Lance Lynn will take on Josh Beckett in game one of the St. Louis Cardinals' series against the LA Dodgers on Thursday night. St. Louis will be working toward keeping a wild card lead that has grown smaller and smaller over the weeks, with the team right below them hosting the Cards at Dodger Stadium over the weekend.
Here are the lineups for the first game of the three-game set between the Dodgers and Cardinals:
St. Louis Cardinals:
1. Jon Jay CF
2. Matt Carpenter 3B
3. Matt Holliday LF
4. Allen Craig 1B
5. Yadier Molina C
6. Carlos Beltran RF
7. Skip Schumaker 2B
8. Daniel Descalso SS
9. Lance Lynn P
1. Mark Ellis 2B
2. Andre Ethier RF
3. Matt Kemp CF
4. Adrian Gonzalez 1B
5. Hanley Ramirez SS
6. Shane Victorino LF
7. Luis Cruz 3B
8. A.J. Ellis C
9. Josh Beckett P
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