St. Louis at Pittsburgh

When Adam Wainwright went down with season-ending surgery before throwing a pitch in the regular season, the St. Louis Cardinals have looked to fill the void in their rotation all season long. It leaves them hanging on in the NL Central, trailing the brewers by five games down the stretch. Jake Westbrook had a few good years in Cleveland, but since winning 44 games from ‘04-‘06, he has won just 26 in the last five years. This year his ERA is at its highest point of his career. James McDonald has struggled on the road for the Pirates, but he has been highly effective at home with a 3-1 mark backed by a solid 3.08 ERA. The Cards are just 1-5 behind Westbrook in his last six division starts, and the Pirates are now 8-3 at home in their last 11 vs. a winning team. Pittsburgh gets the call.