Johnson moves up again
Rookie third baseman Chris Johnson, who leads the NL in hitting since the All-Star break and is batting .366 this season, was moved up one spot in manager Brad Mills’ batting order for Wednesday’s game against the Braves. Johnson, who was moved up to sixth on Monday, was batting fifth Tuesday for the first time this season.
Here are the lineups:
ASTROS
CF Michael Bourn
2B Jeff Keppinger
RF Hunter Pence
LF Carlos Lee
3B Chris Johnson
1B Brett Wallace
SS Angel Sanchez
C Jason Castro
P Wandy Rodriguez
BRAVES
2B Omar Infante
RF Melky Cabrera
SS Alex Gonzalez
LF Matt Diaz
1B Troy Glaus
C Cody Ross
3B Brooks Conrad
CF Rick Ankiel
P Tommy Hanson
Brian McTaggart
