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Position Players

POS	Starter	Second	Third+
Catcher	W. ContrerasWillson Contreras	I. HerreraIvan Herrera	—
First Base	P. GoldschmidtPaul Goldschmidt	A. Burleson Cardinals' Alec Burleson: Sits for sixth straight game Alec Burleson Cardinals' Alec Burleson: Sits for sixth straight game	B. DonovanBrendan Donovan M. Carpenter Oblique: Expected to be out until at least Apr 20 Matt Carpenter Oblique: Expected to be out until at least Apr 20
Second Base	B. DonovanBrendan Donovan	N. GormanNolan Gorman	T. Edman Wrist: Expected to be out until at least May 8 Tommy Edman Wrist: Expected to be out until at least May 8 B. CrawfordBrandon Crawford
Shortstop	M. Winn Cardinals' Masyn Winn: Swipes bag in win Masyn Winn Cardinals' Masyn Winn: Swipes bag in win	B. CrawfordBrandon Crawford	T. Edman Wrist: Expected to be out until at least May 8 Tommy Edman Wrist: Expected to be out until at least May 8 B. DonovanBrendan Donovan
Third Base	N. ArenadoNolan Arenado	B. DonovanBrendan Donovan	N. GormanNolan Gorman T. Edman Wrist: Expected to be out until at least May 8 Tommy Edman Wrist: Expected to be out until at least May 8 B. CrawfordBrandon Crawford
Left Field	L. Nootbaar Cardinals' Lars Nootbaar: Swipes first bag Lars Nootbaar Cardinals' Lars Nootbaar: Swipes first bag	B. DonovanBrendan Donovan	A. Burleson Cardinals' Alec Burleson: Sits for sixth straight game Alec Burleson Cardinals' Alec Burleson: Sits for sixth straight game M. Siani Cardinals' Mike Siani: Draws another start in center field Mike Siani Cardinals' Mike Siani: Draws another start in center field D. Carlson Shoulder: Expected to be out until at least May 8 Dylan Carlson Shoulder: Expected to be out until at least May 8 J. Walker Cardinals' Jordan Walker: Another day off Wednesday Jordan Walker Cardinals' Jordan Walker: Another day off Wednesday
Center Field	T. Edman Wrist: Expected to be out until at least May 8 Tommy Edman Wrist: Expected to be out until at least May 8	D. Carlson Shoulder: Expected to be out until at least May 8 Dylan Carlson Shoulder: Expected to be out until at least May 8	V. Scott II Cardinals' Victor Scott: Sits out third time in four games Victor Scott II Cardinals' Victor Scott: Sits out third time in four games M. Siani Cardinals' Mike Siani: Draws another start in center field Mike Siani Cardinals' Mike Siani: Draws another start in center field L. Nootbaar Cardinals' Lars Nootbaar: Swipes first bag Lars Nootbaar Cardinals' Lars Nootbaar: Swipes first bag
Right Field	J. Walker Cardinals' Jordan Walker: Another day off Wednesday Jordan Walker Cardinals' Jordan Walker: Another day off Wednesday	L. Nootbaar Cardinals' Lars Nootbaar: Swipes first bag Lars Nootbaar Cardinals' Lars Nootbaar: Swipes first bag	A. Burleson Cardinals' Alec Burleson: Sits for sixth straight game Alec Burleson Cardinals' Alec Burleson: Sits for sixth straight game D. Carlson Shoulder: Expected to be out until at least May 8 Dylan Carlson Shoulder: Expected to be out until at least May 8 B. DonovanBrendan Donovan T. Edman Wrist: Expected to be out until at least May 8 Tommy Edman Wrist: Expected to be out until at least May 8 M. Siani Cardinals' Mike Siani: Draws another start in center field Mike Siani Cardinals' Mike Siani: Draws another start in center field
Designated Hitter	N. GormanNolan Gorman	A. Burleson Cardinals' Alec Burleson: Sits for sixth straight game Alec Burleson Cardinals' Alec Burleson: Sits for sixth straight game	W. ContrerasWillson Contreras M. Carpenter Oblique: Expected to be out until at least Apr 20 Matt Carpenter Oblique: Expected to be out until at least Apr 20 P. GoldschmidtPaul Goldschmidt J. Walker Cardinals' Jordan Walker: Another day off Wednesday Jordan Walker Cardinals' Jordan Walker: Another day off Wednesday B. DonovanBrendan Donovan N. ArenadoNolan Arenado I. HerreraIvan Herrera

Starters

No. 1	No. 2	No. 3	No. 4	No. 5
S. GraySonny Gray	M. MikolasMiles Mikolas	L. Lynn Cardinals' Lance Lynn: Picks up first win Lance Lynn Cardinals' Lance Lynn: Picks up first win	K. GibsonKyle Gibson	S. Matz Cardinals' Steven Matz: Shaky in loss Steven Matz Cardinals' Steven Matz: Shaky in loss

Relief Pitchers

Closer	Setup	Bullpen
R. Helsley Cardinals' Ryan Helsley: Takes care of business for save Ryan Helsley Cardinals' Ryan Helsley: Takes care of business for save	A. KittredgeAndrew Kittredge	J. RomeroJoJo Romero G. GallegosGiovanny Gallegos K. Middleton Forearm: Expected to be out until at least May 17 Keynan Middleton Forearm: Expected to be out until at least May 17 A. PallanteAndre Pallante M. Liberatore Illness: Expected to be out until at least Apr 19 Matthew Liberatore Illness: Expected to be out until at least Apr 19 R. O'Brien Forearm: Expected to be out until at least May 17 Riley O'Brien Forearm: Expected to be out until at least May 17 R. FernandezRyan Fernandez Z. ThompsonZack Thompson