On his way to becoming one of baseball's best pitchers, Detroit's unquestioned ace and the AL's next Cy Young Award winner, Tarik Skubal crossed paths with a veteran pitcher — another lefty — who took him under his wing.

I don't write the script,” Matthew Boyd said, “but the person who does is really good at it.” Tarik Skubal, Casey Mize vs. Boyd in friends to foes.