Cardinals at Atlanta, 6:35 p.m., Turner Field

CHRIS CARPENTER

RH • (15-5, 2.90)

The Cardinals' ace has allowed three or fewer earned runs in each of his 11 starts since the All-Star break. Carpenter is 6-2 in that stretch with a 2.28 ERA and a .228 batting average against. He's 3-2 with a 5.83 vs. Atlanta in eight career starts.

MIKE MINOR

LH • (3-0, 5.33)

The Cardinals have lost nine of their previous 11 games against a lefthanded starter. Minor, the seventh overall selection in the 2009 draft, has made five starts in the majors this season after going 6-7 with a 3.44 ERA in 21 minor-league starts.

Derrick Goold