although Molitor didnt rule out a return to the lineup.Right-hander Mik

Michael van Gerwen has the chance to follow Phil Taylor and book his place in the play-offs while Gary Anderson will look to keep the pressure on with a double match week. With Taylor already qualified, it is down to Van Gerwen, Anderson, Adrian Lewis and James Wade, who will compete in Birmingham on Thursday, live on Sky Sports 2 HD.Just one point separates three places, and all could change in the space of a night, while Peter Wright and Raymond van Barneveld have no more than an outside chance of an unlikely push for the top four, particularly with Wright playing twice. Taylor kicks off against Wright who, after back to back losses, faces a battle to qualify. The Power has won five straight games but was disappointed with his performance last week. Having missed last years play-offs, Taylor will want to carry his form all the way to finals night at The O2 in London. Taylor booked his place for finals night with a 7-2 win over Robert Thornton Anderson then takes on Raymond van Barneveld before his second match against Wright to close the show. Currently third with 15 points, two wins would all but guarantee the Flying Scotsman a play-off place.Elsewhere James Wade takes on Van Gerwen, who arrives in Birmingham off the back of double victory last week. The Dutchman can secure his place in the play-offs with a win but in fifth place, Wade is still in the hunt. Reaction from Michael van Gerwen and Gary Anderson after their thrilling draw in week 11 of the Premier League Fourth-placed Adrian Lewis will play Robert Thornton, looking to keep pace with his rivals. Thornton has already been eliminated having not won since week eight.Peter Wright v Phil TaylorRaymond van Barneveld v Gary AndersonAdrian Lewis v Robert ThorntonJames Wade v Michael van GerwenPeter Wright v Gary AndersonWatch Premier League Darts from Sheffield on Thursday at 7pm on Sky Sports 2 HD. Or watch live for £6.99 without a contract, on NOW TV. Also See: Gerwen sets title target Taylor secures place at PL Darts finals night Gascoigne backs MvG and Taylor Premier League Darts Talking Points Cheap Adidas Stars Jerseys . Robredo, ranked No. 16, bounced back from an upset loss to Leonardo Mayer in the second round of the Royal Guard Open in Chile last week to down Carreno Busta in 1 hour, 25 minutes. On a day filled mostly with qualifying matches, fifth-seeded Marcel Granollers of Spain also entered the second with a 7-5, 3-6, 6-2 win over Aljaz Bedene of Slovenia, while Guido Pella of Argentina defeated Guillermo Garcia-Lopez of Spain 7-6 (6), 6-4 to advance. 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They will get that on Wednesday night against the Minnesota Twins.The Braves announced Tuesday that they will promote the No. 1 overall pick in the 2015 draft from Double-A Mississippi and have him in the lineup for the finale of a two-game interleague series against the Twins.We dont expect him to come up here and be the savior, but we feel like this is an opportunity for us to take a good look and get him some experience up here in the big leagues, Braves president of baseball operations John Hart said. He has a lot of intangibles that I think will translate and we dont think hes going to be overwhelmed when he comes up.Swanson, 22, played just 127 minor league games and had a modest .261 batting average with Mississippi after an early-season promotion from Class A Advanced Carolina, where he hit .333.The native of Marietta, Ga., had a combined .362 on-base percentage with 39 extra-base hits and 55 RBI in 105 total games with Mississippi and Carolina.This is a very smart kid, and hes a good player, Hart said. However he performs up here, I think its going to do nothing but be beneficial for him and for us as we go to make a decision as to what we do with the shortstop position next year.The Braves opened a spot for the former Vanderbilt All-American by trading shortstop Erick Aybar to Detroit on Tuesday for utility player Mike Aviles and catching prospect Kade Scivicque.The 32-year-old Aybar was acquired from the Los Angeles Angels last winter as part of the Andrelton Simmons to give the Braves a stopgap shortstop until Swanson was ready.Aybar, who got off to a slow start, hit .360 in his final 19 contests with the Braaves to get his average up to .dddddddddddd42 in 97 games.An MRI taken of Miguel Sanos sore right elbow revealed no structural damage, which was good news for the Twins.The bad news, though, is that the Twins cant use a designated hitter against the Braves and Sano arm is questionable for third base.Hes got to show hes ready to make throws, manager Paul Molitor said. When hes ready, hell get a chance to play some defense.Sano wasnt used as a pinch-hitting option as the Twins won 4-2 in the opener of the two-game set and could also sit out the series finale, although Molitor didnt rule out a return to the lineup.Right-hander Mike Folytnewicz (6-5, 4.50 ERA) will start for the Braves against Twins right-hander Kyle Gibson (4-6, 4.86 ERA).Folynewicz got credit for credit for the Braves 9-7 victory at Minnesota on July 27 that completed a two-game sweep.Gibson hasnt pitched against the Braves in his career, but has struggled in interleague games, going 2-7 with a 6.10 ERA in 11 games against the National League.Sano has hit well despite being limited to DH duties for a while, batting .304 with four homers and seven RBI over his last six games before having the MRI on Monday, a day off for the Twins.We were hoping that would be the case, Molitor said of the good MRI results. There is no repercussion from surgery (in 2014). Its just a matter that he had a little bit of a sore elbow.After not throwing much for more than a week, Sano took ground balls and made throws to first base before the first game against the Braves.Sano, 23, has a .250/.342/.491 slash line with 20 homers, 16 doubles and 50 RBI in 84 games this season. ' ' '