Cardinals manager Mike Matheny and Braves manager Fredi Gonzalez had no problem announcing their starting lineups for Friday’s wild card game a day early.
The Cardinals lineup is the same one they’ve been using the past few weeks when they went 12-4 to finish the season. The Braves lineup surprisingly does not include catcher Brian McCann, who battled various injuries and hit just .230 in the regular season.
Here are the lineups for Friday’s winner-take-all showdown at Turner Field:
Cardinals:
1. Jon Jay, CF
2. Carlos Beltran, RF
3. Matt Holliday, LF
4. Allen Craig, 1B
5. Yadier Molina, C
6. David Freese, 3B
7. Daniel Descalso, 2B
8. Pete Kozma, SS
9. Kyle Lohse, P
Braves:
1. Michael Bourn, CF
2. Martin Prado, LF
3. Jason Heyward, RF
4. Chipper Jones, 3B
5. Freddie Freeman, 1B
6. Dan Uggla, 2B
7. David Ross, C
8. Andrelton Simmons, SS
9. Kris Medlen, P
