The Reds hope to score a run as they face elimination in game two against the Braves. Luis Castillo takes the hill for the Reds. His ERA seems high for his pitching stats. He allowed a .233 BA over all, but a .288 BA with runners on. Rookie Ian Anderson pitches for the Braves. In six starts this season he allowed just 21 hits in 32 1/3 innings, only one of them a home run.

The Marlins go for a sweep on the road against the Cubs. Sixto Sanchez faces Yu Darvish. Sanchez did a great job of limiting power in his rookie year. Only six of the 36 hits he allowed went for extra bases, good for a .333 slugging percentage allowed. Darvish received decisions in eleven of his twelve starts, averaging six and a half innings. He was very stingy with walks, with just 14 allowed in 76 innings.

Adam Wainwright leads the Cardinals against the Padres in game two of their series in San Diego. Wainwright makes his 28th post-season appearance, 14 starts and 13 relief appearances. He owns a 2.81 ERA with 9.8 K per nine and 1.5 BB per nine. Zach Davies takes the mound for San Diego. Davies, a right-handed pitcher, shut down left-handed batters this season as they hit just .183/.228/.275 against him.

Brandon Woodruff of the Brewers draws Clayton Kershaw of the Dodgers for game two in Los Angeles. Woodruff posted a 3-5 record despite a 3.05 ERA. The Brewers scored three runs or less in 11 of his 13 starts. Jon Weisman at Dodgers Thoughts provides a very nice chart on the good, the okay, and the terrible starts for Kershaw in the post-season. Bottom line is that Kershaw pitched lots of good games in the playoffs.

No pitchers have been announced for the White Sox at the Athletics, the only game in the AL today. Tune in at 3 PM EDT to see the winner take all game.