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Angels Vs. Braves Starting Lineups: Howie Kendrick Sits Again

The Angels look for their second straight win over the Braves on Saturday night at Angel Stadium in Anaheim. Joel Pineiro starts for the Angels, against Tommy Hanson for Atlanta. Here are tonight's starting lineups:

Braves (25-22)

McLouth CF
Prado 3B
Chipper DH
McCann C
Hinske LF
Uggla 2B
Freeman 1B
Gonzalez SS
Mather RF

Angels (23-23)

Izturis DH
Aybar SS
Abreu LF
Hunter RF
Callaspo 3B
Conger C
Trumbo 1B
Amarista 2B
Bourjos CF

Howie Kendrick is out of the lineup again tonight. Mike DiGiovanna of the Los Angeles Times tweeted the details:

#Angels LF Howie Kendrick not in lineup for second straight game. His right hamstring tightened up in 9th inn Thursday afternoon in Seattle.

The Angels are 50-23 against the National League since the start of the 2007 season, which is the best interleague mark in baseball during that span.

Tonight's 7:05 p.m. PDT game will be televised by Fox Sports West. For more news and information on the Angels, or on tonight's game, be sure to read the SB Nation blog Halos Heaven.