The St. Louis Cardinals will look to bounce back from a loss in their series-opener to the Kansas City Royals when the two teams meet this afternoon. Joe Kelly will get the start on the mound for St. Louis. This will be just the second start of Kelly's career, after he made his MLB debut against the Cleveland Indians last week. The Royals will counter with Bruce Chen.
| Royals | Cardinals |
| LF Alex Gordon | SS Rafael Furcal |
| 2B Chris Getz | RF Carlos Beltran |
| 1B Eric Hosmer | LF Matt Holliday |
| RF Jeff Francoeur | 1B Allen Craig |
| 3B Mike Moustakas | 3B David Freese |
| C Brayan Pena | C Yadier Molina |
| SS Alcides Escobar | CF Shane Robinson |
| CF Jarrod Dyson | 2B Tyler Greene |
| P Bruce Chen | P Joe Kelly |
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