The Tigers play the Orioles, both teams competing for a playoff spot. An Orioles win and a Mariners loss put Baltimore in the playoffs. The Tigers don’t do well in tie-breakers, so they need to win every game possible to gain a wild card berth. An Orioles win, a Royals loss, and a Twins split with the Red Sox causes a massive tie for the last two wild card slots. That tie gives the Twins the top spot (14-12 versus the other two clubs), the Royals the second slot (13-13) and the Tigers wind up at the bottom (12-14). The Mariners are still lurking in the background as well. Detroit need to hope for a four-way tie, as the head to heads versus the four clubs stand at:

• Twins 19-14
• Tigers 17-15
• Royals 16-16
• Mariners 6-13

The Padres can clinch a playoff berth with a win against the White Sox (easy) and a Marlins victory over the Braves (tougher). The White Sox send Sean Burke against Yu Darvish. Burke makes his second start and third MLB appearance. He owned a 5.05 ERA in 233 1/3 minor league innings. He struck out a ton of batters, but walked a ton as well. Darvish owns a 3.29 ERA in his three starts back from the illjured list, but allowed three home runs in his 13 2/3 innings.

Phinally, the Phillies can clinch the NL East with a win over the Mets. Zack Wheeler, who ranks high in the Cy Young Tracker, faces Tylor Megill. Wheeler pitched some good battles against his former team, going 5-4 against the Mets in fourteen starts with a 3.64 ERA. That includes a complete game shutout. Megill stands 3-1 against the Phillies in five starts with a 2.54 ERA. Among the better Phillies hitters, J.T. Realmuto is on the only one with some success against Megill.

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