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The St. Louis Cardinals will look to bounce back from Thursday night's heartbreaking 2-1 loss to the Washington Nationals when the teams meet in a win-or-go-home Game 5 at Nationals Park on Friday night.
St. Louis will send Adam Wainwright (14-13, 3.94) to the mound in a pitching rematch of Game 1 of the series. The Nationals will counter with left-hander Gio Gonzalez (21-8, 2.89). Gonzalez struggled with control in Game 1, walking seven, but the Nationals held on for a 3-2 win.
The starting lineups for Game 5 are as follows:
St. Louis Cardinals
- Jon Jay (L) CF
- Carlos Beltran (S) RF
- Matt Holliday (R) LF
- Allen Craig (R) 1B
- Yadier Molina (R) C
- David Freese (R) 3B
- Daniel Descalso (L) 2B
- Pete Kozma (R) SS
- Adam Wainwright (R) P
Washington Nationals
- Jayson Werth (R) RF
- Bryce Harper (L) CF
- Ryan Zimmerman (R) 3B
- Adam LaRoche (L) 1B
- Michael Morse (R) LF
- Ian Desmond (R) SS
- Danny Espinosa (S) 2B
- Kurt Suzuki (R) C
- Gio Gonzalez (R) P
First pitch is scheduled for 7:37 p.m. CT at Nationals Park. The game will be televised on TBS.