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Brewers @ Reds
At Great American Ball Park
RHP
8-4, 4.21 ERA, 124 SO
Anderson has been solid in September, pitching to a 2.50 ERA and a .185 opponents' average. With Brewers starters pitching in shorter bursts, Anderson has seen an uptick in velocity.
RHP
15-8, 3.40 ERA, 226 SO
Castillo paid for two pitches -- both home runs -- accounting for all three runs allowed to the Mets during an 8-1 loss Friday. One of the homers was off the changeup. Of the 22 homers Castillo has allowed, five have come off his best pitch.
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Twins @ Tigers
At Comerica Park
LHP
2-2, 3.86 ERA, 38 SO
Smeltzer has not given up a run in his past four innings, which includes a three-inning start against Cleveland on Sept. 14.
RHP
1-13, 6.91 ERA, 82 SO
No Tigers pitcher has ever finished with fewer than two wins in a season with 20 or more starts, but Zimmermann needs a victory in order to avoid that fate, coming off one of the roughest outings of his career, in which he allowed nine runs over 3 2/3 innings against the White Sox on Friday.
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Red Sox @ Rangers
At Globe Life Park in Arlington
RHP
0-1, 3.86 ERA, 18 SO
The Red Sox will go with another bullpen game, with Lakins serving as the opener. The rookie didn't give up a run in his first two starts, striking out five over 3 2/3 innings. Lakins has made 15 appearances, holding opponents to a .265 average.
LHP
14-10, 3.59 ERA, 200 SO
Minor beat the Red Sox on June 10 in Boston, where he held them to two runs in eight innings. He is 1-1 with a 3.26 ERA against them in three starts over two seasons with the Rangers. Minor is 5-4 with a 4.22 ERA and a 1.39 WHIP in 14 starts at home.
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Dodgers @ Padres
At Petco Park
LHP
16-5, 3.05 ERA, 188 SO
In his final tuneup for the postseason, Kershaw will try to right the ship after allowing three homers and four runs in six innings against Colorado. He’s 2-0 in four starts against the Padres this year and 20-6 in his career.
LHP
10-10, 4.18 ERA, 158 SO
Lucchesi has been one of the Padres' most reliable starters this season, but he's struggled in his last two outings, allowing 11 runs over 7 2/3 innings. The left-hander will be looking for a strong finish to his second big league season.
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Rockies @ Giants
At Oracle Park
LHP
3-11, 6.73 ERA, 79 SO
Freeland was sharp in his return from the injured list on Sept. 21, holding the Dodgers scoreless in two innings. Twenty-one of his 29 pitches went for strikes. He'll be limited to a range of 45-60 pitches against the Giants.
RHP
5-10, 5.08 ERA, 113 SO
Beede will close out his rookie season on Thursday with his third career start against the Rockies. He was charged with the loss in his most recent start against Colorado on Aug. 4, when he yielded five runs over 3 2/3 innings at Coors Field.
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Phillies @ Nationals
At Nationals Park
LHP
7-9, 4.51 ERA, 124 SO
Vargas allowed four early runs against the Indians on Saturday, but the veteran lefty settled down to limit the Tribe to just one hit over his final 4 1/3 innings pitched. He is one win away from his 100th career victory.
RHP
18-6, 3.32 ERA, 251 SO
Strasburg is 1-0 with a 5.40 ERA in two starts vs. the Phillies this season, with just nine strikeouts in 10 innings. Strasburg, who reached 200 frames for the first time since 2014 in his last outing, is 9-2 with a 3.33 ERA at home.
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Cubs @ Pirates
At PNC Park
LHP
13-9, 4.68 ERA, 152 SO
Quintana is 4-0 with a 3.38 ERA in five starts against the Pirates this year. On Saturday, the lefty gave up five runs on five hits in 3 1/3 innings against the Cardinals, raising his ERA to 8.49 over his past six turns for Chicago.
RHP
11-12, 4.44 ERA, 157 SO
Musgrove accomplished one goal his last time out by making his career-high 30th start of the season. The righty has also set career-best marks in wins, innings and strikeouts, and he would like to head into the offseason with a win over the Cubs.
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Marlins @ Mets
At Citi Field
RHP
4-5, 4.46 ERA, 82 SO
Yamamoto opened the season at Double-A Jacksonville, and the rookie closes out his year at Citi Field. Opponents are hitting .111 off Yamamoto's slider, and .183 off his four-seam fastball.
RHP
11-8, 3.96 ERA, 195 SO
Wheeler allowed just one earned run through seven innings in a 3-2 loss to the Reds on Saturday. That's five straight games in which Wheeler has allowed just one earned run, although three of those have resulted in no-decisions. He has had success in his career against the Marlins, going 7-2 with a 1.77 ERA in 13 starts.
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Guardians @ White Sox
At Guaranteed Rate Field
RHP
3-4, 2.34 ERA, 46 SO
Civale is coming off his best start of the year, allowing one run on four hits over a career-high 7 2/3 innings on Sept. 18 against the Tigers. He's been everything and more for the Tribe, having yet to allow more than 2 ER in any of his first nine starts.
RHP
4-7, 5.79 ERA, 81 SO
The final start of Cease’s rookie campaign takes place in the series finale against the Indians. Cease has a 5.79 ERA over 14 starts, but the 23-year-old right-hander has allowed seven runs over his last 21 innings.
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Astros @ Angels
At Angel Stadium
LHP
14-6, 3.98 ERA, 140 SO
Miley was a lock for the postseason rotation behind Justin Verlander, Gerrit Cole and Zack Greinke a month ago, but he has struggled in September. He's recorded three or fewer outs in three of his last four starts and has a 22.09 ERA over those four outings.
RHP
4-10, 6.42 ERA, 75 SO
Barria struggled in his previous start, allowing six runs over 2 2/3 innings against the Astros. He has a 7.71 ERA in four September outings.
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Athletics @ Mariners
At T-Mobile Park
LHP
4-0, 1.21 ERA, 30 SO
Manaea makes his final start of the regular season and perhaps could be auditioning for a potential start in the American League Wild Card Game, should the A's make it. He's allowed just three runs over 23 2/3 innings in his first four starts back from shoulder surgery.
RHP
1-8, 6.40 ERA, 57 SO
The longtime Mariners icon will make his final start after 15 seasons in Seattle before hitting free agency. Hernandez hasn't won since his first start of the year and is 0-3 with a 6.51 ERA in six outings since returning from the injured list.
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