Rainout has Braves, Cardinals playing in doubleheader with draft implications
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ATLANTA --With Saturday's rainout, the Braves and Cardinals will play a final-day doubleheader, a set that will be critical for Atlanta's spot in the upcoming draft.
The two teams will play in a doubleheader Sunday, with Game 1 scheduled for 1 p.m., with the season finale to follow 30 minutes later.
While these final two games are meaningless for St. Louis, which has already clinched the National League East and a 100-win season, they do carry weight as far as the Braves' draft pick.
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Atlanta gets the No. 3 pick with a loss or a victory by the Rockies, who take on the Giants. But if the Rockies lose and the Braves take both games vs. the Cardinals, Atlanta slides to the No. 4 spot.
The Braves' win over the Cardinals in Friday's series opener eliminated them from getting the No. 1 overall pick.
The postponement also pushes back Shelby Miller's final chance this season to end his 24-game winless drought, a bid that will come against the team that traded him to Atlanta in November.
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This is the first time the Braves have been postponed at Turner Field since May 4, 2013 an the 18th in the stadium's 19-year history.
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