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Atlanta's right-handed Kyle Wright tries to be the second pitcher in the National League to achieve 10 wins on Monday after the Braves open a 10-game homestand in four games against the St. Louis Cardinals. increase.
Wright (9-4, 3.03 ERA) will be opposed to St. Louis right-handed Dakota Hudson (6-4, 3.83) at the first meeting between the two clubs this season.
The Braves are about to finish a 4-2 road trip with a 4-3 decision on Cincinnati on Sunday. The Cardinals lost to Philadelphia 4-0 on Sunday night, losing six of the last ten games.
Wright went 5-1 in June and won two straight games. The opponent is hitting him only 0.224.
Wright was sharp on Wednesday on a recent expedition with Philadelphia, throwing 7 innings and giving up 1 run with 3 hits, 3 walks and 4 strikeouts.
"We are playing good baseball," Wright said. "Pitching, hitting, defending ... we do everything. I think this is our ability. Just keep rolling it."
Wright faces St. Louis for the first time in his career. Probably.
Hudson beat Miami 5-3 on Tuesday, throwing 5 innings, 6 hits, 1 walk, 3 strikeouts and 3 runs.
Hudson benefited from additional work with pitching coach Mike Maddux. Mike Maddux showed him a video of his teammates Adam Wainwright and Miles Micolas, who consistently throw strikes. Hudson was educated with some indicators and settled things.
"I wonder what it looks like when I'm doing my best," Hudson said. "It's all about expanding it to 7 innings, 7 innings and more. I had to see this as a process? If not, I'm about how it's going. I'm going to beat myself. "
Hudson will face the Braves for the first time since Game 4 of the 2019 National League Division Series, where the Cardinals won 10 innings. In two career regular season games with Atlanta, with one start, he recorded 3.38 ERA in eight innings.
St. Louis first baseman Paul Goldschmidt needs one home run to become the sixth player in order to hit his 300th home run in a Cardinals uniform. He will be the 153rd player with over 300 home runs, but will be the 40th major leaguer with over 300 home runs and over 140 stolen bases. He is also approaching 1,000 career runs (999) and 1,000 career RBIs (992).
Atlanta left fielder Adam Duvall was out of the lineup after hitting the pitch in a Saturday match. MRI was negative and Duvall returned to Atlanta a day earlier. His absence forced the team to use Marcell Ozuna with the left fielder.
– Field-level media
