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Shildt stays with Fowler as leadoff and Carpenter hitting fifth

Cardinals manager Mike Shildt will stick with the configuration he unveiled Friday night with Dexter Fowler hitting first and Matt Carpenter fifth in the second game of a series against Atlanta on Saturday night.

Fowler struck out three times hitting leadoff Friday night and Carpenter had a single and home run.

They will face Mike Soroka of the Braves, who is 5-1 with a 1.01 earned-run average. Soroka has not allowed more than one earned run in any of his seven starts. He held the Cardinals scoreless on three hits over seven innings in a 4-0 Atlanta win last week.