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The Cardinals have won six of Wainwright's nine starts. He is averaging seven innings per outing and has made seven quality starts, the most of any Cards starter. He has not lost two straight starts this year, but dropped his last one.
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The inability to throw strikes once again plagued Volquez, who walked four and gave up five runs in five innings against the Nationals. The right-hander has, however, turned the corner a bit after a dreadful start.
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Lyons will be making his Major League debut, taking Jaime Garcia's start in the rotation for at least one start. Four of Lyons' eight Triple-A starts this year were quality ones. His last five outings all ended as no-decisions.
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Smith struck out eight in his second big league start and worked deeper into the game than in his debut, when he lasted one inning. He allowed five runs and three home runs against the Nationals in 5 1/3 innings.
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Lance Lynn threw fewer than seven innings for the first time in six starts in his last outing against the Brewers. He was pulled after allowing four earned runs on eight hits, two walks and three strikeouts through five innings.
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Despite 12 wins last year, the Dodgers didn't plan on using Capuano in their rotation this year. But he's back because of injuries to others and he's coming off consecutive solid outings.
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Gast has won each of his two Major League starts, though he has stumbled in the sixth inning both times. The Cards won't hesitate to pull him in the middle innings if they see him continue to tire.
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Ted Lilly comes off the disabled list again looking to reclaim the form of the first half last year. Since then he's had shoulder surgery and a ribcage injury.
