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For the second time in as many series the St. Louis Cardinals will play a rubber match in a finale. Today the Cards face off against the Milwaukee Brewers at Busch Stadium with the first pitch scheduled for 12:45 p.m. CT. The Cardinals will start John Lackey; the Brew Crew, righthander Mike Fiers.
According to Cardinals.com, manager Mike Matheny has penciled the following starting lineup:
- Matt Carpenter, 3B
- Jason Heyward, RF
- Matt Holliday, LF
- Jhonny Peralta, SS
- Mark Reynolds, 1B
- Jon Jay, CF
- Yadier Molina, C
- Kolten Wong, 2B
- John Lackey, P
According to Brewers.com, Milwaukee center fielder Carlos Gomez suffered will not play today and is waiting to see if he'll miss "a couple of days or a lot" thanks to last night's hamstring injury. On Thursday afternoon the Milwaukee lineup will be:
- Jean Segura, SS
- Jonathan Lucroy, C
- Ryan Braun, RF
- Adam Lind, 1B
- Aramis Ramirez, 3B
- Khris Davis, LF
- Scooter Gennett, 2B
- Gerardo Parra, CF
- Mike Fiers, P