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Kris Medlen starts for the Braves, Adam Wainwright for the Cardinals.
BRAVES LINEUP
- Jordan Schafer - LF
- Justin Upton - RF
- Freddie Freeman - 1B
- Chris Johnson - 3B
- Brian McCann - C
- Andrelton Simmons - SS
- BJ Upton - CF
- Elliot Johnson - 2B
- Kris Medlen - P
CARDINALS LINEUP
- Matt Carpenter - 3B
- Carlos Beltran - RF
- Matt Holliday - LF
- Allen Craig - 1B
- Yadier Molina - C
- Jon Jay - CF
- Kolten Wong - 2B
- Daniel Descalso - SS
- Adam Wainwright - P
Wainwright's 2013 pitch usage
| Fourseam | Sinker | Cutter | Curve | Change | |||
| LHH | |||||||
| All Counts | 18% | 19% | 27% | 29% | 7% | ||
| First Pitch | 10% | 38% | 29% | 19% | 4% | ||
| Batter Ahead | 27% | 23% | 32% | 14% | 5% | ||
| Even | 13% | 26% | 28% | 27% | 7% | ||
| Pitcher Ahead | 18% | 6% | 23% | 46% | 8% | ||
| Two Strikes | 21% | 8% | 18% | 49% | 5% | ||
| RHH | |||||||
| All Counts | 18% | 23% | 34% | 25% | 1% | ||
| First Pitch | 20% | 30% | 32% | 18% | 1% | ||
| Batter Ahead | 26% | 28% | 33% | 12% | 0% | ||
| Even | 18% | 28% | 31% | 23% | 1% | ||
| Pitcher Ahead | 15% | 13% | 38% | 33% | 2% | ||
| Two Strikes | 18% | 11% | 32% | 38% | 1% | ||
In team news, Brandon Beachy has been placed on the 15-day DL and Todd Cunningham has been recalled from Gwinnett; the Braves also acquired pitcher Freddy Garcia from Baltimore for cash considerations.
BJ Upton hasn't homered since his 2-HR game June 15.