The Atlanta Braves will try to clinch a series win Wednesday night when they continue their series against the St. Louis Cardinals. Atlanta took the opener Tuesday 6-1 and will begin play Wednesday 2.5 games behind the Mets for the division lead.
For the Braves, Guillermo Heredia returns to the starting lineup replacing Joc Pederson in center. Stephen Vogt gets the start behind the plate and will be hitting eighth.
1. Ozzie Albies - 2B
2. Jorge Soler - RF
3. Freddie Freeman - 1B
4. Austin Riley - 3B
5. Dansby Swanson - SS
6. Adam Duvall - LF
7. Guillermo Heredia - CF
8. Stephen Vogt - C
9. Drew Smyly - LHP
Paul Dejong returns to the lineup for the Cardinals who will otherwise roll out the same crew as Tuesday. Dejong is hitting just .201/.292/.390 and is 0-for-10 over his last three games.
1. Tommy Edman - 2B
2. Dylan Carlson - RF
3. Paul Goldschmidt - 1B
4. Nolan Arenado - 3B
5. Tyler O’Neill - LF
6. Yadier Molina - C
7. Harrison Bader - CF
8. Paul DeJong - SS
9. J.A. Happ - LHP
Wednesday’s game is scheduled to get started at 8:15 p.m. ET and can be seen on Bally Sports South.