Premier pitching matchup on tap as Braves host Tigers

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Two pitchers who rank among the league leaders in ERA will square off on Wednesday afternoon when the Atlanta Braves go for a three-game sweep of the visiting Detroit Tigers.

The starting matchup features Detroit southpaw Tarik Skubal (8-2, 2.20 ERA) against Atlanta right-hander Reynaldo Lopez (4-2, 1.69).

Skubal ranks fourth in the American League in ERA. Lopez would sit