The Cardinals and Cubs both need a win as they play Friday afternoon. The Cardinals are trying to stay alive in the wild card race, while the Cubs are trying to lock down the NL Central title. Adam Wainwright takes on Kyle Hendricks. This may be Wainwright’s last start for the Cardinals. In his career with the team he is 15-9 in 44 appearances against the Cubs with a 3.94 ERA. Hendricks is finishing the season strong with a 1.67 ERA in five September starts. He walked four and struck out 28 in 32 1/3 innings in that time.
Washington sends Joe Ross against potential Cy Young candidate Kyle Freeland and the Rockies. A Colorado win and a Cardinals loss puts the Rockies in the playoffs. Ross struck out just three in 11 innings since returning from Tommy John surgery. He has yet to allow a home run, however. Freeland is 9-2 in Denver with a 2.36 ERA this season.
Finally, the Dodgers send Hyun-Jin Ryu against the Giants and Madison Bumgarner. Ryu held the Giants to two runs in 11 2/3 innings this season. Bumgarner allowed three home runs and six walks in 12 innings against the Dodgers.
Enjoy!
P.S. The best outcome for a potential three-way tie in the Wild West Race would be for the Cardinals to win and the Rockies to lose. If that happens, the Dodgers game can go either way.
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