There are three games that matter today. The Cubs can clinch the NL Central if they sweep the Pirates in a double header and the Astros lose to Milwaukee. Game 1 in Chicago finally match Fogg vs. Prior; see yesterday's games of the day for the Carl Sandberg reference. Game two pits Ryan Vogelsong against Matt Clement. Vogelsong started against the Cubs on the 20th and shut them down for seven innings, allowing one unearned run and striking out 8. Matt Clement has only allowed 2 HR in his last 46 1/3 innings.

Houston hosts Milwaukee as Wes Obermueller faces Ron Villone. Villone has an atrocious record vs. the Brewers. He's 2-5 with an 8.06 ERA against them for his career, and he's 0-2 this year despite a 2.77 ERA against the Brewers. He's also given up five HR in 18 2/3 innings this September.

There's also a bit of a battle left between the Giants and the Braves for NL home field. If the Giants and Braves are tied at the end of the season, the Giants get home field having taken four games out of six from the Braves. But the Giants have a makeup game to play against the Mets. If the Giants, at the end of Sunday's games are a 1/2 game behind the Braves, they have to fly to NY to make up the game on Monday, then fly back to San Francisco to open against the Marlins on Tuesday. My question is, will it be worth the trouble? If I were running the Giants, I'd just forfeit the game and hope whoever wins the Central defeats the Braves.