The Atlanta Braves host the Miami Marlins Wednesday night in hopes of gaining further ground in the National League East. The Braves currently trail the Washington Nationals by four games with eight games to play. They have already clinched a spot in the NL postseason. Atlanta will send southpaw Paul Maholm to the mound. Maholm is 12-10 on the year, and sports a 3.85 ERA. Miami will counter with Josh Johnson, who comes in at 8-13 with a 3.84 ERA.
The lineups are as follows:
Atlanta Braves
1. Jose Constanza (L) CF
2. Martin Prado (R) LF
3. Jason Heyward (L) RF
4. Chipper Jones (S) 3B
5. Freddie Freeman (L) 1B
6. Dan Uggla (R) 2B
7. Brian McCann (L) C
8. Andrelton Simmons (R) SS
9. Paul Maholm (L) P
Miami Marlins
1. Bryan Petersen (L) LF
2. Gorkys Hernandez (R) CF
3. Jose Reyes (S) SS
4. Carlos Lee (R) 1B
5. Greg Dobbs (L) RF
6. Donovan Solano (R) 2B
7. Jon Buck (R) C
8. Gil Velazquez (R) 3B
9. Josh Johnson (L) P
Wednesday's game will start at 7:10PM EST.