Shelby Miller faces Francisco Liriano as the Cardinals and Pirates play for the NL Central Championship with six game in the next ten days. They are then finished for the season. Miller owns a 4.04 ERA on the road, and fared poorly against the Pirates this season. He’s 0-3 with a 4.08 ERA, giving up four home runs in 17 2/3 innings. The Pirates are 7-12 since a walk-off, extra-innings win against the Marlins. The starters own a 4.81 ERA in those 19 games, Liriano posting two excellent and two bad outings in that time. The Cardinals are 12-7 in that time.

Cleveland finds themselves 6 1/2 games behind the Tigers as they visit Detroit. Zach McAllister takes on Rick Porcello. McAllister allowed just two home runs in 39 1/3 innings since the All-Star break, about half the rate of his pre-break pitching. Detroit did rough him up in two starts this year. Porcello, too, brought his home runs under control after the break, helping him to a 4-1 record and a 3.77 ERA since the mid-summer classic.

Finally, Tampa Bay and Oakland battle for wild card supremacy with David Price facing Jarrod Parker. Price has been devastating on the road, with a 6-1 record and 2.78 ERA, despite allowing 10 of his 14 home runs when he’s away. Parker will vie for pitcher of the month in August with a 1.93 ERA in the month so far. He’s walked just seven batters in 37 1/3 innings, helping him to a 4-0 record.

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