Atlanta Braves vs St. Louis Cardinals August 25, 2013
Lance Lynn and Mike Minor may be among the NL leaders in wins, but they're both seeking improvement.
Success from Lynn could be just what the St. Louis Cardinals need to gain sole possession of the NL Central lead. Lynn attempts to avoid a fourth straight start without a win, while Minor attempts to rebound from the shortest outing of his career in Sunday's finale of this four-game set with the Cardinals and Atlanta Braves.
Lynn (13-7, 3.97 ERA) is following up his career-best 18-win season with another impressive one, while Minor (12-5, 3.06) has set a personal-best in wins and his 145 strikeouts match his career high from last year. Both pitchers are playing a key role in St. Louis and Atlanta, respectively, bidding to return to the postseason.
The Cardinals (76-53) are tied with Pittsburgh atop the Central, while the Braves (7-52) are comfortably leading the East by 12 games on second-place Washington.
Lynn is 0-2 with a 5.50 ERA over his last three starts, losing his most recent 6-3 at Milwaukee on Tuesday.
He allowed six runs and nine hits in six innings, but five of those runs came in the fifth. "When you have that kind of stuff and you give up five runs on all singles -- they don't get any extra-base hits -- it's tough to swallow," Lynn told the team's official website. He's split his two career starts with Atlanta last year, allowing five runs with 15 strikeouts in 13 innings.
Success from Lynn could be just what the St. Louis Cardinals need to gain sole possession of the NL Central lead. Lynn attempts to avoid a fourth straight start without a win, while Minor attempts to rebound from the shortest outing of his career in Sunday's finale of this four-game set with the Cardinals and Atlanta Braves.
Lynn (13-7, 3.97 ERA) is following up his career-best 18-win season with another impressive one, while Minor (12-5, 3.06) has set a personal-best in wins and his 145 strikeouts match his career high from last year. Both pitchers are playing a key role in St. Louis and Atlanta, respectively, bidding to return to the postseason.
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| Atlanta Braves vs St. Louis Cardinals August 25, 2013 |
The Cardinals (76-53) are tied with Pittsburgh atop the Central, while the Braves (7-52) are comfortably leading the East by 12 games on second-place Washington.
Lynn is 0-2 with a 5.50 ERA over his last three starts, losing his most recent 6-3 at Milwaukee on Tuesday.
He allowed six runs and nine hits in six innings, but five of those runs came in the fifth. "When you have that kind of stuff and you give up five runs on all singles -- they don't get any extra-base hits -- it's tough to swallow," Lynn told the team's official website. He's split his two career starts with Atlanta last year, allowing five runs with 15 strikeouts in 13 innings.
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