On a relative streak of success, the Houston Astros welcome the St. Louis Cardinals, who currently hold the final NL wild card spot, to Houston on Monday night.
The Astros are 5-5 in their last ten games, but look to keep it rolling against Cardinals pitcher Lance Lynn (16-7, 3.79 ERA). Houston faced Lynn last Wednesday in St. Louis with no success -- the Astros managed just three hits in 6-1/3 innings against Lynn, and suffered a 5-0 shutout loss.
Houston counters Lynn with left-hander Fernando Abad (0-5, 5.11), who has given up four runs in seven innings of work this season against the Cardinals. Here are the rest of tonight's lineups:
CARDINALS (82-71)
1. Jon Jay CF
2. Carlos Beltran RF
3. Matt Holliday LF
4. Allen Craig 1B
5. Yadier Molina C
6. David Freese 3B
7. Daniel Descalso 2B
8. Pete Kozma SS
9. Lance Lynn P (16-7, 3.79 ERA)
ASTROS (50-103)
1. Jed Lowrie SS
2. Scott Moore RF
3. Brett Wallace 1B
4. Justin Maxwell CF
5. Fernando Martinez LF
6. Matt Dominguez 3B
7. Jason Castro C
8. Marwin Gonzalez 2B
9. Fernando Abad P (0-5, 5.11 ERA)
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