anything is possible.

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[Captain 97]

You're way overthinking things.
Including game 2, Rivas and Robles are a combined 1-15 Against Skubal, with 7 K's and slashing .066/.125/.066 . Arozarena (including game 2) is 6-21 against Skubal and is slashing .285/.363/.333