Liriano v Miller

Francisco Liriano (12-5, 2.83) goes against Shelby Miller (11-7, 2.89) tonight. The Cisco Kid allowed a career-high 10 runs on 11 hits and lost 10-1 on Friday at Colorado, but overall has given up one earned run or less in 11 of his first 17 starts. He allowed one run in seven innings and won a 9-2 decision against Jake Westbrook at PNC Park a couple of weeks ago.

Miller left his last start after just two pitches when he took a line drive off his right elbow, but has tossed two bullpen sessions since then and is rarin' to go.He's 0-2 with a 3.86 ERA against Pittsburgh.

The game starts at 8:05 and will be on ESPN, Root Sports and 93.7 The Fan.

Pirate lineup: Starling Marte LF, Jordy Mercer SS, Andrew McCutchen CF, Pedro Alvarez 3B, Neil Walker 2B, Garrett Jones 1B, Andrew Lambo RF, Tony Sanchez C and Francisco Liriano P.

Clint is serving youth tonight - Lambo, Tony Sanchez and Mercer are starting in a pretty big game of this series after last night's offensive & defensive implosion.

Cardinal lineup: Matt Carpenter 2B, Carlos Beltran RF, Allen Craig 1B,  Matt Holliday LF, David Freese 3B, Jon Jay CF, Tony Cruz C, Pete Kozma SS and Shelby Miller P.

Let's see if the Bucs can hit and catch tonight.

• Andrew McCutchen is 16-for-32 with nine RBI in the last 10 games. 
• Neil Walker has gone 13-for-33 (.394) during his current season-high eight game hitting streak.
• Pittsburgh's current four game losing streak matches the team's longest of the season.