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Both teams are in the thick of their respective Wild Card races. Who will win at Petco Park on Friday?

Who will get an important win when these interleague opponents meet in Saturday night's nationally televised game?

The Boston Red Sox and Baltimore Orioles are back in action Thursday night, opening a four-game series at Oriole Park at Camden Yards. Both teams are coming off disappointing series, and there’s plenty at stake with the AL Wild Card race getting tighter by the day. First pitch is set for 7:15 p.m. EDT, with a pretty intriguing pitching matchup on tap. Jake Bennett (9-6, 3.27 ERA) gets the ball for Boston against Brandon Young (9-3, 3.38 ERA) for Baltimore.

The Cubs look to even this four-game series, while the Brew Crew look to deliver a dagger in the NL Central race.

The Chicago White Sox and Houston Astros are back at Daikin Park Wednesday night for Game 3 of their four-game series. They’ve split the first two, with Houston taking Monday’s opener before Chicago answered with a 5-1 win last night.

The San Francisco Giants and Pittsburgh Pirates open a three-game series Tuesday night at PNC Park, with first pitch scheduled for 6:40 p.m. EDT. And despite both teams having disappointing seasons, we should get a pretty fun pitching matchup to start the series. Logan Webb (8-8, 3.72 ERA) will get the start for San Francisco against Paul Skenes (9-11, 3.79 ERA), giving us a matchup between two of the better pitchers in the National League.

The Milwaukee Brewers and Chicago Cubs will open a big NL Central series Monday night at Wrigley Field, with first pitch set for 6:40 p.m. CDT. Milwaukee comes into the series at 85-52 and sitting comfortably atop the division, eight games ahead of the 77-60 Cubs.