The Phillies are in a full blown youth movement during these final weeks of the regular season while the Pirates are in must-win mode chasing what has now become a long shot playoff berth. They certainly can not take a loss here.

That shouldn't happen with a pitching matchup of Ivan Nova versus Alec Asher.

Nova has been the Pirates most consistent pitcher since coming from the Yankees. He's 5-0 with a 2.53 ERA and 0.93 WHIP in seven starts with Pittsburgh.

Asher went 0-6 with a 9.31 ERA in seven starts for the Phillies last season. Then he served an 80-game suspension for the use of performance-enhancing drugs. Now he's resurfaced in the midst of the Phillies' rebuilding efforts to make his second start of the season.

Asher made his 2016 major league debut against the Nationals on the road this past Thursday. He went six innings and didn't allow a run giving up just two hits and one walk. Because of that performance this line is relatively cheap. But a look inside Asher's performance against the Nationals shows just how lucky and out of whack it was.

Asher allowed 80 percent more fly-ball outs than ground-ball outs and didn't strike out a batter. This was the most misleading pitching line perhaps of the season and the fade is on against Asher in this game especially against a hot Nova and desperate Pirates team.