We're at that time of the season where starters might be asked to pitch deeper in games just as often as relievers will be summoned earlier to keep deficits from getting out of hand.
This is when key players are needed to step up in the heat of a pennant race — or when the last man on a roster can be a hero.
This is when intradivisional matchups dominate the schedule — but it's not always who you play, but when you play them.
