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Per the Z-Meister, The pitchers scheduled for work today are: Wandy Rodriguez, Henry Villar, Enerio Del Rosario, Fernando Rodriguez, Lance Pendleton, Sergio Escalona and Wesley Wright.
And the lineups, thanks to McTaggart:
Houston | Atlanta |
1) Michael Bourn, CF | 1) Martin Prado, LF |
2) Brett Wallace, 1B | 2) Nate McLouth, CF |
3) Hunter Pence, RF | 3) Chipper Jones, DH |
4) El Bufalo, LF | 4) Brian McCann, C |
5) Jason Michaels, DH | 5) Dan Uggla, 2B |
6) Chris Johnson, 3B | 6) Jason Heyward, RF |
7) Jason Castro, C | 7) Alex Gonzalez, SS |
8) Matt Downs, 2B | 8) Eric Hinske, 1B |
9) Tommy Manzella, SS | 9) Brandon Hicks, SS |
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