After six months and 162 games, it all comes down to one contest for the St. Louis Cardinals and the Atlanta Braves. The Braves finished the season 94-68, four games behind the Washington Nationals in the NL East. The defending World Series champion Cardinals finished 88-74, nine games behind the Cincinnati Reds in the National League Central. The winner of the Wild Card play-in game will face the Washington Nationals in the NLDS.
Cardinals vs. Braves, 2012 N.L. Wild Card Playoff: Time, TV schedule, starting pitchers and more
In the first-ever National League Wild Card play-in game, the St. Louis Cardinals face the Atlanta Braves. The winner gets to face the Washington Nationals in the NLDS.
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St. Louis Cardinals at Atlanta Braves Friday, Oct 5 5:00 p.m. EST on TBS
Projected starters
| Braves | Kris Medlen (10-1, 157 ERA) |
| Cardinals | Kyle Lohse (16-3, 2.86 ERA) |
Projected lineups, courtesy of Talking Chop and Viva El Birdos
| Braves | Cardinals |
| Michael Bourn CF | Jon Jay CF |
| Martin Prado LF | Carlos Beltran RF |
| Jason Heyward RF | Matt Holliday LF |
| Chipper Jones 3B | Allen Craig 1B |
| Freddie Freeman 1B | Yadier Molina C |
| Dan Uggla 2B | David Freese 3B |
| David Ross C | Daniel Descalso 2B |
| Andrelton Simmons SS | Pete Kozma SS |
| Kris Medlen P | Kyle Lohse P |
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