Liriano got shelled in his last outing by Colorado. Miller got shelled in his last outing by a baseball. Miller has been going around 5 innings an outing lately anyway. All it takes is one of these guys to have a bad day, and then we're into overworked bullpens from last night. Pirates bullpen ERA is 2.38 for the last couple of weeks, but their xFIP is at 4.12. Cardinals bullpen xFIP is at 4.24. Both teams are in the top 10 for OBP for the last couple of weeks, with the Cardinals ranking #1 at .363. There will be opportunities to score.
I'm hitting it, and hitting it hard.