Randall Delgado vs. Franklin Morales
- Michael Bourn - CF
- Martin Prado - LF
- Brian McCann - DH
- Dan Uggla - 2B
- Freddie Freeman - 1B
- Chipper Jones - 3B
- Jason Heyward - RF
- David Ross - C
- Andrelton Simmons - SS
Delgado pitched arguably his best start of his career in his last outing, but was hurt with zero run support. Morales has appeared in four previous games against the Braves, all in relief; he had 15 total starts prior to this year. Boston is hitting .255 against NL opponents this year with 22 HR while Atlanta is hitting .252 with 12 HR against the AL.
Bobby Valentine said of Chipper: "Chip's been a thorn in my managerial side, that's for sure."