" Hi I'm Bryan -- pleased to be joined by -- dot com senior baseball writer Ken Rosenthal previewing. Yeah any matchup you can eat. On the MLB a box this weekend and you'll be in Saint Louis as the Cubs and Cardinals face off what to expect in this match up."

" Excellent pitching matchup is what we should expect -- got a Cy Young candidate Chris Carpenter going for the Cardinals. Sixteen war with a two point 45 ERA. If for the Cubs Ryan Dempster has pitched nearly as well in his last five starts. This could be one of those days which there are not a lot of runs scored. That should be a lot of incentive here for the Cardinals to rally behind Carpenter and Adam Wainwright on Sunday there others idea candidate. Simply to enhance their standings as the into the final weeks here. Tim Lincecum of the Giants still the favorite for the -- award. Carpenter Wainwright had very legitimate. As well. The Tigers head to the Twin Cities to play the twins -- and a model ink as anyone by an -- that -- it right what's going on in Motown. What's going on is that they're pitching is just gone shambles. You look at their starting rotation right now. Justin Verlander legitimate Cy Young candidate he's fine. Reports -- the twenty year old rookie he's fine everyone else and not so fine. Edwin Jackson was one of the great stories early in the season but in his last six starts he has an era of almost six. On Sunday you don't even know who's going to make their start. They're hoping that -- will be sufficiently recovered his groin problem but they really can't be sure of what they're going to get even if they start Robinson. It started a guy named -- nine last night Jarrod Washburn looks like he's out for the season. Tigers' rotation is not in good position one to withstand the twins. And certainly can do -- faced the Yankees in the first round of the playoffs. Finally outweigh giant in the dodgers' Brad -- double Boston but he won his first restart -- never know what's been the biggest difference with a veteran. The biggest difference is very obvious. He's pitching in the national week. If they elect -- for every struggling pitcher go back to the NL face the weaker lineups and suddenly snapped they're cured. In pennies case like John Walters -- liken Jose Contreras is -- about what are certainly clipped wings -- Going to the NL has been real boon to what he was doing earlier. The other thing with -- it is worth -- He's making we're used his breaking ball with the Giants -- it with the Red Sox. The huge pitch for him because -- and went under pressure is to go far harder hard. We have -- bull mix in with his high fastball high above average velocity fastball. The pretty accommodation. And now with the Giants they used it. Can't always we appreciate the speed to catch the MLB on fox guarding -- PM eastern -- Brian -- Six. It's -- Presented by --"