By Chris Brown / STL Baseball Today
Fresh off clinching their third consecutive NL Central Division title, the Cardinals head into Atlanta to face the Braves in the final series of the regular season.
With the redbirds’ spot in the League Division Series (which begins next Friday) already secured, the team will have the opportunity to rest many of its starters throughout the weekend.
Matt Carpenter, Kolten Wong, Matt Holliday, Jhonny Peralta, and Jason Heyward are among the redbirds getting a rest in game one of the series.
Game 160: St. Louis Cardinals (100-59) @ Atlanta Braves (64-95)
First Pitch: 6:35 pm CT
Broadcast: Fox Sports Midwest, KMOX, Cardinals Radio Network
Pitching Matchup: LHP Jaime Garcia (10-5, 2.36 ERA) vs. RHP Julio Teheran (10-8, 4.16 ERA)
Starting Lineups:
Cardinals – Pham CF, G. Garcia 2B, Grichuk LF, Adams 1B, Reynolds 3B, Moss RF, Cruz C, Kozma SS, J. Garcia SP
Braves – Bourn LF, Castro 2B, Markakis RF, Garcia 3B, Pierzynski C, Maybin CF, Swisher 1B, Simmons SS, Teheran SP
Game Notes (via Cardinals Game Notes) :
- Jaime Garcia is making his 20th start of the season, and his 13th since returning from the DL on July 27.
- Garcia has thrown 6 or more innings in 18 of his 19 starts this season with 15 quality starts.
- Garcia is 2-0 with a 3.98 ERA in five career starts against the Braves.
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- Adam Wainwright activated from DL, makes first relief appearance since 2006
Looking Ahead:
- Saturday (6:10 pm CT) – RHP John Lackey (13-9, 2.69 ERA) vs. RHP Shelby Miller (5-17, 3.15 ERA)
- Sunday (2:05 pm CT) – RHP Lance Lynn (12-10, 3.06) vs. RHP Matt Wisler (7-8, 5.11)
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