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Adam Duvall in Braves’ Game 5 lineup

Adam Lynn Duvall was born Sept. 4, 1988 in Louisville, Kentucky. Duvall played college baseball at Louisville. The Giants drafted Duvall with the 348th pick (11th round) of the 2010 draft. Duvall made his majors debut June 26, 2014 against the Reds. In his debut, Duvall was 1-for-4, with a solo home run off Mike Leake. On July 30 the next season, the Reds traded Leake to the Giants for Duvall. Duvall became a full-time player in 2016 and hit 33 homers, adding 31 in 2017. Duvall took part in the home-run d
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Oct 9, 2019

The Braves announced their lineup for Wednesday’s Game 5 of the National League Division Series, and Adam Duvall is starting in left field.

Nick Markakis moves to right field, and Matt Joyce goes to the bench. Duvall will bat sixth, the spot that Joyce occupied for the first four games of the series.

Today's series-deciding game begins at 5:02 p.m. at SunTrust Park. Mike Foltynewicz will start for the Braves against Jack Flaherty for the Cardinals.

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