Projected Lineups
Cardinals: Fernando Vina 2b (.303, 95 runs, 17 SBs), Placido Polanco 3b (.307, 87 runs), J.D. Drew rf (.323, 27, 73), Albert Pujols lf or 1B (.329, 37, 130, 112 runs, 47 2Bs), Jim Edmonds cf (.304, 30, 110), Mark McGwire 1b (.187, 29, 64, 118 Ks in 299 ABs) or Craig Paquette lf (.282, 15, 64), Edgar Renteria ss (.260, 10, 57), Mike Matheny c (.218, 7, 42).
Diamondbacks: Tony Womack ss (.266, 3, 30, 28 SBs, .307 on-base), Steve Finley cf (.275, 14, 73), Luis Gonzalez lf (.325, 57, 142, 128 runs, 36 2Bs, 419 total bases), Reggie Sanders rf (.263, 33, 90), Mark Grace lb (.298, 15, 78), Matt Williams 3b (.275, 16, 65), Craig Counsell 2b (.275, 4, 38), Damian Miller c (.271, 13, 47).
Projected Rotations
Cardinals: RH Matt Morris (22-8, 3.16), RH Woody Williams (15-9, 4.05), RH Darryl Kile (16-11, 3.09), Dustin Hermanson (14-13, 4.45) or Bud Smith (6-3, 3.83).
Diamondbacks: RH Curt Schilling (22-6, 2.98, 293 Ks), LH Randy Johnson (21-6, 2.49, 372 Ks), RH Miguel Batista (11-8, 3.36), RH Albie Lopez (9-19, 4.81 for Tampa Bay and Arizona).
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