The sight of Tarik Skubal waiting for his first pitch at Comerica Park until the bottom of the first inning while his team batted Tuesday was different, and not just for the fans.
“I was lucky someone said something in the dugout, because I was going to run out [for the top of the first inning],” Skubal said. “Thank God someone said that, because I was going to run out, and then [A’s starter Frankie] Montas would run out, and no one would know what’s going on.”