Milwaukee comes into Washington holding the second wild card slot. The Nationals are 7 1/2 games back of Milwaukee, with three teams in between. Needless to say, Washington needs a miracle, and a three-game sweep of the Brewers would be a required part of that. Jhoulys Chacin takes on Tanner Roark in game one. Chacin may be pitching the best season of his career. His 3.61 ERA is slightly better than the mark he put up in 2011. With a better team, he is 13-5 instead of 11-14. Roark tries to finish an outstanding August in which he’s gone 3-1 with a 2.12 ERA in five starts.
The Pirates at Braves offers a good pitching match-up as Jameson Taillon faces Anibal Sanchez. Taillon has been a bit of a road warrior this season, allowing five home runs in 83 2/3 road innings, while givin up ten home runs in 68 1/3 home innings. Sanchez owns a 3.05 ERA, and if he pitches well down the stretch could finish below 3.00 for the third time in his career.
Finally, the Diamondbacks try again widen their lead on the Dodgers as Zack Greinke faces Hyun-Jin Ryu. Greinke had a rough time through the middle of June, allowing a 3.90 ERA due mostly to a high home run rate. Since then he posted a 1.83 ERA, with a more reasonable home run rate. Ryu pitched just 45 1/3 innings this season, but he struck out 54 batters while walking just 12 batters.
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