The St. Louis Cardinals are still chasing the Pittsburgh Pirates and Cincinnati Reds in the NL Central, and they will get a chance to make up some ground on the Pirates on Saturday. Pittsburgh claimed game one of their weekend series by scoring 14 runs against the Cardinals, but Lance Lynn should hold them to a lower total in game two. Rafael Furcal and Yadier Molina are not in the starting lineup for the Cards, who are on a two-game losing streak.
Here are the lineups for Saturday's game:
| Cardinals vs. Pirates | Lineups (6/30) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Skip Schumaker | 2B | Alex Presley | LF |
| Jon Jay | CF | Jose Tabata | RF |
| Matt Holliday | LF | Andrew McCutchen | CF |
| Carlos Beltran | RF | Garrett Jones | 1B |
| Allen Craig | 1B | Neil Walker | 2B |
| David Freese | 3B | Pedro Alvarez | 3B |
| Daniel Descalso | SS | Rod Barajas | C |
| Tony Cruz | C | Clint Barmes | SS |
| Lance Lynn | P | Jeff Karstens | P |
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