FWIW... on MLBXM today Hinch said they told Verlander yesterday morning that they were looking at him as a bridge to Giles and planned to put in Giles for two innings. Once Sale entered they decided that the rain wasn't going to be a factor and while he wanted to start Verlander clean in an inning, Hinch didn't want to wait. This was all a possibility, Hinch said, because they had confidence in Keuchel as a Game 5 starter back in Houston.