With the magic number to clinch the N.L. East sitting at one, Atlanta will send Kris Medlen to the mound against Travis Wood. First pitch is set for 4:05 PM ET on Fox Sports South. Here are the lineups:
- Andrelton Simmons, SS
- Justin Upton, RF
- Freddie Freeman, 1B
- Chris Johnson, 3B
- Evan Gattis, LF
- Gerald Laird, C
- Dan Uggla, 2B
- B.J. Upton, CF
- Kris Medlen, P
Cubs:
- Starlin Castro, SS
- Luis Valbuena, 3B
- Anthony Rizzo, 1B
- Dioner Navarro, C
- Nate Schierholtz, RF
- Ryan Sweeney, CF
- Brian Bogusevic, LF
- Darwin Barney, 2B
- Travis Wood, P
Travis Wood pitch usage:
in 192 innings pitched this year, Wood has a 3.05 ERA, 3.91 FIP, and 4.48 xFIP, and has been worth 2.7 fWAR. Wood sports a 17.4% strikeout rate to go along with a 7.7% walk rate, and is a flyball pitcher with just a 33.6% ground ball rate on the year.
He doesn't throw hard, with his fastball averaging just under 90 miles per hour on the season. Wood's slider has the best whiff/swing among all his offerings at over 30%, with his changeup checking in at just over 20%.